TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of consumer brands, today announced the successful closing of its acquisition of MoneyLion Inc. This strategic milestone strengthens Gen's leadership in financial wellness, empowering consumers to confidently manage and protect their digital and financial lives.

"We're thrilled to welcome MoneyLion to the Gen family. The addition of MoneyLion accelerates our position to redefine financial empowerment in a digital-first world," said Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen. "People need intuitive, holistic solutions they can trust. We're uniting decades of expertise and the global scale of Gen's Consumer Cyber Safety Platform with MoneyLion's industry-leading financial ecosystem. Gen is uniquely positioned to empower people to make smarter financial decisions, take greater control, and build lasting financial well-being."

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) today announced that its fiscal year 2025 fourth quarter and full-year financial results will be released Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after market close. Following the press release, Gen management will host a conference call and webcast at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET.

Fiscal 2025 Q4 and Full-Year Earnings CallMay 6, 20252 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ETConference call dial-in and live webcast link available on Investor.GenDigital.com 

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, today announced that independent testing institutions AV-Comparatives, AV-Test and AVLab have recognized multiple products across Gen trusted consumer brands: Norton, Avast, AVG and Avira.

"We recognize the rigor of these tests and are honored to receive awards from three of the leading cybersecurity benchmarking institutions," said Siggi Stefnisson, Cyber Safety CTO at Gen. "The threat landscape is changing at a rapid pace, and our team works tirelessly to adjust both our core technology and our products to ensure our customers are protected from the latest threats, year after year." 

U.S. Threats Up 137% Fueled by AI-Powered Attacks and Data Breaches

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sextortion scams are becoming more common – and more threatening – as cybercriminals exploit artificial intelligence (AI) and large-scale data breaches to develop highly convincing and personalized scams. A recent analysis by Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), found that in 2025 so far, the risk of being targeted with sextortion scams in the U.S. has risen 137%.

Look out for W-2 phishing scams, disaster relief scams and fake debt relief scams

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 25, 2025  /PRNewswire/ -- As AI-driven scams surge this tax season, taxpayers face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding their personal and financial information. Taxpayers are increasingly targeted with plausible, highly convincing emails, texts and calls. In one alarming trend, fraudsters use AI-generated voice scams to impersonate IRS agents or tax professionals with voices and conversation that sound realistic. With the ability to create and widely spread these realistic voice scams, taxpayers have to be vigilant to ensure they don't get tricked by scammers this year. According to a recent study conducted by LifeLock, the leader in identity theft protection in the U.S. and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), 56% of individuals have already encountered AI-powered tax scams featuring realistic voices.

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of consumer brands, announced today that it has priced $950 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% senior notes due 2033 (the "Notes"), which were offered in a private offering (the "Notes Offering") that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of consumer brands, announced today that it is proposing to sell $1,100 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the "Notes") in a private offering (the "Notes Offering") that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

Social media, AI and human trust led to a record-breaking year of advanced scams and personal data loss

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety with a family of brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner, today released its Q4/2024 Gen Threat Report. The report reveals a surge in online threats to close out a record-breaking 2024, with 2.55 billion cyberthreats blocked in October to December – equaling 321 threats every second. The risk ratio of encountering threats reached 27.7% in Q4, with social engineering attacks comprising 86% of all blocked threats, demonstrating the advanced psychological tactics used by cybercriminals today.

Norton uncovers AI's role in modern romance, with 60% of online daters believing their matches used AI to chat them up

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As dating platforms evolve and artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into our daily lives, people are finding both new opportunities and new threats in their pursuit of meaningful connections. A new study from Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), uncovers how AI is reshaping online dating– helping people create personalized profiles, draft messages to their matches and even enhance photos. Three fifths (60%) of current online daters believe they've had a conversation with someone on a dating app that was written by AI, likely fueled by the growing popularity of using AI as your own personal dating coach. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of people online dating expressed interest in using AI to write pick-up lines, 63% would use AI to develop their dating profiles, and 60% are open to using AI as a dating coach.

Company strengthens full-year guidance following strong Q3 momentum

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to Powering Digital Freedom, released its results for the third quarter fiscal year 2025, which ended December 27, 2024.

