Although the Web sites were made unavailable, the companies say trading wasn’t affected. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Dated NASDAQ security software ‘aided’ hackers
NASDAQ’s ageing software and out-of-date security patches played a key part in the stock exchange being hacked last year, according to the reported preliminary results of an FBI investigation. Forensic investigators found some PCs and servers with out-of-date software and uninstalled security patches, Reuters reported, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003….
Nasdaq Hack Attributed to Weak Security
Computers had out of date software, missing security patches and misconfigured firewalls. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Lax Security at Nasdaq Helped Hackers
A federal investigation into last year’s cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group found surprisingly lax security practices that made the exchange operator an easy target for hackers, people with knowledge of the probe said. The sources did not want to be identified because the matter is classified. View full post…
Exclusive: Nasdaq hackers spied on company boards (Reuters)
Reuters – 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. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
Spyware infected Nasdaq
Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq’s computer systems installed malicious software on the exchange’s computers, allowing them to spy on directors of publicly held companies, according sources familiar with an investigation. Nasdaq disclosed in February that its systems were hacked last year. That sparked an investigation involving the FBI and National…