Friday, April 5, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for April 5, 2013
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Top Stories
• A former trader for Goldman Sachs turned
himself in to FBI agents and pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding the
bank of $118 million in 2007. – Reuters See item 5 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Thieves stripped more than 6 miles of copper
wire on multiple occasions from the median of Interstate 15 near Salt Lake
City. The copper wire theft was the largest reported in Utah. – Associated
Press (See item 9)
9. April 4,
Associated Press – (Utah) Thieves somehow steal 6 miles of copper wire
from Utah highway. Thieves stripped more than 6 miles of copper wire on
multiple occasions from the median of Interstate 15 near Salt Lake City. The
copper wire theft was the largest reported in Utah. Source: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/thieves_somehow_steal_6_miles.html
• Intermountain Healthcare admitted to several
federal health care law violations and will pay $25.5 million to settle claims
brought forth by the U.S. Department of Justice. – KSTU 13 Salt Lake City
20.
April 3, KSTU 13 Salt Lake City –
(Utah) Intermountain Healthcare pays $25.5M to end investigation. Intermountain
Healthcare admitted to several federal health care law violations and will pay
$25.5 million to settle claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. The
health care systems self-disclosed the violations to the government. Source: http://fox13now.com/2013/04/03/intermountain-health-care-pays-25-5-m-to-settle-self-disclosed-financial-violations/
• Officials were working April 3 to contain a
wildfire within the Big Cypress National Preserve that ignited March 29. The
wildfire has burned through about 20,000 acres with 50 percent containment. – WINK
11 Fort Myers
26.
April 3, WINK 11 Fort Myers –
(Florida) National Park Service: Big Cypress fire 50 percent contained. Officials
were working April 3 to contain a wildfire within the Big Cypress National
Preserve that ignited March 29. The wildfire has burned through about 20,000
acres and was at 50 percent containment. Source: http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2013-04-03/National-Park-Service-Big-Cypress-fire-50-percent-contained#.UV2DSBzvtKA
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Banking and Finance Sector
3. April 4, Associated Press – (New York) Ex-NY
stockbroker admits $1M insider trading scam. A former stockbroker pleaded
guilty to charges that he was involved in an insider trading scheme that earned
$1 million in illicit profits ahead of IBM’s acquisition of SPSS in 2009.
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ny-stockbroker-admits-1m-insider-trading-scam-18875125#.UV2lfpPvtKA
4. April 4, Softpedia – (International) Instawallet
hacked, Mt. Gox hit by major DDOS attack. Two online services for holding
and trading the Bitcoin virtual currency were attacked recently. Online wallet
site Instawallet suspended its service indefinitely after attackers accessed it
and the largest Bitcoin exchange service, Mt. Gox, came under a large
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Instawallet-Hacked-Mt-Gox-Hit-by-Major-DDOS-Attack-342913.shtml
5. April 3, Reuters – (New York) Ex-Goldman
trade pleads guilty to one count of wire fraud. A former trader for Goldman
Sachs turned himself in to FBI agents and pleaded guilty to wire fraud for
defrauding the bank of $118 million in 2007. Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100612577
6. April 3, South Jersey Times – (Pennsylvania) Carneys
Point woman charged in $20M mortgage fraud conspiracy. A woman was charged
for her part in an alleged $20 million mortgage fraud scheme that included the
purchase of over 100 properties in Philadelphia between 2004 and 2009. Source: http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2013/04/carneys_point_woman_charged_in.html
7. April 3, KTVT 11 Fort Worth – (Texas) Mesh
Mask Bandit robs 14th north Texas bank. A suspect known as the “Mesh Mask
Bandit” robbed another bank April 2, the fourteenth bank robbery in north Texas
to which he has been linked. Source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/04/03/mesh-mask-bandit-robs-14th-north-texas-bank/
8. April 3, White Plains Journal News – (New York)
Former Rockland cab company owner guilty in $10M scheme. A New Jersey
cab company owner was found guilty in a $10 million insurance fraud scheme
where he filed fraudulent insurance applications for fleet vehicles and
attempted to conceal his identity as owner. Source: http://www.lohud.com/article/20130403/NEWS03/304030069/Former-Rockland-cab-company-owner-guilty-10M-insurance-scheme
Information Technology Sector
32. April 4,
Help Net Security – (International) Wide variety of malware lurking in Skype
messages. A researcher uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Skype
users which rotates the type of malware served to victims. It also may be related
to past Madi and Flashback malware campaigns. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2456
33. April 4,
Softpedia – (International) PostgreSQL 9.2.4, 9.1.9, 9.0.13 and 8.4.17
released to address security holes. The PostgreSQL Development Group
released several updates to its software to close five security vulnerabilities
and address several minor issues. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/PostgreSQL-9-2-4-9-1-9-9-0-13-and-8-4-17-Released-to-Address-Security-Holes-343050.shtml
34. April 4,
IDG News Service – (International) Japanese web portals hacked, up to 100,000
accounts compromised. Web portals Yahoo Japan and Goo reported brute force
attacks and malware on company servers, respectively. The attacks on Goo
exposed customers’ personal and banking information, while the Yahoo Japan
malware was thwarted before information could be extracted. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/040413-japanese-web-portals-hacked-up-268387.html
35. April 3,
SC Magazine – (International) Sophos’ flagship web security product open to
attack. Three flaws were found in Sophos’ Web Protection Appliance by
researchers. An update was released by Sophos and there were no reports of
exploits in the wild. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/sophos-flagship-web-security-product-open-to-attack/article/287301/
Communications Sector
36.
April 2, Fierce Telecom –
(Pennsylvania) Verizon takes on copper theft in Pa., offering $50,000
reward. A rampant copper theft problem in Pennsylvania’s Lawrence and
Washington counties prompted Verizon to announce a $50,000 reward for
information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of copper thieves. Since
January 2013, more than 9,000 feet of copper cable has been taken, resulting in
$62,500 in damages. Source: http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizon-takes-copper-theft-pa-offering-50000-reward/2013-04-02
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