Thursday, January 17, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• A man from Hong
Kong was arrested January 14 at the San Francisco Airport after being accused
of smuggling stolen military devices into the U.S., improperly importing goods,
and providing false statements on the origin of the devices from 2005 through
2009. – Associated Press; South China Morning Post
2.
January 16, Associated Press; South China Morning
Post – (National; International) Hong Kong man charged with
stealing US military equipment. A man from Hong Kong was arrested January
14 at the San Francisco Airport after being accused of smuggling stolen
military devices into the U.S., improperly importing goods, and providing false
statements on the origin of the devices from 2005 through 2009. Source: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1129345/hong-kong-man-charged-stealing-us-military-equipment
• Two individuals
pleaded guilty to committing more than $82,000 in credit card fraud at a
Walmart store in Burton. One of the individuals was a cashier at the store and
aided in the fraud. – Flint Journal See item 3 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• A gunman was hurt
by a self-inflicted gun wound after shooting an administrator at the Stevens
Institute of Business & Arts in St. Louis January 15. Both men were
transferred to a local hospital while students were evacuated and police
cleared the scene of the crime. – Las Vegas Guardian Express
20.
January 15, Las Vegas Guardian Express –
(Missouri) Shooting at Stevens Institute of Business & Arts. A
gunman was hurt by a self-inflicted gun wound after shooting an administrator
at the Stevens Institute of Business & Arts in St. Louis January 15. Both
men were transferred to a local hospital while students were evacuated and
police cleared the scene of the crime. Source: http://guardianlv.com/2013/01/shooting-at-stevens-institute-of-business-arts/
• A circuit court
found a Prince George’s County police officer guilty of illegally selling and
distributing 29 guns he confiscated while on a specialized task force between
2008-2009. Out of the 29 stolen guns, only 12 were recovered. – Maryland
Gazette
21.
January 16, Maryland Gazette –
(Maryland) Prince George’s police officer found guilty of gun theft,
misconduct. A circuit court found a Prince George’s County police officer
guilty of illegally selling and distributing 29 guns he confiscated while on a
specialized task force between 2008-2009. Out of the 29 stolen guns, only 12
were recovered. Source: http://www.gazette.net/article/20130116/NEWS/130119403/1124/prince-george-x2019-s-police-officer-found-guilty-of-gun-theft&template=gazette
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Banking and Finance Sector
3. January 15, Flint Journal
– (Michigan) Burton
Walmart defrauded of $80,000 in credit card scam probed by Secret Service. Two
individuals pleaded guilty to committing more than $82,000 in credit card fraud
at a Walmart store in Burton. One of the individuals was a cashier at the store
and aided in the fraud. Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/01/two_charged_after_secret_servi.html
Information Technology
23. January 16, Softpedia – (International) Bouncer phishing
kit allows only certain users to access malicious website. Researchers at
RSA discovered a new phishing kit dubbed “bouncer” that only shows a malicious
Web site to a preset list of email addresses, allowing attackers to only
collect the information most valuable to them. Phishing campaigns analyzed thus
far show that Web mail, corporate, and bank email addresses were targeted.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bouncer-Phishing-Kit-Allows-Only-Certain-Users-to-Access-Malicious-Website-321771.shtml
24. January 16, Threatpost – (International) Oracle releases
86 patches in its January Critical Patch Update. Oracle released its
quarterly Critical Patch Update, which addresses 86 security vulnerabilities in
various Oracle products. Source: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/oracle-releases-86-patches-its-january-critical-patch-update-011613
25. January 16, IDG News
Service –
(International) Adobe patches exploited ColdFusion flaws. Security
updates for the ColdFusion application server were released by Adobe, closing
four critical vulnerabilities that have recently been exploited in attacks.
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9235894/Adobe_patches_exploited_ColdFusion_flaws?source=rss_security&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+computerworld/s/feed/topic/17+(Computerworld+Security+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader
26. January 16, Krebs on
Security –
(International) New Java exploit fetches $5,000 per buyer. Krebs on
Security reported that an apparently unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Java
is being sold on underground forums for $5,000 to limited buyers. Source: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/new-java-exploit-fetches-5000-per-buyer/
Communications Sector
27.
January 15, Honolulu Star-Advertiser –
(Hawaii) Cable fire affects communications on Oahu and Kauai. A fire
under an airport damaged fiber optic cables and led to a loss of Internet,
phone, cable, and cell service for roughly 15,000 Oceanic Time Warner and
several other Hawaiian Telecom and Sprint customers. The Kauai Police
Department urged citizens to only dial 9-1-1 in the event of an actual
emergency as they were experiencing problems as well. Source: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/186990051.html