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Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global company in the Software Publishers industry that focuses on cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness for consumers. Through brands such as Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion, Gen regularly issues news about product launches, threat research, financial performance and corporate developments.
News from Gen often highlights advances in AI-powered cyber safety and scam protection. Recent announcements have covered the global expansion of Norton’s AI-based scam defense across Norton 360 and mobile plans, the launch of the Norton Neo AI-native browser, and Avast’s Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro for mobile devices. These updates show how Gen applies AI to defend against phishing, deepfakes, scam calls, malicious texts and other social engineering threats.
Gen also publishes Gen Threat Reports and cybersecurity predictions that describe trends such as AI-built phishing sites, rising text scams, data breaches and digital tracking. These reports provide insight into how attackers use automation and AI, and how Gen’s brands respond with protective technologies. In addition, investors can find news about Gen’s quarterly financial results, outlook updates, conference presentations and governance changes through company press releases and related communications.
This news page aggregates these different types of updates in one place, including product news from Norton, Avast and MoneyLion, threat research from Gen Threat Labs, and investor-focused announcements from Gen Digital Inc. Readers can use this feed to follow how the company’s brands evolve, how the threat landscape is changing according to Gen’s research, and how Gen reports on its financial and corporate milestones over time.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) reported strong Q3 FY26 results for the quarter ended Jan 2, 2026, with Q3 revenue $1,240M (+26% YoY), GAAP operating income $433M (+16%), and diluted GAAP EPS $0.31 (+22%).
The company reported non-GAAP bookings of $1,319M (+27%) and raised FY26 non-GAAP revenue guidance to $4.955B–$4.975B and EPS to $2.54–$2.56. Board approved quarterly dividend $0.125/share payable Mar 11, 2026.
Gen Digital (NASDAQ: GEN) and Equifax (NYSE: EFX) expanded a strategic partnership on Feb. 4, 2026 to integrate Equifax differentiated data with Gen's AI-powered products and to surface Gen's Engine platform capabilities within myEquifax in the U.S.
The deal aims to boost identity protection, financial wellness recommendations and personalized financial product recommendations for consumers across Gen brands Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion, while giving Equifax access to Engine by Gen to enhance myEquifax personalization.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) launched the Gen Agent Trust Hub on Feb. 4, 2026, a free security platform for safer autonomous AI agent adoption. The Hub includes an AI Skills Scanner to pre-scan OpenClaw skill URLs and an audited AI Skills Marketplace for vetted skills. Gen Threat Labs identified >18,000 exposed OpenClaw instances and ~15% of observed skills containing malicious instructions, motivating the Hub's tools to block compromised skills before deployment.
Avast (NASDAQ: GEN) expanded its scam protection on Feb 3, 2026 by rolling Avast Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro to mobile globally and launching Avast Deepfake Guard for Windows PCs.
Deepfake Guard analyzes audio in videos on-device, detected 159,378 unique deepfake scams in Q4 2025, supports English analysis across major platforms, and is included in Avast Premium Security. System requirements and opt-in/automated detection behavior vary by PC class.
LifeLock (NASDAQ: GEN) warns tax-season fraud is growing and offers consumer guidance. Key findings: the IRS flagged $16.5 billion in 2024 refunds for possible identity fraud, >1 in 4 taxpayers report identity-theft experience, and the average LifeLock victim loss was $8,401.
LifeLock highlights rising AI use for tax filing (23% plan to use AI) and recommends trusted tax services, filing early, using official IRS sites, and Norton 360 with LifeLock for proactive scam protection.
GEN (Jan 27, 2026) Norton Insights Report: Artificial Intimacy finds mainstream acceptance of AI relationships amid a loneliness surge. 77% of current online daters would consider dating an AI; 59% say falling for an AI is possible. Loneliness affects 81% of people and 89% of Gen Z/Millennials. Dating scams are rising: >17 million scams blocked in Q4 2025 (a 19%+ increase vs 2024). The report warns deeper AI bonds create emotional and financial vulnerabilities while highlighting Norton 360 and other tools to detect fake profiles and block scams.
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RYVYL (NASDAQ: RVYL) filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC on January 15, 2026 in connection with its proposed acquisition of RTB Digital (Roundtable).
Once completed, RYVYL’s operations would be focused on Roundtable's ad revenue–generating Web3 media platform. The registration statement is not yet effective; a definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to RYVYL and Roundtable stockholders after SEC effectiveness. RYVYL expects the transaction to close in Q3 2026. Investors are urged to read the joint proxy/prospectus when available and may obtain documents free from the SEC or RYVYL.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) will release its fiscal 2026 third quarter financial results on Thursday, February 5, 2026, after the market close. The company will host a management conference call and live webcast the same day at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
Conference call dial-in details and the live webcast link will be available on Investor.GenDigital.com.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) published its 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions, forecasting that AI will outpace human intuition and reshape trust, identity, and online truth.
Key themes include synthetic identities and deepfakes enabling real-time impersonation, an AI feedback loop degrading content accuracy, emotionally adaptive scams, and the browser becoming the primary attack surface with in‑page malware and AI‑driven malvertising. The release offers consumer tips: verify via second channels, apply a two‑source rule for important claims, watch emotional red flags, protect ID sharing, use passkeys/2FA, and prefer safe‑by‑design browsers like Norton Neo.