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Top Stories
• The former CEO and CFO of ArthroCare Corp.
were found guilty June 2 for running a scheme that inflated the company’s revenue
and cost investors $400 million. – Austin American-Statesman See item 6
below in the Financial Services Sector
• The I-495 bridge over the Christina River in
Delaware was closed indefinitely June 2 when State officials found four
supporting columns were tilting. – Associated Press
11.
June 3, Associated Press – (Delaware) I-495 bridge closure in Del. to
cause traffic woes. The I-495 bridge over the Christina River in Delaware
was closed indefinitely June 2 when State officials found four supporting
columns were tilting, prompting officials to find new routes for the
approximately 90,000 vehicles that travel the bridge daily. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/i-495-bridge-closure-in-del-to-cause-traffic-woes
• Heavy rainfall May 31-June 1 forced about 20
Minnesota cities and industries to bypass their sewage treatment operations and
release untreated waste into lakes and streams. – Minneapolis Star Tribune
19. June 2, Minneapolis Star Tribune – (Minnesota) Sewage
discharges lead to swimming, boating restrictions in Mound. Heavy rainfall
forced about 20 Minnesota cities and industries to bypass their sewage
treatment operations and release untreated waste into lakes and streams,
prompting officials to close three public beaches in Lake Minnetonka in Mound
when an overwhelmed sanitary sewer system forced the discharge of contaminated
wastewater into the lake June 1. Source: http://www.startribune.com/local/261566281.html
• A former student at Bristol Community
College in Boston was charged June 2 with hacking into the school’s computer
system, hacking into law enforcement systems, and obtaining payment card data
for more than 14,000 account holders. – Attleboro Sun Chronicle
20.
June 3, Attleboro Sun Chronicle – (Massachusetts) BCC student accused
of hacking computer system; using network to tap other accounts. A former
student at Bristol Community College in Boston was charged June 2 with hacking
into the school’s computer system to change grades several times between
September 2012 and November 2013 by allegedly using log-in credentials from
three instructors. The suspect was also charged with hacking into a police
department computer server and gaining access to an email account and law
enforcement information, as well as obtaining payment card data for more than
14,000 account holders between May 2011 and May 2013. Source: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/bcc-student-accused-of-hacking-computer-system-using-network-to/article_4b039b02-ea8f-11e3-b8f4-0019bb2963f4.html
Financial Services Sector
5. June 3, Associated Press – (International) US
disrupts hacking schemes that stole millions. A Russian man was indicted
June 2 in federal courts in Pittsburgh and Nebraska for allegedly working with
five co-conspirators to run the GameOver Zeus botnet and the Cryptolocker
malware, which combined infected millions of computers and were used to steal
over $100 million from businesses and individuals. Source: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2014/jun/03/us-disrupts-hacking-schemes-stole-millions/
6. June 2, Austin American-Statesman – (Texas) Ex-ArthroCare
execs guilty in fraud case. The former chief executive officer and former
chief financial officer of ArthroCare Corp. were found guilty June 2 in Austin
for running a scheme that used inflated revenue reports and fake transactions
to manipulate the information reported to investors, causing them to lose $400
million when the correct data was later reported. Source: http://www.statesman.com/news/business/arthrocare-former-executives-found-guilty-of-fraud/ngCNM/
7. June 2, Houston Chronicle – (Texas) 4 women charged
in scheme to defraud Garden Ridge. A former Katy, Texas Garden Ridge
Pottery claims manager, a former Hammerman & Gainer Inc., claims adjuster,
and two others were charged June 2 for allegedly operating an injury claims
fraud scheme that used fraudulent claims and money laundering to defraud Garden
Ridge Pottery of over $2 million in injury payments. Source: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/4-women-charged-in-scheme-to-defraud-Garden-Ridge-5522763.php
8. June 2, BankInfoSecurity – (New York) 5 charged in
credit card fraud scheme. Five New York City residents were charged May 30
with allegedly obtaining stolen payment card information from underweb forums,
encoding the information onto blank cards, and using the cards to make more than
$500,000 in purchases between April 2013 and April 2014. Source: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/5-charged-in-credit-card-fraud-scheme-a-6897
For another story, see item 20 above in Top Stories
Information Technology Sector
See item 5 above in the Financial Services Sector,
item 20 above in Top Stories and item 26 below in the Communications Sector
Communications Sector
26.
June 3, The Register – (International) Global mobile roaming network
a HOTBED of vulnerabilities. Researchers from KPN reported in a
presentation at the Haxpo convention that 15 of 25 mobile roaming network
operators had systems visible to the Internet due to misconfigurations or unnecessary
services, potentially exposing users on their networks to security compromises.
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/03/global_mobile_roaming_network_a_hotbed_of_vulnerabilities/