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Hacks spied on Nasdaq company boards
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/…E79J84T20111020
Oct 20, 2011 - "Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter. The new details showed the cyber attack was more serious than previously thought, as Nasdaq OMX Group had said in February that there was no evidence the hackers accessed customer information. It was not known what information the hackers might have stolen. The investigation into the attack, involving the FBI and National Security Agency, is ongoing… The case is an example of a "blended attack," where elite hackers infiltrate one target to facilitate access to another… Nasdaq had previously said that its trading platforms were not compromised by the hackers, but they attacked a Web-based software program called Directors Desk, used by corporate boards to share documents and communicate with executives, among other things. By infecting Directors Desk, the hackers were able to access confidential documents and the communications of board directors… Investigators have learned that hackers were able to spy on "scores" of directors who logged onto directorsdesk .com before the malicious software was removed… It was still unclear how long Nasdaq's system was breached before the attack was discovered last October. A Nasdaq spokesman confirmed the investigation into the attack continues, but declined to give further details… Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld said in July that the exchange is under constant attack, requiring it to spend nearly a billion dollars a year on information security…"
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Hacks spied on Nasdaq company boards
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/…E79J84T20111020
Oct 20, 2011 - "Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter. The new details showed the cyber attack was more serious than previously thought, as Nasdaq OMX Group had said in February that there was no evidence the hackers accessed customer information. It was not known what information the hackers might have stolen. The investigation into the attack, involving the FBI and National Security Agency, is ongoing… The case is an example of a "blended attack," where elite hackers infiltrate one target to facilitate access to another… Nasdaq had previously said that its trading platforms were not compromised by the hackers, but they attacked a Web-based software program called Directors Desk, used by corporate boards to share documents and communicate with executives, among other things. By infecting Directors Desk, the hackers were able to access confidential documents and the communications of board directors… Investigators have learned that hackers were able to spy on "scores" of directors who logged onto directorsdesk .com before the malicious software was removed… It was still unclear how long Nasdaq's system was breached before the attack was discovered last October. A Nasdaq spokesman confirmed the investigation into the attack continues, but declined to give further details… Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld said in July that the exchange is under constant attack, requiring it to spend nearly a billion dollars a year on information security…"
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