Summary: Anonymous has released what appears to be the source code from Norton Antivirus 2006, in what could be a seriously damaging exercise for Symantec.
Anonymous, for which LulzSec was distantly related to, has leaked a copy of the Symantec Norton Antivirus 2006 source code on to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay.
Those who claim to be members of Anonymous have said for months that they were in possession of the source code, something that Symantec eventually admitted to, but only confirmed that a “segment” of the code leaked at the time.
The download file, at 1.07GB, appears to include the source code to a number of products within the software, including the consumer version, the corporate edition, and other files for Windows, Unix, and NetWare.
The code is thought to have been access from a network belonging to the Indian intelligence services. But Symantec would not confirm who the third-party involved is.
Attached to the torrent file, a note calls for the release of the LulzSec hackers, who were taken down by the authorities this week. There was an exception of one name, however: “Sabu”, or Hector Xavier Monsegur, who was the leader of the group, and suspected of working with the FBI to inform on his fellow hackers.
It is believed that the Indian authorities wanted access to the source code to ensure that the product was secure. Symantec agreed, and the code was inspected. But the source code was left to stagnate on a poorly-secured network which was then accessed by the hackers.
The anti-virus and security company previously said that the breach will “not affect any current Norton product”. It added: “The current version of Norton Utilities has been completely rebuilt and shares no common code with Norton Utilities 2006. The code that has been posted for the 2006 version poses no security threat to users of the current version of Norton Utilities.”
Symantec was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.
Courtesy: zdnet.com
Anonymous, for which LulzSec was distantly related to, has leaked a copy of the Symantec Norton Antivirus 2006 source code on to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay.
Those who claim to be members of Anonymous have said for months that they were in possession of the source code, something that Symantec eventually admitted to, but only confirmed that a “segment” of the code leaked at the time.
The download file, at 1.07GB, appears to include the source code to a number of products within the software, including the consumer version, the corporate edition, and other files for Windows, Unix, and NetWare.
The code is thought to have been access from a network belonging to the Indian intelligence services. But Symantec would not confirm who the third-party involved is.
Attached to the torrent file, a note calls for the release of the LulzSec hackers, who were taken down by the authorities this week. There was an exception of one name, however: “Sabu”, or Hector Xavier Monsegur, who was the leader of the group, and suspected of working with the FBI to inform on his fellow hackers.
It is believed that the Indian authorities wanted access to the source code to ensure that the product was secure. Symantec agreed, and the code was inspected. But the source code was left to stagnate on a poorly-secured network which was then accessed by the hackers.
The anti-virus and security company previously said that the breach will “not affect any current Norton product”. It added: “The current version of Norton Utilities has been completely rebuilt and shares no common code with Norton Utilities 2006. The code that has been posted for the 2006 version poses no security threat to users of the current version of Norton Utilities.”
Symantec was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.
Courtesy: zdnet.com
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