Complete DHS Report for March 27, 2014
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• The former CEO of Northbrook-based Sentinel
Management Group Inc., was found guilty March 25 of defrauding more than 70
clients of over $500 million in a fraud scheme that ran between 2003 and 2007
before the firm collapsed. – Reuters See item 6
below in the Financial Services Sector
• The Houston Ship Channel in Texas was partially
reopened March 25 after a March 22 collision between a barge and a ship spilled
up to 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil in the water. – Associated Press; KPRC
2 Houston
11.
March 25, Associated Press; KPRC 2 Houston – (Texas) Houston Ship
Channel partially reopens to ship traffic after oil spill. The Houston Ship
Channel in Texas was partially reopened March 25 after a March 22 collision
between a barge and a ship spilled up to 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil in the
water. Crews continued cleanup efforts. Source: http://www.click2houston.com/news/oil-spill-cleanup-continues-in-houston-ship-channel/25150878
• Firefighters responded to the Axis
Apartments project in Houston, Texas, March 25 after gusty winds turned a small
rooftop fire into a massive blaze that destroyed the under-construction
complex. – Associated Press; KXAS 5 Fort Worth
22.
March 26, Associated Press; KXAS 5 Fort Worth – (Texas) Houston
apartment complex leveled by fire, worker saved. More than 200 firefighters
responded to the Axis Apartments project in the Montrose district of Houston
March 25 after gusty winds turned a small rooftop fire into a massive blaze
that destroyed the under-construction complex. No injuries were reported, and
nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Houston-Apartment-Complex-Leveled-by-Fire-Worker-Saved-252421541.html
• Police responded to a shots fired call at
the Vista Apartments in Dallas March 25, leading to a more than 2-hour standoff
before police took a man into custody, forcing downtown businesses to go on
lockdown and schools to shelter in place. – KDFW 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
23.
March 25, KDFW 4 Dallas-Fort Worth – (Texas) Suspect in standoff near
Victory Park arrested, found unarmed. Dallas police responded to a shots
fired call at the Vista Apartments March 25, leading to a more than 2-hour
standoff before police took a man into custody. Authorities are investigating
the incident that forced downtown businesses to go on lockdown and schools to
shelter in place, after learning that the man appeared unarmed and no weapons
were found at the scene. Source: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/25067583/active-shooter-prompts-victory-park-evacuations
Financial Services Sector
6.
March 26, Reuters – (Illinois) Ex-Sentinel CEO found guilty over $500
million fraud. The former CEO of Northbrook-based Sentinel Management Group
Inc., was found guilty March 25 of defrauding more than 70 clients of over $500
million in a fraud scheme that ran between 2003 and 2007 before the firm collapsed.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/sentinel-bloom-conviction-idUSL1N0MM22520140326
7.
March 25, WAFB 9 Baton Rouge – (Louisiana) Police find thousands in
counterfeit money during murder investigation. Police in Amite City found
$421,000 in counterfeit currency and three printers during the search of a
suspect’s residence while conducting a search as part of an unrelated
investigation. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating. Source: http://www.wafb.com/story/25068247/police-find-thousands-in-counterfeit-money-during-murder-investigation
Information Technology Sector
20.
March 25, Help Net Security – (International) Gameover ZeuS now
targets users of employment websites. Researchers at F-Secure warned users
and recruiters to be cautious after a variant of the popular Gameover Zeus
trojan has been seen targeting users of popular employment Web sites, including
CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com. The trojan has been spotted using Web
injections and Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) attacks to serve fake login pages in
an attempt to gather login information and personal information. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2745
Communications Sector
21.
March 26, WIBW 13 Topeka – (Kansas) 2 St Louis area workers killed in
tower collapse identified. Two Wireless Horizon workers were killed after a
pair of communication towers collapsed near Blaine, Kansas, March 25 while they
were in the process of dismantling the older tower. The cause of the collapse
is under investigation. Source: http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/252268221.html
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