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· Five people,
including three bank tellers at branches in New York and Florida, were indicted
September 16 in White Plains, New York, for allegedly running an identity theft
and bank fraud ring that stole over $850,000. – Lower Hudson Valley Journal
News See item 7 below in the Financial Services Sector
· More than
600,000 gallons of manure spilled from the Kurt DeGrave farm in the Town of
Brussels, Wisconsin, into Sugar Creek September 16 with cleanup expected to
take several days. – WLUK 11 Green Bay
15.
September 18, WLUK 11 Green Bay –
(Wisconsin) Manure spill cleanup continues. More than 600,000 gallons of
manure spilled from the Kurt DeGrave farm in the Town of Brussels in Door
County into Sugar Creek September 16. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
officials reported that there was no indication of groundwater contamination
after crews stopped the leak and began using vacuum trucks to clean the spill,
expected to take several days. Source: http://fox11online.com/2014/09/17/manure-spill-cleanup-continues/
· A
Detroit-area cancer doctor pleaded guilty September 16 to convincing patients
to undergo unnecessary cancer treatments and then billing insurers roughly $225
million in claims over 6 years. – Associated Press
22.
September 17, Associated Press –
(Michigan) Michigan doctor admits giving patients unnecessary cancer
treatments. A Detroit-area cancer doctor pleaded guilty September 16 to
convincing patients to undergo unnecessary cancer treatments and then billing
insurers. The doctor submitted roughly $225 million in claims to Medicare and
private insurers over 6 years for chemotherapy and other cancer treatments.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/09/17/michigan-doctor-admits-giving-patients-unnecessary-cancer-treatments/
· Fire crews
reached 5 percent containment September 18 of the 70,944-acre King Fire burning
in El Dorado County, California, that threatens more than 3,500 homes and
structures. – KXTV 10 Sacramento
24.
September 18, KXTV 10 Sacramento –
(California) King Fire now at 70,944 acres; more than 2,000 homes
threatened. Fire crews reached 5 percent containment September 18 of the
70,944-acre King Fire burning in El Dorado County. More than 2,000 homes and
1,500 structures are threatened while evacuation orders for hundreds of people
remained in place. Source: http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/eldorado-hills/2014/09/18/king-fire-burns-27930-acres-el-dorado-county-thursday/15816425/
Financial Services Sector
6. September 17, Bloomberg News – (Maryland; Delaware) Nightclub insurer charged in $100
million fraud. The owner of Maryland-based Indemnity Insurance Corp., was
indicted in federal court in Baltimore September 16 for allegedly using
fraudulent financial documents to show that his company was in better financial
health than it was and for deceiving Delaware and federal regulators. The
indictment seeks to recover over $100 million in premiums paid by clients of
the firm that specialized in insuring nightclubs and other entertainment
facilities. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-17/nightclub-insurer-charged-in-100-million-fraud.html
7. September 17, Lower Hudson Valley
Journal News – (National) Bank tellers helped
steal identities, $850G, A.G. says. Five people, including three bank
tellers at branches in New York and Florida, were indicted September 16 in
White Plains, New York, for allegedly running an identity theft and bank fraud
ring that stole over $850,000 in funds as well as customers’ personal
information over at least 4 years. The tellers allegedly supplied information
to their co-conspirators that enabled them to create fraudulent checks, driver’s
licenses, and other documents used to withdraw the stolen funds from bank
branches in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Source: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2014/09/16/officials-bank-tellers-others-stole-identities-k/15744627/
8. September 16, U.S. Attorney’s
Office, Northern District of Ohio –
(International) Former Gates Mills man indicted for defrauding investors of
millions of dollars. A former Gates Mills, Ohio resident and Mexican
national was indicted September 16 for allegedly running a $9.6 million
investment scheme that defrauded investors in Florida, New Jersey, New York,
and Ohio. The FBI stated that the man was believed to have fled the Cleveland
area and asked for the public’s help in determining his whereabouts. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/cleveland/press-releases/2014/former-gates-mills-man-indicted-for-defrauding-investors-of-millions-of-dollars
9. September 16, U.S. Attorney’s
Office, Southern District of Texas –
(Texas) Tanzanian national guilty in tax fraud scheme involving more than
600 victims. A Houston resident and Tanzanian national pleaded guilty
September 16 for running an identity theft and tax fraud scheme that caused
over $1.8 million in losses and affected more than 600 victims. The man used
stolen personal information to impersonate others and file fraudulent tax
