Nokia Website Hacked by Dr.Jr7

The Nokia website was hacked into today by a person self-named Dr.Jr7. While at least one page was defaced, it is unknown at this time whether or not the hacker used this opportunity to steal the personal and financial information of Nokia customers. The defaced page was originally a presentation of the available phones for purchase, along with the phone's image and details of each product. Considering the type of vandalism, it is suspected that Dr.Jr7 is an unhappy former employee of the Nokia company.

The hacker left a message of advice to the Nokia company. It read, "Dr.Jr7 HEre, Get More Secure Next Time, h3llp@hotmail.com". This message was repeated a total of three times. The brazen hacker also left other contemptible messages such as "Nokia s*cks coc*" and "Nokia phones suc*". However, the hacker did not stop at verbal assaults. The hacker also added an innocent looking image of a brown and white rabbit with pancakes on his head, which looked very similar to a person with a head injury holding a bag of ice to the wound.

The Nokia company has removed the offensive page from their web site, and as of yet has not made a public statement concerning the security breach. However, an industrious Digg.com member, named peterbarbosa, has taken a screen shot of the vandalism and has made the image available for viewing to the general public. The image can be seen at www.monarchstudios.ca/hacked.JPG. Although this image does not show the rabbit image or the full amount of verbal vandalism, it does show one of the three repeat messages.

Hacking into a large company's computer system is nothing new under the sun. In fact, TJX was hacked into on January 17, 2007. Each new security breach prompts thousands, if not millions, of costumers to worry about their own security. There is little that an individual can do to be one hundred percent safe from identity theft and other modern hazards, but there are a few things that can be done to minimize damage from such crimes. Citizens should thoroughly review financial records, such as bank and credit card statements, for any unauthorized transactions. Also, a periodic check of personal credit reports for any suspicious reports should be done. Some experts add that passwords to sensitive accounts should be changed a minimum of every thirty days.

At the very least, Nokia costumers should be aware of the danger and consequences.