https://gizmodo.com/symantec-data-stolen-by-hackers-was-fake-company-says-1835493353
By Dell Cameron
Gizmodo
June 13, 2019
Data including a purported list of clients was reportedly stolen from the
leading antivirus maker Symantec in a breach the company has downplayed as
having no ramifications.
The Guardian reported on the incident Thursday, saying the stolen data
included passwords and Symantec account numbers. The list of ostensible
clients included the Australian federal police, major banks, universities,
and retailers, among others, that paper said.
According to Symantec, though, the data is largely phony. The company said
the incident was contained to a test environment it used for demonstration
purposes. According to the Guardian, Symantec described the data as
“low-level and non-sensitive” and the email accounts involved as “dummy
e-mails.”
A Symantec spokesperson told the paper that the client list itself was
also fake and that the entities “are not necessarily Symantec customers.”
The Guardian did confirm that some of them, including Australia’s
Department of Social Services, are users of Symantec’s products. Another
government agency listed among the stolen files, however, hasn’t existed
in six years.
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