Monday, March 4, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for March 4, 2013
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Top Stories
• The F-35 Joint Program Office and engine
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney announced February 28 that the F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter was cleared to resume flights, after a crack in an engine
turbine blade led to the grounding of the aircraft. – Defense News
2.
February 28, Defense News –
(International) F-35 cleared for flight. The F-35 Joint Program Office
and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney announced February 28 that the F-35
Joint Strike Fighter was cleared to resume flights, after a crack in an engine
turbine blade led to the grounding of the aircraft. Source: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130228/DEFREG02/302280031
• A real estate fund fraud, which cost investors
$85 million, prompted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sue a
California businessman and two others for their alleged role in the scheme. – Bloomberg
News
See
item 5 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Two former postal workers pleaded guilty to
charges of the theft of over $3.5 million government benefit checks and tax
refunds from an Atlanta mail distribution facility. – Associated Press
7.
March 1, Associated Press – (Georgia) Ex-postal
workers plead guilty in Atlanta to stealing checks. Two former postal
workers charged with stealing over $3.5 million in government benefit checks
and tax refunds from a mail distribution facility in Atlanta pleaded guilty.
Source: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/01/ex-postal-workers-plead-guilty-atlanta-stealing-ch/
• 200 firefighters worked to control a
February 28 wildfire that started in Jurupa Valley, California and destroyed 200
acres. – Reuters
24.
March 1, Reuters – (California) Firefighters
battle southern California wildfire. A
February 28 wildfire that started in
Jurupa Valley, California was 30 percent contained by March 1 as 200
firefighters worked to control the blaze. Investigators are still determining
the cause. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/01/us-wildfire-california-idUSBRE9200LX20130301
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Banking and Finance Sector
3. March 1,
Associated Press – (Mississippi; Florida; Louisiana) Man indicted in investment
fraud scheme. A federal jury issued an indictment against a Louisiana man
for allegedly running an investment fraud scheme that defrauded investors of
$13 million. Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/01/3260625/man-indicted-in-investment-fraud.html
4. February
28, Associated Press – (Maryland) Md. Man indicted on securities fraud; allegedly
ran Ponzi scheme. A Maryland man was charged with wire fraud and securities
fraud for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $25
million. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-man-indicted-on-securities-fraud-allegedly-ran-ponzi-scheme/2013/02/28/e8342a64-820c-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html
5. February
28, Bloomberg News – (California; Oregon; Washington) SEC sues California man
alleging real estate fund fraud. The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission sued a California businessman and two others for allegedly running a
real estate fund fraud that cost investors more than $85 million. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-02-28/sec-sues-california-man-alleging-real-estate-fund-fraud
Information Technology Sector
18.
March 1, Help Net Security –
(International) New Java 0-day exploited in ongoing attacks. Researchers
at FireEye detected and reported a new Java zero-day vulnerability that allows
arbitrary read and write, and noted attacks using the vulnerability that drop
the McRAT trojan on targets’ systems. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14530
19.
March 1, Softpedia – (International) Flaw
in Chrome, Safari, IE and Opera exploited to fill disks with pictures of cats. A
researcher created a proof-of-concept video showing how Web browsers, Chrome,
Safari, Internet Explorer (IE), and Opera can be exploited to write large
amounts of data to users’ hard drives. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flaw-in-Chrome-Safari-IE-and-Opera-Exploited-to-Fill-Disks-With-Pictures-of-Cats-Video-333653.shtml
Communications Sector
20.
February 28, All Access Music Group–
(West Virginia; Florida) FCC proposes fines against Casper, WY cluster for
public file violations. After an inspection where multiple stations were
missing consecutive quarters of issues and programs lists, the Federal
Communications Commission proposed four separate $15,000 fines against Mount
Rushmore Broadcasting Inc. at their Casper cluster. Another fine of $15,000 was
announced for the operation of an unlicensed station in West Palm Beach.
Source: http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/115851/fcc-proposes-fines-against-casper-wy-cluster-for-p
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