$50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
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Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#2How is blackmailing to not release data something Anonymous would want?
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#3Just $50k?
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#4This will set a bad precedent for such things (unless it is orchestrated as a sting operation).
If genuine, it would be interesting to know the primary motivation -- does Symantec not want the world to see its source because it is afraid its competition will steal its ideas ("our source code is full of awesome ideas") or its source code is pretty bad, sloppy, with backdoors for Uncle Sam that will pretty much shame the company ("our source code is awful and we'll be embarrassed if it was revealed").
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#5This makes Symantec look a lot worse than "Anonymous" IMO. Symantec is supposedly a reputable computer software company. The fact that they have to resort to legal means to secure their own source code is not a positive indication that they do a good job.
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#6one of the article's comments links to pastebin that appears to be the source code already posted - as of last night
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#7How is blackmailing to not release data something Anonymous would want?
Because of course everything _else_ Anonymous has done is totally legal, above board, and not at all disreputable.
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#8Is the code so embarrassing? If I wouldn't avoid them already, I would do so now.
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#9The source was leaked last night: http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7014253/Symantec_s_pcAnywhere...
Has anyone heard of an official response from Symantec?
Re: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
#10This will set a bad precedent for such things (unless it is orchestrated as a sting operation). If genuine, it would be interesting to know the primary motivation -- does Symantec not want the world to see its source because it is afraid its competition will steal its ideas ("our source code is full of awesome ideas") or its source code is pretty bad, sloppy, with backdoors for Uncle Sam that will pretty much shame t…
IME this ALWAYS ends up with jail, when figures are present it is usually already a cop negotiating.