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Hackers breach Nasdaq community forum website
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:59:24 +0000 (UTC)
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3459487/hackers-breach-nasdaq-community-forum-website/ By Matthew Finnegan Computerworld UK 18 July 13Hackers have breached part of Nasdaq’s website, with the stock exchange group warning members of its community forum that email and password details have been compromised.
Nasdaq sent an email to users explaining that it had been made aware of the breach following “standard security monitoring”, warning that account information could have been stolen following the breach on Tuesday.
However the firm said that its trading and commerce platforms had not been affected.
Security expert Graham Cluley said on his blog that it is likely that hackers had capitalised on a deficiencies in Nasdaq’s security infrastructure.
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