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• The head of Carr Miller Capital pleaded
guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that stole $41.2 million from investors in
several States. – Philadelphia Inquirer See item 5
below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• The New York Police Department and Long
Island's Brookhaven National Laboratory began a 3-day study to determine how
chemical weapons could be dispersed through the New York City subway system. – Associated
Press
8. July 9,
Associated Press – (New York) NYPD to study gas dispersal in New York City
subways. The New York Police Department and Long Island's Brookhaven
National Laboratory began a three day study to research how chemical weapons
could be dispersed through the New York City subway system by dispersing low
level concentrations of harmless gases at several subway and street-level
locations in Manhattan for 30 minutes each morning. Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9166582
• Firefighters reached 15 percent containment
July 9 of Alaska’s Stuart Creek 2 Fire after it burned 82,274 acres and kept an
evacuation watch in effect near Fairbanks. – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
27. July 9, Fairbanks Daily
News-Miner – (Alaska)
Official: Weather aids crews on Stuart Creek wildfire, but threat remains. Firefighters
reached 15 percent containment July 9 of Alaska’s Stuart Creek 2 Fire after it
burned 82,274 acres and kept an evacuation watch in effect from 16 mile to 32
mile near Fairbanks. Source: http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/official-weather-aids-crews-on-stuart-creek-wildfire-but-threat/article_da832042-e8d1-11e2-8365-001a4bcf6878.html
• The U.S. Department of Justice released
a report July 9 after conducting an investigation into the Miami Police
Department concluding the department engaged in excessive use of force in
officer-involved shootings. – CNN
31.
July 9, CNN – (Florida) Miami
police exhibited pattern of excessive force, Justice Dept. says. The U.S.
Department of Justice released a report July 9 after conducting an
investigation into the Miami Police Department concluding the department
engaged in excessive use of force in officer-involved shootings. The Justice
Department found that officers intentionally shot at people on 33 separate
occasions from 2008 through 2011 and did not conduct timely investigations into
the shootings. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/09/us/miami-police-force/index.html?hpt=ju_c2
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Banking and Finance Sector
5. July 10, Philadelphia Inquirer – (National) N.J.
man pleads guilty in $41.2 million Ponzi scheme. The head of Carr Miller
Capital based in Marlton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme
that stole $41.2 million from investors in several States. Source: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130710_N_J__man_pleads_guilty_in__41_2_million_Ponzi_scheme.html
6. July 9, Shoreline-LakeForestPark Patch –
(California) California rapper pleads guilty in credit-card fraud that
targeted Shoreline business. A California man pleaded guilty to
participating in a credit card fraud scheme where he purchased over 27,000
stolen credit card numbers between January 2011 and February 2012. Source: http://shoreline.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/california-rapper-pleads-guilty-in-creditcard-fraud-that-targeted-shoreline-business
Information Technology Sector
33. July 10,
SC Magazine – (International) Microsoft fixes Internet Explorer, .Net
Framework, and Silverlight with seven patches. Microsoft’s July 2013 Patch
Tuesday release addressed 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, .Net Framework,
Internet Explorer, Silverlight, GDI+, and Windows Defender. Source: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/microsoft-fixes-internet-explorer-net-framework-and-silverlight-with-seven-patches/article/302398/
34. July 10,
Softpedia – (International) One critical, four high-risk vulnerabilities
fixed in Chrome 28. Google released Chrome 28 for multiple platforms,
addressing one critical use-after-free vulnerability and four high-risk vulnerabilities.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/One-Critical-Four-High-Risk-Vulnerabilities-Fixed-in-Chrome-28-366862.shtml
35. July 10,
IDG News Service – (International) Konami follows Nintendo as victim of illicit
login attacks in Japan. Konami reported successful illicit login attempts
to 35,252 Konami ID accounts, which contain users’ names and contact
information. Source: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240682/Konami_follows_Nintendo_as_victim_of_illicit_login_attacks_in_Japan
36. July 9,
Threatpost – (International) Adobe’s July patch release fixes bugs in
Flash, Shockwave, Coldfusion. Adobe released a monthly round of security updates
for Flash, ColdFusion, and Shockwave, closing remotely exploitable
vulnerabilities in each. Source: https://threatpost.com/adobes-july-patch-release-fixes-bugs-in-flash-shockwave-coldfusion
Communications Sector
37.
July 9, Associated Press – (South
Dakota) Verizon restores cell service for 2 Black Hills communities. Verizon
reported July 5 that it completed the installation of a tower to provide
cellular coverage to customers in the towns of Hisega and Johnson Siding,
ending 2 weeks without regular service after a contract on an AT&T tower
ended. Source: http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/81474/group/homepage/
38.
July 9, Great Falls Tribune –
(Montana) Lightning strike knocks KXGF 1400 AM off air. The general
manager of STARadio, operator of KXGF 1400 AM, reported it expected to have the
radio station back on line after its 300-foot radio transmitter tower received
a direct hit from a lightning strike July 8. The station was expected to be
back on the air July 10. Source: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130709/BUSINESS/307090019/Lightning-strike-knocks-KXGF-1400-AM-off-air
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