Internet Explorer pegged for critical fix on Tuesday

Computerworld Security: July 08, 2013
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Internet Explorer pegged for critical fix on Tuesday

Microsoft's monthly patch release for July will cover seven security issues, six
of which could be remotely exploited by an attacker.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Nintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618641/0/

2. Stop spying on us, European Parliament tells US
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618642/0/

3. EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber attacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618643/0/

4. Secure messaging project, Cryptocat, apologizes over bug
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618644/0/

5. Darlene Storm: Motorola secretly spies on Droid phone users every 9 minutes, collects personal data
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618645/0/

6. EU-US data sharing deals come up for review amid Prism scandal
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Nintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed

Nintendo said a main fan site was hit by a wave of illicit login attempts in
Japan over the last month, with attackers gaining access to nearly 24,000
accounts containing users' real names, addresses, phone numbers and emails
information.
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Stop spying on us, European Parliament tells US

The European Parliament on Thursday gave its consent to suspend data-sharing
deals with the United States following the allegations about spying and the
Prism scandal.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618642/0/

EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber attacks

Cyber criminals will face tougher penalties across the European Union, under new
rules adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday.
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Secure messaging project, Cryptocat, apologizes over bug

The founder of an eavesdropping-resistant instant messaging application called
Cryptocat has apologized over a now-fixed bug that made some types of messages
more vulnerable to snooping.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618644/0/

Darlene Storm: Motorola secretly spies on Droid phone users every 9 minutes, collects personal data


Recall the Carrier IQ fiasco? An engineer made a similar discovery about his
Droid X2 smartphone secretly sending sensitive data to Motorola every nine
minutes--like passwords, usernames, email addresses, GPS from photos and even
his home screen/widget info--with lots of personal info being sent over an
unencrypted HTTP channel.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8644008/823929835/618645/0/

EU-US data sharing deals come up for review amid Prism scandal

A European Union team will arrive in Washington DC on Monday to assess how the
United States is using data it receives from the E.U.
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