Nokia Investigates SQL Injection Attack, Admits Security Breach "Significantly Larger" than Thought
Nokia Investigates SQL Injection Attack, Admits Security Breach "Significantly Larger" than Thought
Posted 08/29/2011 at 9:18am
| by Paul Lilly
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Nokia is cleaning egg off its face after losing developer records to an SQL Injection attack, prompting the mobile phone maker to shutter its developer discussion forum ahead of its Windows Phone 7 launch. Hackers were able to access a database table filled with email addresses and, in some cases, birthdates and other information included in their public profile.
"Initially we believed that only a small number of these forum member records had been accessed, but further investigation has identified that the number is significantly larger," Nokia said in a statement.
Nokia said no sensitive information was ever at risk, including passwords and credit card details, nor was the security of forum members' account at risk. The vulnerability was addressed right away, but Nokia said it took the developer community website offline as a precautionary measure. No word on when it will go back up.
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