Symantec Says It Was Target of Extortion Attempt Over Code

Symantec Corp., the biggest maker of computer-security software, said a person claiming to be part of the Anonymous group tried to extort $50,000 to keep it from posting stolen source code on the Internet.

“Symantec conducted an internal investigation into this incident and also contacted law enforcement given the attempted extortion and apparent theft of intellectual property,” Mountain View, California-based Symantec said in a statement.