SANS News Headlines
Maryland Seeks Reimbursement From Voting Machine Company for Fixing Security Holes (December 25, 2008)
The state of Maryland has filed a claim against Premier Election Systems (formerly known as Diebold) to recover US $8.......
Report Finds DHS Intelligence Fusion Centers Present Privacy Concerns (December 23 & 29, 2008)
According to a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) from US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief privacy officer Hugo Teufel III, the agency's intelligence fusion centers pose significant privacy concerns.......
Computer Engineer Will Stand Trial for Allegedly Holding City Network Hostage (December 27 & 28, 2008)
The computer engineer who allegedly hijacked the city of San Francisco's computer network, a network he created and ran, will stand trial on four felony charges.......
Software Company President Sentenced for Hacking and Proprietary Data Theft (December 19 & 23, 2008)
The president of a Boulder, Colorado-based software development company has pleaded guilty to stealing protected files from a competitor's website.......
FEMA Investigating Evacuee Data Exposed on Internet (December 24, 2008)
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is investigating how personally identifiable information of some Hurricane Katrina evacuees was exposed on the Internet.......
Microsoft Warns of SQL Flaw (December 22, 23 & 24, 2008)
Microsoft has issued a warning about a remote code execution flaw in older versions of SQL Server.......
Samsung Digital Picture Frame Software Disk Infected with Keystroke Logging Malware (December 22 & 29, 2008)
Amazon has warned that certain versions of Samsung's SPF-85H 8-inch digital photo frames pose a security threat to users.......
RBS WorldPay Data Breach Affects More than 1 Million Customers (December 23, 24 & 29, 2008)
Attackers broke into the computer system at RBS WorldPay, a payment processing services provider, compromising personally identifiable information of more than one million customers.......
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Notifies Patients of Data Theft (December 23, 2008)
More than 1,000 patients of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have received letters informing them that their personal data were stolen by a former hospital billing department employee.......
CastleCops Raises the Drawbridge (December 29, 2008)
CastleCops, the volunteer cyber security organization, has shut down operations.......
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool Cleaned Phony Security Apps From 400,000 PCs (December 24, 2008)
Microsoft says that the December version of its Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) has removed the "Antivirus 2009" phony security application from nearly 400,000 PCs.......
Bank Info Security's Top 10 Security Breaches (December 22, 2008)
A top 10 list of the year's security breaches compiled by Bank Info Security (bankinfosecurity.......
SANS 2009
Trojan and Keystroke Logger Dropzone Study (December 18, 2008)
A research team assembled by Thorsten Holz from the University of Mannheim (Germany) examined banking Trojans, keystroke loggers and dropzones for both types of malware.......
RIAA Changes Tactics (December 19, 2008)
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said it will stop filing numerous lawsuits against suspected copyright violators.......
World Bank Vendor Barred for Eight Years (December 22, 2008)
The World Bank has acknowledged that it imposed strict sanctions against an India-based computer software service provider that has been linked to data breaches and financial malfeasance at the international institution.......
MIT Students Will Work With MBTA to Improve Payment System Security (December 22, 2008)
The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students who earlier this year faced legal action from the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) are now working with the MBTA to improve the security of its electronic fare system.......
Judge Will Not Divulge Location of Computers Used to Alter Wikipedia Pages (December 19, 2008)
A judge in Arkansas has ruled that the locations of computers used to make changes to the Wikipedia pages of former Governor Mike Huckabee, current Governor Mike Beebe and other state officials will not be disclosed.......
Spammer Fined in New Zealand; Still Faces Charges in US (December 22, 2008)
Lance Atkinson has agreed to pay fines of NZ $110,000 (US $62,842) for his role in an international spam operation.......
New Law in Ireland Increases Fines for Spammers (December 21 & 22, 2008)
Irish Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has signed legislation that increases fines for spammers.......
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