Security Software Kaspersky website hacked, customer activation codes exposed

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Kaspersky website hacked, customer activation codes exposed

A Romanian hacker broke into a custom built, U.S.-based Kaspersky Lab support website on Saturday, exposing a server containing thousands of customer email addresses and up to 25,000 activation codes.

Kaspersky's Roel Schouwenberg, a senior research engineer, said the company was conducting a full investigation into the matter. Initial analysis showed that the hacker accessed no data files, he said. The Russian-based antivirus company hired high-profile database security expert David Litchfield to conduct an independent audit of its systems.

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Very sad.Someone's gonna lose a lot of customers now.....

OT - The hacker should join Sri Rama Sena as "The hacker said he notified Kaspersky in advance of his attack, but received no response."
 
Well i was thinking about downloading the TRIAL version for windows 7... you know, the news says it all... :) howz the experience of using the app.. somebody with kaspersky on their system could shed some experience..
 
^^Hey, it's not that bad. I don't think someone with the skills of hacking a security site is gonna waste time on hacking ur PC:) . You're safe.

KAV's a pretty decent AV suite. I just thought it slowed down my net/ network browsing and the number of false +ves were high.
 
The same group took down bitdefender a few days back. And the list of sites they have exposed is pretty long and illustrious.

Anyway nod32 seems to run the best for me.
 
Safin said:
The same group took down bitdefender a few days back. And the list of sites they have exposed is pretty long and illustrious.

Anyway nod32 seems to run the best for me.
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which other site have been affected?

can you post the complete list:D
 
Theres a difference between hacking a computer and a website..

Almost like beating Sachin Tendulkar in chess and then boasting..:lol:
 
waseem46 said:
who cares.... its selling for 500 bucks like a free price.... ppl are not buying in this price also..:P
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Thats because we Indians never pay for intangible things like software:lol:
 
Going to get a 3 user license pack for myself. Not really bothered about their website getting hacked, as long as it keeps my computer safe.
 
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