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Norton LifeLock says thousands of customer accounts breached

January 15, 2023 Zack Whittaker 123 Viewscredential stuffing, cybersecurity, data breach, multi-factor authentication, NortonLifeLock 1 min read

Thousands of Norton LifeLock customers had their accounts compromised in recent weeks, potentially allowing criminal hackers access to customer password managers, the company revealed in a recent data breach notice. In a notice to customers, Gen Digital, the parent company of Norton LifeLock, said that the likely culprit was a credential stuffing attack — where […]

UK provisionally approves $8.1B NortonLifeLock-Avast merger, citing competition from Microsoft

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UK clears $8.1B merger between NortonLifeLock and Avast

September 2, 2022 Paul Sawers 241 ViewsAvast, CMA, Mergers and Acquisitions, NortonLifeLock 1 min read

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally cleared the proposed $8.1 billion merger between cybersecurity giants NortonLifeLock and Avast, a month after provisionally greenlighting the deal. The merger has been hanging in the balance since plans were first revealed last August. The CMA revealed in March that it was launching an investigation, stating […]

UK provisionally approves $8.1B NortonLifeLock-Avast merger, citing competition from Microsoft

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UK provisionally approves $8.1B NortonLifeLock-Avast merger, citing competition from Microsoft

August 3, 2022August 10, 2022 Paul Sawers 265 ViewsAvast, cybersecurity, Microsoft, norton, NortonLifeLock 2 min read

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally greenlighted the proposed $8.1 billion merger of cybersecurity companies NortonLifeLock and Avast, with Microsoft emerging as an unlikely ally as the two companies seek to push the deal over the line. The merger has been hanging in the balance since the two companies announced their plans […]