Posts Tagged ‘Symantec’
pcAnywhere Compromised: Disable Immediately!
On January 4, Anonymous tweeted that an Indian hacker group had posted Symantec source code to Pastebin. Symantec Norton Antivirus source code published by indian hackers pastebin.com/ciExRzr3“ — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) January 4, 2012 In response to this warning, Symantec has …
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pcAnywhere Compromised: Disable Immediately!
Facebook Security Tips
Facebook has released a new security guide for parents, teens and educators called (appropriately), “Guide to Facebook Security”. The guide comes int he form of a downloadable handbook written by former Symantec Internet safety expert Linda McCarthy, Purdue University security …
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100,000 Apps Enable Leakage of Facebook Profile Info, According to Symantec
Security firm Symantec released a report indicating that there are about 100,000 Facebook apps that accidentally enable the leakage of Facebook user info to third-parties like advertisers and analytics platforms. The firm has confirmed the issue with Facebook, which it says has “taken corrective action to help eliminate the issue.” “Symantec has discovered that in certain cases, Facebook IFRAME applications inadvertently leaked access tokens to third parties like advertisers or analytic platforms,” says Symantec’s Nishant Doshi .
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100,000 Apps Enable Leakage of Facebook Profile Info, According to Symantec
