A former systems security adviser to Nortel Networks says he has no doubt that extensive cyber attacks on the technology company contributed to its downfall. In an interview with the CBC’s As It Happens, Brian Shields, the former senior systems security adviser at Nortel, said spying by hackers allegedly based…
Nortel Hacked For 10 Years, Failed To Inform Buyers
Chinese hackers allegedly used seven passwords stolen from top executives of Nortel Networks, the once telecommunications giant, to hack into their system and acquire trade secrets. According to the Wall Street Journal, the hackers, presumably form China, penetrated Nortel’s computers as early as the year 2000 and downloaded technical papers,…
Nortel management may have known of hacker breach
Former Nortel CEO Frank Dunn, now being tried for fraud, was among several senior company managers who were aware of a longstanding data breach into Nortel’s computers systems, but chose to do nothing. According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, former Nortel employee Brian Shields led an investigation and…
Nortel Was Hacked for a Decade
Hackers based in China stole technical papers, R&D reports, business plans, employee e-mails and other documents. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Nortel Penetrated by Hackers Since at Least 2000
There is a long but fascinating story about hacking in today’s Wall Street Journal that should send a cold chill into every corporate board room. It concerns the infiltration of Nortel Networks’ computer systems by suspected Chinese-based hackers since at least the year 2000. According to the WSJ, the hackers–using…
Google misses ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ in failed Nortel patent bid
Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) failure to win last week’s auction for bankrupt Nortel Network’s treasure trove of networking and telecom patents surprised observers who saw it as an opportunity for the company to protect itself from litigation, as well as get a leg up on the competition in the development of new…
