Hacker hits Symantec and accesses passwords

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Security firm Symantec was attacked by a hacker back in February, but the company did not reveal details of the incident.

The attack has been brought to light by Guardian Australia which has seen some of the data extracted by hackers. This comprises not only passwords, but what is thought to be a list of Symantec clients -- including government agencies. But Symantec is downplaying the data breach, dismissing it as a "minor incident".

 

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If Symantec didn't tell anyone about this breach, what about...

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Symantec supposedly got AdvIntel to walk back their accusation saying they actually had no solid evidence of a breach of Symantec, just McAfee and Trend. Even then the news has been quiet since that story hit. I truly wonder if AdvIntel was grasping for a headline as they launched their newly incorporated company.