

The company's internal documents also show that users are using the Norton Password Manager feature. The vendor writes in its notification (see the image above and the text at the end of the article) that the attacker may have been able to view the account holder's first name, last name, phone number and mailing address when accessing a user account. However, after analyzing the attack, the vendor strongly believes that an unauthorized third party knew and used the username and password for a number of user accounts account (namely, all NortonLifeLock user accounts where the username and password are evident from the lists used). There was also no vulnerability in its products. NortonLifeLock writes that its own systems were not attacked. Using this list, an attempt was made to log into Norton customer accounts. In this attack, the attacker uses a list of usernames and passwords obtained from another source, such as the dark web. But it was not until 10 days later, around December 22, 2022, that the first findings were made.Īn unauthorized third party had performed a credential stuffing attack on NortonLifeLock user accounts starting on December 1, 2022. Steps were immediately taken to analyze these events. On December 12, 2022, NortonLifeLock security staff discovered an unusually large number of failed logins to customer accounts.

It gets interesting when you know that this is the legal successor to Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock, which in turn bought antivirus manufacturers Avira and Avast, among others. The company's headquarters are in Tempe, in the state of Arizona and since the acquisition of Avast, Prague is a second headquarters.

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is a US developer of security software for home users. Colleagues here noticed this privacy incident notice from Gen Digital (NortonLifeLock). will trade on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol “GEN.” This will replace the company’s current ticker, NLOK, and no action is required of shareholders with respect to the ticker symbol change.The NortonLifeLock warning about potential data access to Password Manager accounts was issued by the Vermont State Attorney General's office as of January 9, 2023. The company has dual headquarters in Tempe, Arizona and Prague, Czech Republic and has teams around the world in more than 150 countries. Gen brings award-winning technology solutions in cybersecurity, privacy and identity protection to more than half a billion users so they can live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently. At Gen, we’re committed to bringing our passion, expertise and global presence together to innovatively tackle these challenges and ultimately power Digital Freedom for everyone.” “While the advancement of technology has brought conveniences and connections we couldn’t have imagined, it also brings added complexities and new types of threats. “Our day-to-day life is almost entirely connected we bank, shop, learn, work and connect online.” said Ondrej Vlcek, President of Gen. Gen’s family of trusted brands has a heritage of protecting the first digital generations and is united by a shared purpose to power Digital Freedom for the next generation of our digital lives.” It’s not Gen X, Y or Z, it’s Generation Digital. “We’re all a part of a new generation, regardless of age. “Today, five billion people around the world are online digital life is life,” said Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen.

The newly formed company is designed to further accelerate the company’s innovation and pave the way for the future of digital empowerment. Gen unites trusted names in Cyber Safety – Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, CCleaner and ReputationDefender – with a single purpose to power digital freedom for people everywhere. NortonLifeLock unveiled its new company name, Gen Digital, following the completed merger of NortonLifeLock and Avast.
