Publication: SANS NewsBites

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

US FDA Issues Cybersecurity Recommendations for Electronic Medical Devices (June 13, 2013)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued cybersecurity recommendations for medical devices....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: FDA Food & Drug Administration, Medical Devices, Cyber Security

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Twelve-Year Prison Sentence for Man Who Sold Pirated Industrial Software (June 11 & 12, 2013)

A man from Chengdu, China has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a software piracy operation that sold over US $100 million worth of software....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Chengdu, Piracy, Operation

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Apple Inc

Apple iOS7 Will Include Activation Lock Security Measures (June 11, 2013)

Apple has announced that the newest version of its mobile operating system, iOS7, will include a "kill switch" feature to make iPhone less attractive to thieves....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Apple iOS 7, Apple Inc, Mobile Operating System

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Prison Terms for Two in Phishing Scheme (June 10 & 11, 2013)

A US district judge in Connecticut has sentenced two Romanian men to prison for their roles in a phishing scheme....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Phishing, prison, District Judge

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

EU Justice Commissioner Demands Answers About EU Citizen Data and PRISM (June 12, 2013)

European Union (EU) justice commissioner Viviane Reding has given US Attorney General Eric Holder until Friday to provide specifics on how much personal information PRISM has collected about people in the EU....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: European Union, Viviane Reding, US Attorney

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

State Prosecutors Introduce "Save Our Smartphones" Initiative (June 11, 12, & 13, 2013)

A group of law enforcement officials, politicians, and consumer advocates aim to help fight the growing theft of smartphones, which has reached "epidemic" proportions, according to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Initiative, Smartphone, District Attorney, Epidemic

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Plea Deal Reached in Case Involving SQL Injection Attacks (June 12, 2013)

A man who launched attacks on the websites of several US police departments and public agencies has agreed to a plea deal....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: SQL Injection, Police

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Legislators Seek to Declassify FISA Court Opinion (June 11 & 13, 2013)

US lawmakers have proposed legislation that would declassify some opinions from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, following the leak of information that indicated the court has been ordering telecommunications companies to turn over customers' ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Declassify, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Telecommunication

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

KeyBoy Malware Exploits Known Flaws in Microsoft Office (June 10 & 11, 2013)

Malware known as KeyBoy exploits known flaws in certain version of Microsoft office to install a Trojan horse program and steal data....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: KeyBoy, Microsoft Office, Malware

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Google Wants to Disclose Data on FISA Court Orders (June 12, 2013)

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo have asked the Justice Department to lift gag orders that prohibit the companies from discussing FISA Court orders requesting customer data....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Court Order, Google Inc, Yahoo! Inc, Microsoft Corporation

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

ICS-CERT Warns Health Care Providers of Hard-Coded Passwords in Medical Devices (June 13 & 14, 2013)

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an alert to hospitals and other health care facilities, warning that many of the electronic medical devices they use may contain security flaws....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: ICS-CERT Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emerg..., Medical Devices, Health Care

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Eight People Charged in International Cybercrime Scheme (June 12 & 13, 2013)

The US Attorney's Office in New Jersey has charged eight people with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit identity theft....... ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Cybercrime, Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Identity Theft

Quotes

President Obama said that the program gathering data from Verizon is legal and that "nobody is listening to your telephone calls....... "

Verizon and PRISM Defended (June 8 & 10, 2013) [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 11 2013]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a motion asking that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court "unseal its opinions evaluating the meaning, scope, and constitutionality of Section 215 of the Patriot Act....... "

ACLU Asks FISA Court to Disclose Opinion On Constitutionality of Section 215 of Patriot Act (June ... [Published SANS NewsBites - Jun 11 2013]

In late June, China's People's Liberation Army "will conduct an exercise ....... "

Chinese Military Drill to Include Digital Warfare Exercises (May 29, 2013) [Published SANS NewsBites - May 31 2013]

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