Complete DHS Daily Report for September 30, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Nine companies based in Japan and two executives
will plead guilty and pay more than $740 million for their roles in separate
price fixing schemes on more than 30 automotive products. – U.S. Department
of Labor
5.
September 26, U.S. Department of Justice –
(International) Nine automobile parts manufacturers and two executives agree
to plead guilty to fixing prices on automobile parts sold to U.S. car
manufacturers and installed in U.S. cars. Nine companies based in Japan and
two executives agreed September 26 to plead guilty and pay more than $740
million for their roles in separate schemes to fix prices on more than 30
automotive products sold to U.S. car manufacturers. The price fixing affected
more than $5 billion in automotive parts sold to U.S. manufacturers. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/nine-automobile-parts-manufacturers-and-two-executives-agree-to-plead-guilty-to-fixing-prices-on-automobile-parts-sold-to-u.s.-car-manufacturers-and-installed-in-u.s.-cars
• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
announced an emergency asset freeze against MRI International and its owner for
allegedly running an $800 million Ponzi scheme targeting thousands of
investors. – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission See item 7 below in the Banking and Financial Sector
• The U.S. Department of Justice’s inspector
general announced that agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives lost track of at least 420 million cigarettes and misused some of
the $162 million in profits through unauthorized investigations. – Associated
Press
34.
September 25, Associated Press –
(National) US: ATF misplaced 420 million cigarettes in stings. The U.S.
Department of Justice’s inspector general announced September 25 that agents
from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives acted without
authorization and conducted several undercover investigations of illegal
tobacco sales, lost track of at least 420 million cigarettes, and misused some
of the $162 million in profits from the investigations. The inspector general
recommended stricter guidelines for documenting, tracking, and reviewing
proceeds from the bureau’s undercover tobacco stings. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-atf-misplaced-420-million-cigarettes-stings-151426820--politics.html
• Enbridge Inc. discussed plans to repurpose
about 40 percent of the Ceresco Dam in Michigan after purchasing the dam. – Associated
Press; Battle Creek Enquirer
48.
September 27, Associated Press; Battle Creek
Enquirer – (Michigan) Pipeline company responsible for 2010 oil
spill in SW Michigan buys dam along Kalamazoo River. Calgary, Alberta-based
Enbridge Inc. discussed plans to repurpose about 40 percent of the Ceresco Dam
in Michigan September 26 after purchasing the dam. The company is working to
fulfill an order by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for additional
dredging to clean up the Kalamazoo River after more than 800,000 gallons of oil
spilled into it when an underground pipeline ruptured in 2010. Source: http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/86858bee1d6e4ed2af176ca4aa8e3b20/MI--Oil-Spill-Enbridge
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. September
26, Reuters – (International) U.S. SEC charges ex-ChinaCast execs with fraud,
insider trading. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission September 26
charged the former CEO and former president of China-based ChinaCast Education
Corp. for allegedly illegally transferring $41 million to a subsidiary and then
outside the company and for allegedly engaging in insider trading to avoid
losses of $200,000. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/sec-chinacast-idUSL2N0HM1N120130926
7. September
26, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC
freezes assets in Ponzi scheme targeting investors in Japan. The U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission September 26 announced an emergency asset
freeze against Las Vegas-based MRI International and its owner for allegedly
running an $800 million Ponzi scheme targeting thousands of investors,
primarily living in Japan. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370539844572
8. September
26, Las Vegas Review-Journal – (Nevada) Las Vegas man
convicted in $15 million mortgage fraud scheme. A Las Vegas man was
convicted September 26 of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role
in a $15 million mortgage fraud scheme. The man was the tenth and final
defendant convicted in the scheme that ran between 2005 and 2007. Source: http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/las-vegas-man-convicted-15-million-mortgage-fraud-scheme
9. September
26, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (Connecticut) SEC
charges accountant for Madoff clients in role in creating false books and
records. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission September 26 charged a
Connecticut resident and longtime accountant at Bernard L. Madoff Securities
LLC with allegedly assisting in the company's Ponzi scheme by creating
inaccurate trade confirmations and fake data and records to deceive clients.
Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370539845290
10. September
25, Reuters – (National) Citigroup to pay Freddie Mac $395 million to
settle flawed mortgage claims. Citigroup agreed September 25 to pay $395
million to Freddie Mac to settle claims of flaws in 3.7 million mortgages it
sold to Freddie Mac between 2000 and 2012. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/26/citigroup-freddie-mac_n_3991796.html
Information Technology Sector
38. September
27, Help Net Security – (International) Cybercriminals exploit
most news within 22 hours. Commtouch Security Lab found that campaigns
designed to spread malware by exploiting news stories had began exploiting a
story on average about 22 hours after an event during the last 3 months.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2602
39. September
27, Softpedia – (International) Over 70% of WordPress installations are
vulnerable to hackers. Researchers at WP WhiteSecurity found that over 70
percent of the Alexa top 1 million WordPress Web sites are vulnerable to
attacks due to outdated WordPress installations. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-70-of-WordPress-Installations-Are-Vulnerable-to-Hackers-386828.shtml
40. September
27, Softpedia – (International) Unique Vintage hacked, server infected with
malware since January 2012. Unique Vintage notified customers that personal
and credit card information was compromised after they identified malware on
their systems that had been in place since January 2012. The compromised
information is comprised of names, email addresses, phone numbers, and credit
card numbers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Unique-Vintage-Hacked-Server-Infected-with-Malware-Since-January-2012-386718.shtml
41. September
26, Threatpost – (International) Cisco IOS update patches eight
vulnerabilities. Cisco released an update for its internetwork operating
system (IOS) infrastructure product that closes 8 vulnerabilities, 5 of which
are denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities, with the remaining 3 involving
different components in the device. Source: http://threatpost.com/cisco-ios-update-patches-eight-vulnerabilities
42. September
26, Ars Technica – (International) Apple fixes a pair of lock screen bugs with
iOS 7.0.2 update. Apple released an update for its iOS 7 mobile operating
system which closes two lock screen issues that could allow access to the Photo
app or allow calls to be made. Source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/09/apple-fixes-a-pair-of-lockscreen-bugs-with-ios-7-0-2-update/
Communications Sector
43.
September 27, WECT 6 Wilmington –
(North Carolina) Thousands of AT&T customers impacted by internet
outage. An AT&T representative reported two hardware outages in the
Wilmington area September 26 impacted Internet services for approximately
11,000 people for several hours. The service has since been restored. Source: http://www.wect.com/story/23539720/att-internet-outage-impacts-thousands-of-customers
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