"Sophisticated scams and financial fraud are everywhere. People need comprehensive solutions to address both the evolving threat landscape while also protecting their personal information," said Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen. "Millions of customers trust us to deliver practical solutions built with the best technology to address today's challenges and anticipate tomorrow's. We're dedicated to building upon that trust to not only protect their data and assets, but to also help them manage and grow their digital and financial life."

Avast debuts Avast Secure Identity to 15 new countries outside of the US

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), has expanded the availability of its identity protection solution, Avast Secure Identity, to help people around the world keep their identity safer from escalating scam and identity theft risks.

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) today announced that its fiscal 2025 third quarter financial results will be released Thursday, January 30, 2025, after market close. Following the press release, Gen management will host a conference call and webcast at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET.

Fiscal 2025 Q3 Earnings CallJanuary 30, 20252 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ETConference call dial-in and live webcast link available on Investor.GenDigital.com 

AI will begin to blur reality, data theft will pave the way for identity theft, and scams will become hyper-personalized and data-driven following a year of large-scale breaches

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Dec. 4, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of Cyber Safety brands, today released its top cyberthreat predictions for 2025. Gen cybersecurity experts predict the next phase of AI and deepfakes, a shift in data theft towards full-scale identity theft, ultra-sophisticated scams and new tactics for financial theft.

Norton Small Business Premium helps keep business data, online activities, and finances safe from modern cyberthreats and includes 24/7 IT support

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton, a leading Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), has launched the new Norton Small Business Premium, an all-in-one, easy-to-use cybersecurity plan specifically designed for entrepreneurs and small businesses. In addition to powerful device security, Norton Small Business Premium features 24/7 Business Tech Support, Financial Monitoring, Social Media Monitoring and more.

Report Finds 614% Increase in Scams Where Cybercriminals Go After People's Desire to Learn about Technology and Problem-Solve, Supporting a Surge in Data Theft

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety with a family of brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner, today released the Q3/2024 Gen Threat Report. This quarter highlights cybercriminals' rapid adaptation to new tactics, including social engineering, AI and deepfake technologies, making scams much harder to spot and more dangerous than ever.

Gen strengthens its annual guidance driven by strong bookings and customer count growth

TEMPE, Ariz. & PRAGUE, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, released its results for the second quarter fiscal year 2025, which ended September 27, 2024.

"Threats to your information, identity, and financial assets are more dynamic and effective than ever," said Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen. "That's why we are so focused on innovating and evolving our industry leading portfolio of security, financial safety and data management services that empower people's digital lives. Customers have trusted us for decades and we plan on building on that trust well into the future."

Norton's Cyber Safety Sunday Helps Shoppers Stay Safe Ahead of the Peak Holiday Shopping Season

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday shopping is in full swing, with over 60% of Americans ready to click "add to cart" for most of their purchases this holiday season. But it's not just shoppers gearing up – scammers are, too. Nearly half (48%) of U.S. consumers report being targeted by a scam while holiday shopping online, according to the 2024 Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report: Holiday. Additionally, more than half (53%) of Americans are worried about Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping scams. Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), encourages people to take time on Cyber Safety Sunday, December 1st, to prepare to safely shop online this holiday season and bolster their defenses against cybercriminals and scammers.

New Norton Survey Finds Younger Voters Under 35 Targeted Most with Fake Polls, Donation Scams and Disinformation

TEMPE, Ariz., and PRAGUE, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than three weeks left before Election Day in the U.S., new data reveals that over half of Americans (56%) have already been targeted by election-related scams. Younger voters, especially those under 35, are being targeted more, facing higher exposure to schemes like fake polls, impersonation attempts and disinformation campaigns. A survey conducted by Norton, a consumer Cyber Safety brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), showcases the growing need for public awareness and caution during this election season.

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) today announced that its fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results will be released Wednesday, October 30, 2024, after market close. Following the press release, Gen management will host a conference call and webcast at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET.

Fiscal 2025 Q2 Earnings CallOctober 30, 20242 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ETConference call dial-in and live webcast link available on Investor.GenDigital.com 

Employers and brokers will now be able to offer all-in-one protection against threats to identity, security, and privacy to their employees around the world

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Sept. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton Benefit Solutions, the employee benefits division of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), has expanded its offerings to help employers in the US, EMEA, LatAm and Asia protect their employees' digital lives with all-in-one Cyber Safety solutions available through their benefits programs.