Cisco Monday said it was investigating a possible source code theft after a Russian-language Web site, SecurityLab.ru, reported on Saturday that as much as 800 Mbytes of code from version 12.3 of Cisco IOS was stolen from the company.
The networking vendor has yet to confirm how much of the code was stolen.
Some pieces of the Cisco source code were posted online for several days but have subsequently been removed, the Cisco update said.
Cisco continues to investigate the theft with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Some solution providers said they have been fielding calls from Cisco customers concerned about the security of their systems. For the most part, however, concerns are premature that hackers could use to code to infiltrate Cisco gear, solution providers said.
"My security team feels that, based on their latest research, this theft will not pose a serious threat to customers," said John Freres, president of Meridian IT Solutions, a Schaumburg, Ill.-based solution provider.
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