Thursday, January 31, 2013


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 • Freezing rain from a winter storm caused several accidents in southern Idaho and prompted the closure of an 83-mile portion of Interstate 84 January 29. – Mountain Home News
10. January 30, Mountain Home News– (Idaho) Ice storm brings I-84 to a standstill. Freezing rain from a winter storm caused several accidents in southern Idaho and prompted the closure of an 83-mile portion of Interstate 84 January 29. Source: http://www.mountainhomenews.com/story/1936257.html

 • A Long Island orthopedist pleaded guilty to helping over 700 retired Long Island Rail Road employees file fake disability claims totaling $1 billion. – New York Daily News

19. January 28, New York Daily News – (New York) Corrupt doctor pleads guilty as part of massive $1 billion LIRR disability claim. A Long Island orthopedist pleaded guilty to helping over 700 retired Long Island Rail Road employees file fake disability claims totaling $1 billion. The doctor charged a fee to create fraudulent medical histories for his clients in order for them to receive benefits from the federal Railroad Retirement board. Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/doctor-pleads-guilty-lirr-disability-scam-article-1.1242760

 • A hostage situation started January 29 when a suspect killed a school bus driver and took a student hostage. – WSFA 12 Montgomery
20. January 30, WSFA 12 Montgomery – (Alabama) Bus driver identified; child remains hostage in bunker. A hostage situation started January 29 when a suspect killed a school bus driver and took a student hostage. Alabama law enforcement units surrounded the suspect’s bunker and continued negations January 30. Source: http://www.wsfa.com/story/20791656/s-ala-bus-driver-has-died-child-remains-hostage-in-bunker

 • Researchers from Rapid7 found 40 to 50 million network devices utilizing Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) can be remotely compromised, potentially allowing unauthorized access to local networks. – The H See item 26 below in the Information Technology Sector

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Banking and Finance Sector

5. January 30, San Antonio Express-News – (Texas) Fraudster guilty in $50M loan scheme. A Dallas man was convicted for his part in a property scheme that cost lenders $50 million. Source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Fraudster-guilty-in-50M-loan-scheme-4235206.php

6. January 30, The Register – (International) PayPal plugs SQL injection hole, tosses $3k to bug-hunter. PayPal corrected a blind SQL injection vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to access sensitive data. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/30/paypal_sql_infection_flaw/

7. January 29, Bainbridge Island Review – (Washington) American Marine Bank officials sued by feds. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation filed a lawsuit against 10 former officers and directors of the failed American Marine Bank for allegedly allowing $18 million in risky loans despite regulatory warnings. Source: http://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/188914501.html

8. January 29, MarketWatch – (Texas) SEC charges trader with high-speed trading scheme. A Sugar Land day trader was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with allegedly defrauding investors of $6 million in an affinity scheme by providing falsified records that overstated assets. Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sec-charges-trader-with-high-speed-trading-scheme-2013-01-29?link=MW_latest_news

Information Technology

25. January 30, Softpedia – (International) 4 security holes addressed with the release of Opera 12.13. The developers of the Opera browser released version 12.13, which addresses four security issues. Source : http://news.softpedia.com/news/4-Security-Holes-Addressed-With-the-Release-of-Opera-12-13-325230.shtml

26. January 30, The H – (International) Millions of devices vulnerable via UPnP. Researchers from Rapid7 found 40 to 50 million network devices utilizing Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) can be remotely compromised, potentially allowing unauthorized access to local networks. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Millions-of-devices-vulnerable-via-UPnP-1794032.html

27. January 30, Softpedia – (California; National) 27-year old hacker accused of blackmailing women arrested by the FBI. A Glendale man was arrested by the FBI and accused of hacking into the emails of several individuals and searching for compromising information to use in a blackmail scheme. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/27-Year-Old-Hacker-Accused-of-Blackmailing-Women-Arrested-by-the-FBI-325188.shtml

28. January 30, Softpedia – (International) Official ComboFix mirror infected with Sality virus. A mirror for the ComboFix malware removal tool on BleepingComputer was found to be infected with the Sality virus. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Main-ComboFix-Installer-Infected-With-Sality-Virus-325121.shtml

For another story, see item 6 above in the Banking and Finance Sector

Communications Sector

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