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Read more at:Who watches the watchmen? Alan Moore took a long, hard look at that question in the classic Watchmen graphic novel, but today we finally got a firm answer – at least if by “watchmen” you mean “computer security companies.” Symantec got the virtual equivalent of egg in the face after an Indian hacking group going by the name of “The Lords of Dharmaraja” managed to get their digital hands all over the Norton antivirus source code.
Maximum PC | Hackers Nab Norton Antivirus Source Code
The problem being, of course, if the same (or very similar) engine code is still used in their more recent products.
Here is another link to it:
Symantec: parts of antivirus source code exposed | Reuters
That's a big whoops.....
I thought posting this would be a good idea
I know there are alot of Norton users on the Forum
So giving the Heads up
Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus source code exposed by hackers | Naked Security
Norton has been Hacked and Threaten by Hackers in recent days
Read more at:An Indian hacking group known as "The Lords of Dharmaraja" celebrated swiping the Norton antivirus source code from Symantec earlier this month and promptly began releasing fragments to the public before promising to upload the full Monty on January 17, 2012. That's today, but rather than release the source code in its entirety, the hacking group decided now is not the time.
Maximum PC | Hacker Group Backs Down from Releasing Symantec Source Code...For Now