Complete DHS Daily Report for November 14, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Three individuals pleaded guilty in New York
to taking part in a $45 million international cybercrime group that used stolen
card payment information to make fraudulent ATM withdrawals in several
countries. – Softpedia See item 6
below in the Financial Services Sector
• Microsoft released its November Patch
Tuesday round of patches, closing a total of 19 vulnerabilities in Windows and
Office products, including three marked as critical. – The Register See
item 32 below in the Information Technology Sector
• Jackson Plaza in Sylva, North Carolina, was
evacuated for 6 hours after officials closed the plaza when a teenager committed
suicide in his car in the parking lot using poison gas. – Sylva Herald
41.
November 13, Sylva Herald – (North
Carolina) Shopping center is evacuated after teen’s poison gas suicide. Jackson
Plaza in Sylva, North Carolina, was evacuated for 6 hours November 10 after
officials closed the plaza when a teenager committed suicide in his car in the
parking lot using poison gas. Source: http://www.thesylvaherald.com/top_stories/article_87cc543e-4bcf-11e3-a864-0019bb30f31a.html
• Eleven people were injured in a four-alarm
fire at the Kew Gardens residential building in New York City that caused
hundreds of residents to evacuate and severely damaged 4 apartments. – WCBS
2 New York City; Associated Press
44.
November 12, WCBS 2 New York City; Associated
Press – (New York) 11 injured in Kew Gardens fire. Eleven
people, including 8 firefighters, were injured November 12 in a four-alarm fire
at the Kew Gardens residential building in New York City that caused hundreds
of residents to evacuate and severely damaged 4 apartments. Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/12/11-injured-in-kew-gardens-fire/
Details
Financial Services Sector
6. November
13, Softpedia – (International) 3 members of cybercriminal ring plead guilty
to taking part in card fraud scheme. A total of three individuals pleaded
guilty in New York, one November 12 and two others in October, to taking part
in a $45 million international cybercrime group known as “Unlimited Operations”
that used stolen card payment information to make fraudulent ATM withdrawals in
several countries. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/3-Members-of-Cybercriminals-Ring-Plead-Guilty-to-Taking-Part-in-Card-Fraud-Scheme-399686.shtml
7. November
13, Savannah Morning News – (Georgia) Former bank president pleads
guilty in fraud scheme. The former president and CEO of First National Bank
in Savannah pleaded guilty November 12 for his part in a scheme to defraud the
now-defunct bank of millions of dollars by manipulating loans. The bank’s
failure cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation more than $90 million.
Source: http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-11-13/former-bank-president-pleads-guilty-fraud-scheme
8. November
13, Associated Press – (Missouri) Mo. businessman pleads guilty to federal charges. A
Lanexa business owner pleaded guilty November 12 to mail fraud and money
laundering for defrauding the Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund of
more than $1.3 million by creating inflated invoices sent to the fund. Source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/crime/article/Mo-businessman-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges-4979761.php
9. November
12, Gothamist – (New York) Police find plenty of crack cocaine, fake credit
cards, stun guns in Bed-Stuy apartment raid. Three men were arrested in New
York City November 11 after police found 2 credit card skimmers, around 400
fraudulent credit cards, drugs, and weapons during a raid on an apartment in
the Bed-Stuy area of the city. Source: http://gothamist.com/2013/11/12/cops_find_crack_cocaine_fake_credit.php
10. November
12, U-T San Diego – (California) Toothless man suspected of robbery series
arrested. A man suspected of being the “Toothless Bandit” responsible for
seven bank robberies in the San Diego area was arrested November 9. Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/12/toothless-man-arrested/
Information Technology Sector
32. November
13, The Register – (International) IE 0-day plugged up by TIFF terror continues
in November Patch Tuesday. Microsoft released its November Patch Tuesday
round of patches, closing a total of 19 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office
products, including three marked as critical. A TIFF image handling
vulnerability remained unaddressed but a workaround is available. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/13/november_patch_tuesday/
33. November
13, Softpedia – (International) Second version of Hlux/Kelihos botnet getting
smaller, Kaspersky says. Researchers at Kaspersky reported progress in
their attempts to disrupt the second version of the Hlux/Kelihos botnet, and
found that most of the remaining bots in the botnet are running Windows XP,
among other findings. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Second-Version-of-Hlux-Kelihos-Botnet-Getting-Smaller-Kaspersky-Says-399824.shtml
34. November
13, The Register – (International) Facebook makes Adobe fans change their
horrible, horrible passwords. Facebook scanned millions of email addresses
and passwords released as part of a major breach of Adobe customer emails and
passwords, identified Facebook users with the same passwords, and alerted users
to the need to change their passwords to prevent account hijacking. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/12/facebook_forces_adobe_users_to_change_their_horrible_passwords/
35. November
13, Softpedia – (International) Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.152 addresses
critical vulnerabilities. Adobe released a new update for Flash Player,
closing two critical memory corruption vulnerabilities. Users were advised to
install the updates as soon as possible. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Flash-Player-11-9-900-152-Addresses-Critical-Vulnerabilities-399642.shtml
36. November
12, Sophos – (International) Smartphone PINs skimmed with microphone and
camera. Researchers at the University of Cambridge created a program called
PIN Skimmer which can utilize a smartphone’s camera and microphone to guess a
high proportion of PINs, demonstrating how a malicious program could harvest
device PINs and passwords. Source: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/11/12/smartphone-pins-cracked-with-microphone-and-camera-a-game-changer-for-phone-security/
37. November
12, Softpedia – (International) Google Chrome 31.0.1650.48 Stable fixes 25
vulnerabilities. Google released a new major version of its Chrome browser,
fixing a total of 25 issues. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Chrome-31-0-1650-48-Stable-Fixes-25-Vulnerabilities-399565.shtml
38. November
12, Softpedia – (International) Vulnerabilities in RunKeeper allowed
cybercriminals to run XSS worm. A security researcher found and reported a
cross-site scripting (XSS) and a cross-site reference forgery (CSRF)
vulnerability in the RunKeeper app that could have allowed cybercriminals to
develop a worm capable of stealing user cookies, collecting private data, or
distributing malware. RunKeeper fixed the vulnerabilities after being notified.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerabilities-in-RunKeeper-Allowed-Cybercriminals-to-Run-XSS-Worm-399517.shtml
Communications Sector
39.
November 12, Stars and Stripes –
(International) Signal issues continue to plague AFN Radio in Bahrain. The
American Forces Network radio station that serves an audience of 7,200 U.S.
personnel in Bahrain experienced transmitter problems including static and
occasional dead air in the past couple of weeks. Upgrades to the radio studio
equipment, as well as approved increases to the signal from 250 watts to 400
watts, are in the works. Source: http://www.stripes.com/news/signal-issues-continue-to-plague-afn-radio-in-bahrain-1.252433
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