Thursday, September 26, 2013




Complete DHS Daily Report for September 26, 2013

Daily Report

Top Stories

 • Three new spills along the South Platter River in Weld County, Colorado, brought the total amount of crude oil spilled to at least 34,500 gallons after severe flooding. – Associated Press

1.            September 24, Associated Press – (Colorado) More spills reported in Wattenberg oil patch following Colorado flooding. Three new spills September 24 brought the total amount of crude oil spilled to at least 34,500 gallons along the South Platte River in Weld County after severe flooding in Colorado. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/colorado-oil-spills-wattenberg_n_3983923.html

 • An unlicensed physician was sentenced for heading a stem cell scam in Las Vegas after prosecutors claimed he targeted terminally ill patients and exposed them to risky placenta implant procedures. – Associated Press

21. September 24, Associated Press – (Nevada) Unlicensed doc gets prison in Vegas stem cell scam. An unlicensed physician was sentenced September 24 for heading a stem cell scam in Las Vegas after prosecutors claimed he targeted terminally ill patients and exposed them to risky placenta implant procedures. He and his company, StemCell Pharma Inc., made approximately $1 million from patients and investors. Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/unlicensed-doc-gets-prison-in-vegas-stem-cell-scam

 • Officials in Chicago announced the arrest of 4 men in connection with a September 19 shooting at a park that left 13 injured. – Associated Press

24. September 24, Associated Press – (Illinois) Gang member sought revenge in Chicago park shooting. Officials announced the arrest of 4 men in connection to a September 19 shooting at a Chicago park that left 13 injured. Authorities believe retaliation between rival gangs prompted the shooting. Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/gang-member-sought-revenge-in-chicago-park-shooting

 • A Utah man accused of plotting a deadly armed attack at a shopping center in Salt Lake City was arrested. – Associated Press

32. September 24, Associated Press – (Utah) Man accused of plot to shoot up Salt Lake mall. A Utah man accused of plotting a deadly attack at the City Creek shopping center in Salt Lake City September 25 was arrested September 23. Authorities said that the suspect told investigators he planned to "randomly shoot and kill people." Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/man-accused-of-plot-to-shoot-up-salt-lake-mall

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Banking and Finance Sector

4. September 25, Softpedia – (International) ICG America hacked, credit card details possibly stolen. E-commerce and Internet marketing company ICG America notified customers that attackers compromised its systems and installed malware that was capable of capturing and decrypting payment information from its systems. The attack began in early January and continued until August 2. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/ICG-America-Hacked-Credit-Card-Details-Possibly-Stolen-386129.shtml

5. September 25, CNNMoney – (International) Three ex-ICAP employees indicted in Libor scandal. The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges September 25 against three former employees of U.K.-based brokerage ICAP for their alleged role in helping to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) by making false or misleading information to banks about short-term interest rates. Source: http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/25/news/companies/icap-libor/

6. September 24, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (California) SEC charges former president of California-based investment firm with fraud. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the former president of San Bernardino-based American Pacific Financial Corporation with allegedly defrauding almost 500 investors of $160 million by selling promissory notes under the false premise that they were backed up by properties and other collateral that was often impaired or nonexistent. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370539838921

7. September 24, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (Illinois; Texas) SEC charges two bank executive for financial misstatements and failure to disclose probable loss on troubled loan. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged two former executives at Mercantile Bancorp with failing to report a $5.28 million loan loss, which also caused the false reporting of other information by the bank. The Armarillo, Texas-based former CEO and the Quincy, Illinois-based former CFO agreed to settle the charges by agreeing to pay $100,000 each and were barred from acting as an officer or director of a publicly traded company. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370539838242

Information Technology Sector

29. September 25, Softpedia – (International) Tumblr fixes DOM XSS vulnerability 2 months after being notified. Tumblr fixed a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be used for spam, spreading malware, and phishing attacks 2 months after a security researcher informed Tumblr of the issue. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tumblr-Fixes-DOM-XSS-Vulnerability-2-Months-After-Being-Notified-385986.shtml

30. September 24, Softpedia – (International) Phone numbers harvested from Craigslist used in SMS scam. Symantec researchers identified a scam campaign targeting individuals who have posted ads on Craigslist that appears to be using automated harvesting tools to collect phone numbers in posts and then send SMS messages to the numbers which attempt to get targets to access a link on their PC. The link then takes the user to a fake version of GIMP that installs several additional pieces of software used by scammers to generate money via affiliate programs. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Phone-Numbers-Harvested-from-Craigslist-Used-in-SMS-Scam-385869.shtml

31. September 24, Threatpost – (International) After botched update, Apple releases Apple TV 6.0, fixes 50+ bugs. Apple re-released an update for its Apple TV product September 23, addressing 57 bugs. The 6.0 update was originally released September 22, but several users complained that the update caused issues for their devices. Source: http://threatpost.com/after-botched-update-apple-releases-apple-tv-6-0-fixes-50-bugs/102399

Communications Sector

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