[Newsbot]

Title: Hackers spunk 'pcAnywhere source' after negotiation breakdown � The Register
Category: Tech
Posted By: Macguyver
Date: 2012-02-07 05:33:53

[Macguyver]

pcAnywhere software allows you to control your computer from any other computer. Thanks to the brilliant minds at Symantec it�s likely that now your computer can be controlled by hackers from any computer.

[Regina]

Hackers tried to extort $50,000 for stolen anti-virus code, Symantec says

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tec ... le2329215/

[DrCaleb]

Macguyver Macguyver:

pcAnywhere software allows you to control your computer from any other computer. Thanks to the brilliant minds at Symantec it's likely that now your computer can be controlled by hackers from any computer.

Only if you have PC Anywhere installed on your computer. Virus writers have been installing VNC on people's computers to do this themselves for many years now.


Not new.

Regina Regina:

Hackers tried to extort $50,000 for stolen anti-virus code, Symantec says

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tec ... le2329215/

That was an FBI Sting.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenbe ... ion-sting/

[Regina]

Yup.

[herbie]

I thought pcAnywhere went out with Windows98.
I suppose the fools in business and government are keeping it alive.