Nokia has confirmed earlier reports that a hacker group has cracked the security codes on N-Gage gamesbut said they'd expected such a thing to happen. The crack reportedly allows gamers to copy and play N-Gage games on other devices. Nokia stated that it is working with authorities to track down the perpetrators.

"We take these types of intellectual property offenses very seriously and we have initiated a program to stop individuals, and or entities that are behind these IP violations. Nokia will cooperate with ISP's, auction sites and the relevant authorities to pursue all actions and remedies available to stop this illegal activity," a spokesman for Nokia told internetnews.com.