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The security giant will pay US$1.28 billion for VeriSign's authentication technology. The deal is expected to close by September

Two media outlets have reported VeriSign Inc. is looking for a buyer for its authentication unit, and one published report quotes sources stating Symantec Corp. is close to a deal. Neither vendor was willing to comment early Wednesday

Last week, VeriSign Inc. had claimed a vulnerability in Adobe Reader appeared to be the cause of attacks against Google and other companies. But the attack was later revealed to be caused by a hole in Microsoft Corp.

German retail banking giant Postbank AG, the target of several phishing attacks, aims to curb the theft of online personal information with the help of electronic signatures.