Hackers breach Nasdaq community forum website

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http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3459487/hackers-breach-nasdaq-community-forum-website/

By Matthew Finnegan
Computerworld UK
18 July 13

Hackers 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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