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Nokia Hacked: Forum Suspended After Data Breach

First Posted: 08/29/11 09:35 AM ET Updated: 10/29/11 06:12 AM ET

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Nokia Hacked

By Ben Rooney, Wall Street Journal

Nokia has suspended its developer forum website after it discovered a recent attack had resulted in members' data being compromised.

In an emailed statement the Finnish phone giant said its developer.nokia.com/ community would be taken offline until "further investigations and security assessments were complete".

The company did admit that user's personal information, including emails and for a few, dates of birth and other data, was compromised.

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By Ben Rooney, Wall Street Journal Nokia has suspended its developer forum website after it discovered a recent attack had resulted in members' data being compromised. In an emailed statement th...
By Ben Rooney, Wall Street Journal Nokia has suspended its developer forum website after it discovered a recent attack had resulted in members' data being compromised. In an emailed statement th...
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