Nokia Details

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    Nokia

    Espoo, Finland87000 employees • Technology

    https://www.nokia.com/
    Finland

    Industry

    Technology

    Security Incidents

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    Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company. Established in 1865 as a single paper mill operation, the company has undergone several transformations, eventually becoming a key player in the global telecommunications industry. Nokia's primary purpose is to design and develop networking and telecommunications equipment and software, ranging from mobile phones in the past to modern 5G network infrastructure today.

    Notable milestones in Nokia's history include the release of the iconic Nokia 3310 mobile phone in 2000 an...
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    Security Incidents

    Nokia Breach of Jul 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant to High

    Type

    Data Breach

    Summary

    Nokia Corporation experienced a data breach in which a threat actor named 888 exposed 7,622 records containing personally identifiable information (PII) of employees. The breach, potentially originating from a third-party incident, disclosed sensitive data including names, job titles, company names, email addresses, and phone numbers. The compromised data was shared on BreachForums, though the exact source remains unverified.

    The leaked records contain extensive details like email verification status, direct and corporate phone numbers, industry types, and geographic information. Despite thes...
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    Severity

    The Nokia data breach incident reportedly compromised over 7,622 records of employees' personally identifiable information, including names, job titles, email addresses, and phone numbers. The source of the breach remains unconfirmed but is suspected to have involved a third party. The breach could potentially affect Nokia's internal operations and raises significant concerns about employee data security.

    Despite Nokia’s lack of an official statement at the time, the nature of the attack, involving detailed personal information, and the potential for future exploitation, make this a severe in...
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    Impact

    The recent data breach involving Nokia Corporation resulted in the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) of over 7,622 employees. The compromised data included sensitive details such as first and last names, job titles, company affiliations, email addresses, phone numbers, and verification statuses. There is no indication that any critical systems or services were taken offline as a result of this incident.

    Furthermore, there have been no reports confirming the theft of internal company data or intellectual property, nor was any source code or other highly sensitive data leake...
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