Monday, October 28, 2013



Complete DHS Daily Report for October 28, 2013

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 • A snowstorm in northeast Ohio knocked out electricity to more than 35,000 customers, forcing school and business closures. – Associated Press

2. October 25, Associated Press – (Ohio) Snow causes power outages in northeast Ohio. Approximately 14,615 FirstEnergy northeast Ohio customers were still without power October 25 after a snowstorm knocked out electricity to more than 35,000 clients, forcing school and business closures. Source: http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/397197/Snow-causes-power-outages-in-northeast-Ohio.html?isap=1&nav=5038

 • Six Romanians and one Albanian were charged with allegedly running a multimillion dollar online fraud operation. – Softpedia See item 8 below in the Banking and Finance Sector

 • The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, issued a boil water advisory for about 50,000 households and the closing of many area schools following the discovery of a possible deficiency in a filtration barrier. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

24. October 25, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – (Pennsylvania) Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County issues boil drinking water advisory for thousands. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County issued a boil water advisory for about 50,000 households and the closing of many area schools following the discovery of a possible deficiency in a filtration barrier. Water samples from the George R. Sweeney Water Treatment Plant showed a possible deficiency with the filtration barrier. Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/westmoreland/2013/10/24/Municipal-Authority-of-Westmoreland-County-issues-boil-drinking-water-advisory/stories/20131024059

 • A Tennessee National Guard member opened fire, shooting and wounding two soldiers at an armory outside the U.S. Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee, October 24. – Associated Press (See item 31)

31. October 25, Associated Press – (Tennessee) 2 shot outside U.S. Navy base; gunman in custody. Two soldiers were shot and wounded at an armory outside the U.S. Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington October 24 when a member of the Tennessee National Guard opened fire before being subdued and disarmed by other soldiers. Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/2-shot-outside-us-navy-base-gunman-in-custody

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Banking and Finance Sector

8. October 25, Softpedia – (International) 7 fugitives charged in the U.S. for role in multimillion dollar cyber fraud scheme. The U.S. Department of Justice charged six Romanians and one Albanian for allegedly running a multimillion dollar online fraud operation where they used forged documents to open U.S. bank accounts, post fictitious ads, and then instructed buyers to transfer payment for nonexistent vehicles using fraudulent invoices. All of the accused are currently fugitives, and the FBI and Interpol issued notices to facilitate their arrests. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/7-Fugitives-Charged-in-the-US-for-Role-in-Multimillion-Dollar-Cyber-Fraud-Scheme-394331.shtml

9. October 24, WNYW 5 New York City – (New York) Fake credit cards found in false bottom drink containers. New York State Police arrested three New York City residents after finding 115 fraudulent credit cards concealed in false bottoms in drink containers during a traffic stop. Source: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23778845/fake-credit-cards-found-in-false-bottom-drink-containers

10. October 24, Las Vegas Sun – (California; Nevada) 12 are charged in ATM skimming operation. FBI investigators charged 12 suspects for allegedly running an ATM skimming ring in southern California and Las Vegas. Nine have been arrested and three remain at large. Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/oct/24/12-are-charged-atm-skimming-operation/

11. October 24, Bloomberg News – (International) New Jersey woman charged in $10 million investment scam. The president of Hackensack, New Jersey-based Westone Inc. was arrested and charged with allegedly defrauding investors in the U.S. and China of $10 million by falsely claiming to run a textile wholesale distributor with a New York City government contract. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-24/new-jersey-woman-charged-by-u-s-in-10-million-investment-scam.html

Information Technology Sector

34. October 25, Softpedia – (International) Two PHP.net servers hacked, set up to serve malware. The PHP Group found that two of their servers had been compromised and set up to spread malware. Affected services were migrated to secure servers, and the php.net SSL certificate was revoked since it was possible that the attackers had access to its private key. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Two-PHP-net-Servers-Hacked-Set-Up-to-Serve-Malware-394214.shtml

35. October 25, Dark Reading – (International) Researchers flag security flaws in new LinkedIn offering. Security researchers warned that a new feature in LinkedIn called LinkedIn Intro can pose security and privacy risks since it reroutes emails through LinkedIn servers, making private and company emails visible to the service and removing encryption. Source: http://www.darkreading.com/applications/researchers-flag-security-flaws-in-new-l/240163123

36. October 24, Threatpost – (International) Cisco fixes DoS, remote code execution bugs in six products. Cisco released patches for six products, closing several denial of service (DoS) and remote code execution bugs. Source: http://threatpost.com/cisco-fixes-dos-remote-code-execution-bugs-in-six-products/102682

For another story, see item 8  above in the Banking and Finance Sector
Communications Sector

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