Symantec terminates partner over tech support scam

Doug Woodburn
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Rival Malwarebytes outs US partner Silurian as unlikely source of 'one of the worst cases of abuse' it's seen

Symantec has moved to immediately strip one of its partners of authorised reseller status after rival security vendor Malwarebytes caught it engaging in an apparent tech support hustle. The vend...

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