Monday, December 24, 2012
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• The president of a tool manufacturing and
tubing company was sentenced by a federal judge to 2 years in prison for
selling $3.9 million in unsafe parts to the military. – Columbus Dispatch
6.
December 19, Columbus Dispatch –
(Michigan) Executive gets 2 years in prison for cheating military. The
president of a tool manufacturing and tubing company was sentenced by a federal
judge to 2 years in prison for selling $3.9 million in unsafe parts to the
military. Source: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/19/sarnac_sentence.html
• Symantec researchers identified an
information-stealing trojan dubbed “Stabuniq” on mail servers, firewalls,
gateways, and other servers belonging to U.S. banking institutions. – IDG
News Service
See
item 7 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested
a former bank executive accused of receiving more than $10 million from Olympus
for his part in helping the company conceal $1.7 billion in losses. – New
York Times
See
item 9 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• A United States Department of Agriculture
internal audit found that inspectors knew about salmonella contamination at an
egg farm prior to a 2010 outbreak that sickened 1,900 people, and that lack of
coordination in federal inspections contributed to the massive recall. – Capital
Press
19.
December 20, Capital Press –
(National) Audit faults multi-agency egg inspection scheme. A United
States Department of Agriculture internal audit found that inspectors knew
about salmonella contamination at an egg farm prior to a 2010 outbreak that
sickened 1,900 people, and that lack of coordination in federal inspections
contributed to the massive recall. Source: http://www.capitalpress.com/newest/mp-egg-audit-122012
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Banking and Finance Sector
7. December
21, IDG News Service – (National) Stabuniq malware found on servers at U.S.
financial institutions. Symantec researchers identified an
information-stealing trojan dubbed “Stabuniq” on mail servers, firewalls,
gateways, and other servers belonging to U.S. banking institutions. Source: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/445195/stabuniq_malware_found_servers_u_financial_institutions/
8. December
21, BankInfoSecurity – (International) DDoS: PNC, Wells report traffic surge. PNC
Financial Services and Wells Fargo reported minor disruptions to service as the
result of a second phase of announced, hacktivist-distributed denial-of-service
attacks (DDoS), but the attacks were not as effective as earlier DDoS attacks
by the same group. Source: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ddos-pnc-wells-report-traffic-surge-a-5374
9. December
20, New York Times – (California) U.S. makes arrest in Olympus accounting scandal.
Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested a former bank executive accused
of receiving more than $10 million from Olympus for his part in helping the
company conceal $1.7 billion in losses. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/technology/us-makes-arrest-in-olympus-accounting-scandal.html?_r=0
10. December
20, KCAL 9 Los Angeles – (California) FBI hunts for San Gabriel
man behind $11M mortgage fraud scheme. Federal authorities asked for the
public’s help in tracking down a man who was convicted in relation to $11
million in mortgage fraud schemes but failed to appear in federal district
court in Los Angeles for sentencing. Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/12/20/fbi-hunts-for-san-gabriel-man-behind-11m-mortgage-fraud-scheme/
Information Technology Sector
See Item 7 above
in the Banking and Finance Sector
Communications Sector
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