Complete DHS Daily Report for September 26, 2013
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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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