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NEW YORK – One of the internet largest’s security providers site was hacked by a group who made off with undisclosed amount of private information.
VeriSign Inc. which offers internet surfers ‘secure and reliable’ site access to half the world’s internet sites was hacked by outsiders.
The company’s domain-name system processes as many as 50 billion queries daily. Stealing information from it could let hackers direct people to faked sites and intercept email from federal employees or corporate executives, though classified government data moves through more secure channels.
Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security said: “Oh my God, that could allow people to imitate almost any company on the Net.”
VeriSign Inc, hacked and customer data was been jeopardized. Courtesy: AFP
A similar ‘unreported’ security breach took place in 2010 when the company Reston, which is responsible for the integrity of Web addresses ending in .com, .net and .gov, was hacked by an unsolicited group.
VeriSign declined multiple interview requests, and senior employees said privately that they had not been given any more details than were in the filing.
VeriSign which is now owned by Symantec Inc, posted a message on its site that states the company is changing names in April 2012.
“In April 2012, all VeriSign seals will automatically update to the Norton Secured Seal, combining the power of the VeriSign Checkmark with the value of the Norton name. The combination of these leading companies will help assure your customers that your website is safe—from search to browse to buy and sign-in.”
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