Community Forum The NASDAQ OMX Group website was hacked Tuesday giving hackers access to names user and members of messaging passwords. Nasdaq did not release the number of people affected by piracy, but the forum is open to the public. The operator of the exchange sent a letter to forum users to inform them of the hack and explaining that no transactions or e-commerce took place on the Forum site.
It is important to remember that all the time personal information is revealed you become more vulnerable to identity theft victim. If you are a member of the community forum Nasdaq, then there are a few steps you must take to protect your identity. The most important thing you can do is change your passwords for all online accounts - including your membership forum and personal email - that are connected to your membership Nasdaq forum. Since not much personal information was revealed, that should be enough to protect you.
If you worry about the confidentiality of your personal information and want to take an extra step to protect it, then you might consider signing up for a service protection against identity theft. These services monitor your information to make sure it is not sold on the black market on the Internet or falsely included on all public folders. Once these services locate your personal information on the Internet black market or public documents, they alert you and recommend the necessary measures to be taken to stop it. In addition to monitoring your personal information, these services also monitor the activity on your credit reports and alert you if there is a change for them.
Also, follow the steps on this blog if you feel you have been a victim of identity theft. It gives you a step by step guide on how to report the crime and the measures to be taken to restore your identity and good name.