Complete DHS Daily Report for November 8, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Two men pleaded
guilty to using skimming devices on ATMs in New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut, charged as part of an investigation into $5 million in bank fraud.
– NJToday.net See item 6
below in the Financial Services Sector
• The Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on
trans fats and will gradually require the food industry to phase out the use of
the artery-clogging artificial fat. – Associated Press
13. November 7, Associated Press – (National) FDA
to ban artery-clogging trans fats. The Food and Drug Administration
announced November 7 it will require the food industry to gradually phase out
the use of artificial trans fats, citing that the ban could prevent 20,000
heart attacks and 7,000 deaths each year. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fda-ban-artery-clogging-trans-141214164.html
• A U.S. Embassy official in Vietnam pleaded guilty to
visa fraud and taking more than $3 million in bribes for approving nearly 500
visitor visas to the U.S. – ABC News
25. November 6, ABC News – (International) Embassy
officer admits taking $3M in bribes for visas. An official with the U.S.
Embassy in Vietnam pleaded guilty November 6 to committing bribery and visa
fraud by approving nearly 500 visitor visas to the U.S. in exchange for more
than $3 million in bribes. The official along with five others from the U.S.
and Vietnam generated at least $9,780,000 from the scheme. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/embassy-officer-admits-taking-3m-bribes-visas/story?id=20807987&singlePage=true
• Two gunmen were involved in a barber shop shooting
in Detroit that left 3 people dead and 8 others wounded. – Reuters
37. November 7, Reuters – (Michigan) Detroit
barber shop shooting leaves 3 dead, 8 wounded. Detroit police are searching
for at least two gunmen involved in a barber shop shooting November 6 that left
3 people dead and 8 others wounded. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-detroit-barber-shop-shooting-20131107,0,4929104.story
Details
Financial Services Sector
6. November 6,
NJToday.net – (New York; New Jersey; Connecticut) N.Y. men plead
guilty to ATM skimming scheme targeting NJ bank customers. Two Romanian
nationals living in New York City pleaded guilty to using skimming devices on
Citibank ATMs in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and stealing $985,000.
Charges against the two individuals were brought as part of a larger
investigation into $5 million in fraud schemes in the area. Source: http://njtoday.net/2013/11/06/n-y-men-plead-guilty-to-atm-skimming-scheme-targeting-nj-bank-customers/
7. November 6, WOWK 13
Huntington – (West Virginia) Men plead guilty in $1 million fire
insurance fraud scheme in Logan County, WV. Two men pleaded guilty November
6 for their involvement in an insurance fraud and arson scheme in Logan, West
Virginia, that involved taking out inflated insurance on an office building,
setting fire to it, and collecting $1 million in insurance money. Source: http://www.wowktv.com/story/23895378/men-plead
For additional stories, see items 33, and 35 below in the Information Technology
Sector
Information Technology Sector
30. November
7, The Register – (International) KitKat swats yet another Android ‘MasterKey’
bug. The newest Android version 4.4 (KitKat) contains a fix for a
vulnerability similar to the ‘Master Key’ vulnerability that could allow
attackers to manipulate the filename length in ZIP files’ metadata and alter an
app. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/third_android_master_key_vuln_squashed/
31. November
7, Softpedia – (International) Rapid7 researchers discover vulnerabilities
in Supermicro IPMI firmware. Researchers at Rapid7 identified seven
vulnerabilities in Supermicro’s Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) server firmware, including hardcoded private encryption keys that could
be used in man-in-the-middle attacks. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rapid7-Researchers-Discover-Vulnerabilities-in-Supermicro-IPMI-Firmware-398010.shtml
32. November
7, V3.co.uk – (International) Microsoft Office, Windows Server and Lync
exploits linked to Operation Hangover hackers. Researchers at FireEye found
that recent targeted attacks utilizing zero day vulnerabilities in Microsoft
Office, Lync, and Server products to the group behind the Operation Hangover
attacks and a new group dubbed Arx. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2305540/microsoft-office-windows-server-and-lync-exploits-linked-to-operation-hangover-hackers
33. November
7, Softpedia – (International) Bitcoin wallet Inputs.io hacked, 4,100 BTC
stolen. Inputs.io notified users that attackers breached the bitcoin wallet
service and stole around $1.1 million in bitcoins during two attacks. The
attackers were able to compromise email accounts, reset passwords, and bypass
two-factor authentication by exploiting a server vulnerability. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitcoin-Wallet-Inputs-io-Hacked-4-100-BTC-Stolen-397853.shtml
34. November
7, Help Net Security – (International) Cybercriminals opting for real-time malware
campaigns and phishing. Commtouch released a report for the third quarter
of 2013 and found that the time between news events and phishing attacks that
exploited them averaged only 22 hours and that the number of phishing Web sites
increased by almost 35 percent during the quarter, among other findings.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2620
35. November 7, IDG News Service – (International) Silk
Road online drug marketplace resurfaces. Underweb marketplace The Silk
Road, reappeared about a month after its alleged owner and operator was
arrested. The marketplace that allegedly offers illegal drugs, fraudulent
documents, and other illicit goods and services claimed that 7,000 individuals
had registered as of November 6. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243869/Silk_Road_online_drug_marketplace_resurfaces
Communications Sector
36. November 7, Bloomberg News – (International) AT&T
to pay $3.5 million to resolve FCC call program claims. AT&T Inc. will
pay $3.5 million in addition to $18.25 million it already paid in an agreement
with the Federal Communications Commission to resolve violations of the federal
False Claims Act related to allegations that the company overbilled the U.S.
for a system for the deaf the company knew was used for fraudulent calls from
other countries. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-07/at-and-t-to-pay-3-dot-5-million-to-resolve-claims-in-fcc-call-program
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