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Crooks Cold-Call Office Workers into Installing Malware

Cyberthieves are using a new social-engineering tactic — bogus business phone calls — to install malware on the computers of their corporate targets. Full story

Symantec shares sink on weak 1Q forecast

Symantec Corp.'s shares fell Wednesday after the computer security company issued a weak revenue forecast for its fiscal first quarter. Full story

Symantec forecasts weak results as yen depreciates

(Reuters) - Symantec Corp reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit, but the maker of the Norton anti-virus software forecast first-quarter results well below analysts' estimates due to a weak Japanese yen. Full story

Symantec beats estimates on demand for security products

(Reuters) - Symantec Corp's results beat estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter driven by demand for its data loss prevention and information security products. Full story

Big Anti-Virus Firms Edge Out Upstarts in Android Security Field

The established anti-virus software makers are beginning to edge out their upstart mobile-only competitors, at least in the latest rankings of Android security products. Full story

Android 'X-Ray' Malware Tempts Peeping Toms

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That's the most recent lesson being learned by Android users in Japan, where scammers are luring victims into downloading malware via a corrupted app that promises to give the cameras on their devices x-ray vision, à la Clark Kent.   Full story

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  Symantec: Stop worrying about China

While the threat from foreign hackers is grabbing headlines, some security experts look ahead to networked devices and wonder whether your refigerator might be more vulnerable than your PC.