Thursday, January 17, 2013


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• 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