In summary it is impossible to know who is telling the truth, hackers or AV companies ?
In general.... perhaps.
In this case, the data indicated that what was stolen was just test data -- not actual real-world information. The test data included no real code nor customers.
An infamous hacking group recently claimed to have breached the networks of three antivirus makers. Symantec was one, but the company says things aren't what they seem.
www.forbes.com
The alleged breach is not a concern.
The potential sale to Broadcom is a concern.
When Broadcom purchased CA, there were layoffs, reductions in R&D, and other things done to make all the CA products a little worse.
Computer Associates (CA) is where PestPatrol AntiSpyware went to die eons ago...
Probably the same thing would happen to Norton. The financial press assumes that the same thing would happen.
www.benzinga.com