Hackers recently compromised the computer systems of the company that operates the Nasdaq stock exchange.

"Nasdaq OMX, a New York-based public company that owns and operates the Nasdaq, as well as seven European stock exchanges, said it detected suspicious files on its U.S.-based servers and immediately conducted an investigation that included outside forensic firms and U.S. federal law enforcement," SC Magazine's Angela Moscaritolo. "The suspicious files have been removed, and there is no evidence that any customer information was accessed or acquired by hackers."

"The part of the system that handles trades was not affected by the breach, the company said in a statement," Moscaritolo writes.

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