The Journal reports Monday:

The company that owns the Nasdaq Stock Market confirmed over the weekend that its computer network had been broken into, specifically a service that lets leaders of companies, including board members, securely share confidential documents.

The fact that the Web-based service, called Directors Desk, was penetrated could lend credence to one theory that law-enforcement authorities investigating the matter are considering, namely that hackers may be aiming to extract nonpublic inside information that could be used illegally to gain a trading edge.

However, several people with knowledge of the probe say investigators haven’t reached even preliminary conclusions about motive and that other theories, including terrorism, theft or wire fraud, at this point remain possibilities.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday night that outsiders had repeatedly penetrated the computer network of Nasdaq OMX Group during the past year. The exchange’s trading platform—the part of the system that executes trades—wasn’t compromised, these people said.

Similar Posts:

• DISH CEO eyeballing Pandora and Sirius XM
• Nasdaq: EONC – eOn Communications – Biggest Gainers 05-05-11
• Top Cheap Stock – Level 3 signs Multiple Expansion Agreements for Latin American Market
• Consumer sentiment increases 0.4 per cent
• Green Cloud Stocks
• Is Your Head in the Clouds? Are Your Stocks in the Clouds?
• OTC Stock brewing up Solid Gains; Jammin Java Review