Friday, December 28, 2012
Daily Report
Top Stories
• The number of Entergy customers in Arkansas
with power outages breached 140,000 December 27. Crews estimated it could take
up to one week to restore power to some areas. – Associated Press
1.
December 27, Associated Press –
(Arkansas) Entergy: More than 140K without power in Arkansas. The number
of Entergy customers in Arkansas with power outages breached 140,000 December
27. Crews estimated it could take up to one week to restore power to some
areas. Source: http://www.knoe.com/story/20431588/more-than-132000-still-without-power-in-arkansas
• Idaho’s Department of Finance filed a
lawsuit against a former Boise-based mortgage broker, accusing him of
defrauding investors of $24 million and violating securities regulations. – Associated
Press
See
item 4 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• A winter storm prompted the cancellation of
over 400 flights around the country and caused traffic accidents and train
delays throughout the Northeast. – CNN
8.
December 27, CNN – (National) Winter
storm strands travelers. A winter storm prompted the cancellation of over
400 flights around the country and caused traffic accidents and train delays
throughout the Northeast. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/27/travel/airline-delays/index.html
• Due to an increased demand in water combined
with a decrease in precipitation, many development projects in Williamsport,
Pennsylvania, have stopped or been altered. – Williamsport Sun-Gazette
18.
December 26, Williamsport Sun-Gazette –
(Pennsylvania) Water shortage stopping growth in Tioga County. Due to an
increased demand in water combined with a decrease in precipitation, many
development projects in Williamsport have stopped or been altered. Business
owners are currently investigating alternative methods to obtain water;
including drilling private wells and importing purchased water from other
locations. Source: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/587322.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. December 27, Associated Press – (Idaho) Former
Boise broker accused of $24 million investor fraud. Idaho’s Department of
Finance filed a lawsuit against a former Boise-based mortgage broker, accusing
him of defrauding investors of $24 million and violating securities
regulations. Source: http://www.ktvb.com/news/Lawsuit-filed-against-former-Boise-mortgage-broker-184932281.html
5. December 27, Bloomberg News – (International) Analyst
indicted on insider-trading charges tied to IBM. An Australian financial
analyst was indicted by federal prosecutors in New York City for his alleged
role in a scheme that traded on confidential information ahead of IBM’s
acquisition of SPSS Inc. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-26/analyst-indicted-on-insider-trading-charges-tied-to-ibm
6. December 26, Yuma News Now – (Arizona;
International) Extradited Romanian fugitive arraigned on mortgage fraud
charges. A Romanian man was arraigned on charges of fraud and money
laundering for his alleged role in a $6.5 million mortgage fraud scheme.
Source: http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/arizona/2062-extradited-romanian-fugitive-arraigned-on-mortgage-fraud-charges
Information Technology Sector
23.
December 27, Softpedia –
(International) Flaw in Facebook Camera for iOS allowed hackers to hijack
accounts. Facebook released an updated 1.1.2 version of their Facebook
Camera app for iOS to correct a vulnerability that allowed man-in-the-middle
attacks by an attacker connected to the same WiFi network as the target.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flaw-in-Facebook-Camera-for-iOS-Allowed-Hackers-to-Hijack-Accounts-317253.shtml
24.
December 27, Softpedia –
(International) Researcher finds XSS vulnerabilities in cPanel and WHM
11.34. A researcher released a video where he identified cross-site
scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the popular cPanel and WHM 11.34 Web hosting
control panel. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researcher-Finds-XSS-Vulnerabilities-in-cPanel-WHM-11-34-Video-317356.shtml
Communications Sector
25.
December 26, DavisonNews.net – (North
Carolina) WDAV-FM to replace antenna after lightning strike. WDAV 89.9
FM Davidson planned on purchasing a new antenna after a storm in August caused
“catastrophic damage” to the original one, resulting in lost signals for some
listeners. Source: http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/12/26/wdav-fm-to-replace-antenna-after-lightning-strike/
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