returns in their names. Source: http://www.justice.gov/usao/txs/1News/Releases/2014%20September/140916%20-%20Mtaza.html
10. September 15, U.S. Attorney’s
Office, Eastern District of California –
(California) Leader of multi-million dollar foreclosure rescue fraud
convicted. A Brentwood, California man who operated a business known as
KATN was found guilty September 15 for operating a foreclosure rescue fraud
scheme that defrauded homeowners of more than $5.8 million and paid over $2.5
million into his and his co-conspirators’ accounts. The man and his
co-conspirators tricked homeowners in California and other States into paying
fees to KATN with the promise of paying or forgiving mortgages but used the
fees for personal expenses. Source: http://www.justice.gov/usao/cae/news/docs/2014/2014_09/09-15-14Tikal.html
Information Technology Sector
32. September 18, Securityweek – (International) Apple fixes “backdoors” with release
of iOS 8. Apple released the newest version of its mobile operating system,
iOS 8, September 17, which adds improvements and closes over 50 security
vulnerabilities. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/apple-fixes-backdoors-release-ios-8
33. September 17, Threatpost – (International) Series of vulnerabilities found in
Schneider Electric SCADA products. An advisory from the Industrial Control
Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) warned users of Schneider
Electric StruxureWare SCADA Expert ClearSCADA products after researchers
discovered unpatched, remotely-exploitable vulnerabilities. Included in the
vulnerabilities is a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue that could allow
industrial control systems (ICS) to be shut down, while an authentication
bypass issue could give attackers access to sensitive information. Source: http://threatpost.com/series-of-vulnerabilities-found-in-schneider-electric-scada-products
34. September 17, Securityweek – (International) AppBuyer iOS malware targets
jailbroken iPhones. Researchers with Palo Alto Networks analyzed a piece of
iOS malware discovered by WeiPhone Technical Group in May and found that the
malware dubbed AppBuyer is targeting jailbroken iPhones in order to steal Apple
ID and password information and make unauthorized purchases from the App Store.
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/appbuyer-ios-malware-targets-jailbroken-iphones
35. September 17, SC Magazine – (International) Analysts spot ‘Critolock,’ ransomware
claims to be CryptoLocker. Researchers at Trend Micro identified a new
piece of ransomware known as Troj_Critolock.A or Critolock that infects devices
and encrypts users’ data and demands a ransom. The malware purports to be the
CryptoLocker ransomware but contains several differences including its use of
the Rijndael symmetric-key algorithm. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/analysts-spot-critolock-ransomware-claims-to-be-cryptolocker/article/372182/
36. September 17, Threatpost – (International) Drupal patches XSS vulnerability in
spam module. Drupal released a patch September 17 for the Mollom spam and
content moderation module that closes a cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain admin-level access to Web
sites and enable them to steal data or hijack sessions. Source: http://threatpost.com/drupal-patches-xss-vulnerability-in-spam-module
For another story, see item 3 below from the Energy Sector
3. September
17, Securityweek – (International) Website of U.S. oil and gas
company abused in watering hole attack. Researchers at Bromium found that
attackers injected malicious code into the Web site of an unnamed U.S. oil and
gas company in an effort to infect the computers of its visitors, known as a
watering hole attack. The malicious script used on the compromised Web site
utilized the Internet Explorer vulnerability CVE-2013-7331 which allows
resources loaded into memory to be queried. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/website-us-oil-and-gas-company-abused-watering-hole-attack
Communications Sector
37.
September 16, KHON 2 Honolulu –
(Hawaii) Full service has been restored to all Hawaiian Telecom customers
affected by broken fiber cable. Full service was restored to about 600
Hawaiian Telecom customers in Puuloa September 16 after being down for nearly
12 hours when a fiber cable was cut during construction work September 15,
causing disruption to telephone, Internet, and TV services. Source: http://khon2.com/2014/09/15/fiber-cable-cut-disrupts-service-in-kalihi-palama-area/
For
another story, see item 31 below from the Emergency Services
Sector
31.
September 15, Memphis Flyer –
(Tennessee) State issues alternative emergency numbers for cell phones. The
Tennessee Emergency Communications Board and the Tennessee Emergency Management
Agency issued a new phone number to replace 9-1-1 when dialing from a cell
phone to several counties in west Tennessee September 15 in response to a
disruption that caused calls made from cell phones to be rerouted due to flood
damaged equipment. Source: http://www.memphisflyer.com/NewsBlog/archives/2014/09/15/state-issues-alternate-emergency-number-for-cell-phones
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