PRESS
RELEASE
9 OCTOBER 2002 20:02ET
Attrition.Org is pleased to announce its merger with Symantec Corporation(SYMC)
as the latest addition to Symantec's suite of security Internet resources.The merger, the terms of which were not announced
publicly, were agreed uponlate last evening, bringing to a close nearly seven months of negotiationsbetween the two
parties.
"This merger with Symantec is a fantastic opportunity to grow our 'product'and provide a more
robust service for the community" says Attrition.Org founderJericho. "Our talents can help take Symantec in new directions
with research,and we get to work with some of the greatest minds and tools in the commercialinternet security
industry."
Attrition.Org will continue to provide objective commentaryon Internet security
topics as part of Symantec's Enterprise Security Group,and support Symantec's consulting team as subject-matter experts and
functionas a research "think tank" when not deployed on client sites. The Attritionteam will provide significant support for
testing and developing future versionsof Symantec's powerful suite of network security
products.
Further, in recognition of Attrition.Org's name recognition and its dedicationto the
Internet community over the past several years, Symantec has authorizedAttrition.Org to resume its mirror of website
defacements.
The Attrition.Org website will be off-line for a while as its content is updatedto
work in JavaScript before being incorporated into Symantec's corporatesite.
The Attrition.Org
staff will hold a press conference to discuss the mergerand field questions from the community after it completes its
post-mergercelebratory circle-jerk and its fleet of black helicopters can ferry themto the press conference venue in Las
Vegas.
Further details about the merger will be announced later this month.Internet
attorney-at-large Larry Gawdfrei is representing Attrition duringthe merger.
Seriously, though....we're not for sale, nor did we sell out to Symantec.We had a goofy hardware
problem and had to take the box down for a littlewhile while we fix it. We're still our normal, sinister, fear-inducing
gangstaselves. So watch your backs, jack....we're onto you!
Besides, who the fuck says April Fools *has* to be on
April 1st anyway??