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Symantec Disavows Business Partner Caught Running a Tech Support Scam (malwarebytes.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Malwarebytes has caught one of Symantec's resellers running a tech support scam that was scaring users into thinking they were infected with malware and then graciously offering to sell Symantec's security software at inflated rates. Malwarebytes played along with their scam and found out the company behind it was Silurian Tech Support, located somewhere in North India. Symantec told El Reg that it terminated the reseller's contract and will work with law enforcement to defend its brand and intellectual property.
India has a long history of corruption. This should not be a surprise to anyone.
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Ripping people off is just doing the needful. Revert this comment to agree or disagree.
India has a long history of corruption. This should not be a surprise to anyone.
Must be why U.S. companies are so hot to work with them, the CxO's are happy to find some of their own across the sea -- but too stupid to realize they'll be treated the same.
Cheap outsourcing gets you your bonus and increases the share price.
When the outsourcer fails to deliver you've already taken your bonus and moved on, and the shareholders have sold on their shares for a profit. The resulting downsides are now someone else's problem.
That's the whole problem with todays economy, it's geared up to encourage short term thinking.
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