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· Mag-Plant in
Attica, Kansas, will remain closed for several days following a fire that
ignited in a cooling tower at the refinery October 28. – KWCH 12 Hutchinson
3.
October 28, KWCH 12 Hutchinson –
(Kansas) Large fire contained at Harper Co. plant. Officials reported
that the Mag-Plant in Attica will remain closed for several days following a
fire that ignited in a cooling tower at the refinery October 28. The plant was
evacuated safely and authorities are investigating the incident. Source: http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/large-fire-breaks-out-at-harper-co-plant/29392506
· Federal
authorities charged 28 people, including a former TCF Bank branch supervisor
and former Central Bank teller in Minnesota, for allegedly running a bank fraud
scheme that used around 1,500 counterfeit checks to steal or attempt to steal
over $2 million from banks in several States. – Minneapolis Star Tribune See item 8 below in the Financial
Services Sector
· Two
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania men were charged by federal authorities for
allegedly conspiring to extort victims out of more than $5.8 million by
threatening them into paying money onto MoneyPak prepaid debit cards, which the
two men allegedly transferred to Green Dot Cards under their control. – Newark
Star-Ledger See item 9 below in the Financial Services Sector
· Comcast agreed
to pay $16.7 million to subscribers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and nearby
counties and offer up to $33.33 million in services in a settlement for
allegedly overcharging subscribers between 2003 and 2008. – Reuters See item 22 below in the Communications
Sector
Financial Services Sector
8. October 29, Minneapolis Star
Tribune – (National) Minnesota bank
supervisor, teller among 28 charged in massive check fraud, says U.S. attorney.
Federal authorities charged 28 people, including a former TCF Bank branch
supervisor and former Central Bank teller in Minnesota, for allegedly running a
bank fraud scheme that used around 1,500 counterfeit checks to steal or attempt
to steal over $2 million from banks in several States. Arrests were made in
connection with the charges in Florida, Minnesota,North Dakota, and Oregon.
Source: http://www.startribune.com/local/280683322.html
9. October 28, Newark Star Ledger – (New Jersey; Pennsylvania) 2 Philadelphia men charged
in $5.8M debit card scheme. Two Philadelphia men were charged by federal
authorities for allegedly conspiring to extort victims out of more than $5.8
million by threatening them into paying money onto MoneyPak prepaid debit cards,
which the twomen allegedly transferred to Green Dot Cards under their control.
The targets of the alleged scheme included a retail store in New Jersey where a
bomb threat was sent demanding a ransom. Source: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/2_philadelphia_men_threatened_to_blow_up_nj_cvs_if_they_didnt_fill_up_5000_worth_of_debit_cards_repo.html
Information Technology Sector
21. October 29, Securityweek – (International) Vulnerability found in firmware update
process of ASUS routers. A researcher identified and reported a
vulnerability in ASUS RT-series routers that could have allowed attackers to
use a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to trick users into downloading older,
vulnerable firmware versions or potentially malicious code due to the firmware
request being sent in HTTP instead of HTTPS. ASUS closed the vulnerability in
its 3.0.0.4.367.1123 update. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-found-firmware-update-process-asus-routers
Communications Sector
22.
October 29, Reuters – (Pennsylvania) Comcast
settles lawsuit over overcharging cable TV subscribers. Comcast Corporation
agreed to pay $16.7 million to current and former subscribers in Philadelphia
and 4 nearby counties and offer subscribers as much as $33.33 million in
services via a $15 bill credit, free Internet upgrades, or free movies in a $50
million settlement for allegedly overcharging cable television subscribers
between 2003 and 2008. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/29/us-comcast-lawsuit-idUSKBN0II1N320141029?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
23.
October 28, Eureka Times-Standard –
(California) Phone, Internet service restored; no explanation yet on
outages. Cellphone and Internet service for many Humboldt County residents
and businesses was disrupted for most of the day October 27 due to a fiber issue
that also affected the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay Command Center’s
and Arcata Police Department’s communication systems. The source of the outage
remains unknown and it is not immediately clear how many customers were
affected. Source: http://www.times-standard.com/News/ci_26820315/Phone-Internet-service-restored;-no-explanation-yet-on-outages
24.
October 28, Los Angeles Times –
(National) FTC sues AT&T over unlimited data plans. The Federal
Trade Commission sued AT&T Inc. October 28 for allegedly misleading
millions of wireless customers who had unlimited data plans by slowing the
speed of their data usage if they exceeded a monthly threshold, a practice
known as throttling, and for failing to adequately notify impacted customers.
Source: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ftc-att-suit-20141029-story.html