Hackers Release Symantec Source Code After Failed $50K Extortion Attempt
Hackers with the Anonymous collective have released source code for Symantec’s pcAnywhere product after failing to secure $50,000 from the company in an extortion attempt.
A hacker going by the online name YamaTough published 1.27 GB of the source code on Pirate Bay Monday night after negotiations to extort money from someone he believed was a Symantec employee fell through. In reality, the Symantec “employee” was an undercover law enforcement agent who was using a fake Symantec email address to communicate with the hacker.
