Complete DHS Daily Report for October 28, 2013
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Top Stories
• 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
Details
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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