Nokia investigates possible security breach after hacker claims to have
stolen source code

Date:
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:02:00 +0000

Description:
Nokias source code has allegedly been stolen by a hacker, but the company
cant find any evidence of a breach.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Serbian hacker IntelBroker claims to have stolen Nokia source code Nokia is is aware of reports and is taking the allegation seriously IntelBroker has a history
of high-profile attacks

Nokia has revealed it is investigating a security possible breach involving a third-party vendor after notoruious hacker claimed to have stolen source code from the company.

Nokia is aware of reports that an unauthorized actor has alleged to have gained access to certain third-party contractor data and possibly data of Nokia," the company said in a statement

However, the ongoing investigation is yet to reveal any evidence that Nokias systems or data have been compromised. Nokia breach?

Posting to an online forum, the hacker, known as IntelBroker, said, "Today, I am selling a large collection of Nokia source code, which we got from a 3rd party contractor that directly worked with Nokia to help aid their
development of some internal tools."

Although no evidence has been found to back up IntelBrokers claims, Nokia stresses that its taking the allegation seriously and continues to monitor
the situation closely.

The hacker claims to have obtained proprietary Nokia software, SSH keys, RSA keys, BitBucket logins, SMTP accounts, webhooks and hardcoded credentials.

IntelBroker is reportedly a Serbian hacker who has been active since October 2022, and has a history of high-profile attacks. More than 80 separate leaks have been posted to online forums by IntelBroker to date, with targets including companies and organizations such as AMD, Apple, Europol and HPE.

Emerging studies are also indicating many companies, from SMBs to multinational enterprises, are failing to comply with basic cybersecurity principles .

Furthermore, employees are increasingly frustrated with a lack of suitable tools and policies, leaving them to turn to public AI tools which pose a risk to company security.

TechRadar Pro has asked Nokia for further details, but the company did not immediately respond.

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