Systems of the Canadian netwerkconcern Nortel had for years accessible for hackers, probably from China. Nortel did little to hackers. Perhaps infected parts of the company sold to other companies.
The company was moderately protected; once you to in the network was penetrated, was not available more in the way laid. The hackers, who are from China coming would be, under more technical information, strategic documents and internal e-mails downloaded.
The e-mail from the ceo was read and, in some cases, the spyware so deeply on the computers of Nortel employees that the issue only years later it became clear. Upon discovery in 2004 showed that the hackers almost full access to the network, but a half year after the discovery they were still present. By internal bureaucracy, it was.
In 2008 and 2009 it was attempted to solve the problems, but then it went all bad with the company, which makes the measures were complicated. So was one of the staff members that action tried to take redundancies cutbacks. In January 2009, it was granted a moratorium of payment; the company has been in the past years, only engaged to divest.
In that last lies a possible danger. So companies that are branches of Nortel have acquired also infected systems have taken over. A number of companies, including Ciena, and Ericsson, has components from Nortel incorporated. Nortel would them, however, have nothing to let you know about the attack.
Also has Nortel to its shareholders, nothing to let you know. Because Nortel on the stock exchange was listed, was to the shareholders inform of events that the business is in danger can bring. Nortel equipment makes an estimated 45 to 50 percent of the U.s. telephone network, but the company is no longer active.