Complete DHS Daily Report for November 4, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Fannie Mae filed a lawsuit against nine
large international banks that allegedly manipulated the London Interbank
Offered Rate and caused the institution to lose an estimated $800 million. – Washington
Post See
item 6 in the Banking and Finance Sector
• A gunman opened fire at Los Angeles
International Airport, killing one TSA agent and wounding at least one other
person. – New York Daily News
11.
November 1, New York Daily News –
(California) LAX shooting: TSA worker dead after gunman opens fire inside
Los Angeles International Airport Terminal. A gunman opened fire with a
rifle at Los Angeles International Airport November 1, killing one TSA agent
and wounding at least one other person and prompting an evacuation of
neighboring terminals Flights were grounded and delayed and a suspect was in
custody. Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lax-gunman-opens-fire-la-airport-article-1.1503916
• A number of school districts in central
Texas cancelled classes after a severe storm brought flooding and high winds,
causing evacuations and power outages. – NBC News
34.
October 31, NBC News – (Texas) Deadly
storm system hits wide swath of U.S. as rain, floods lash Texas. A number
of school districts in central Texas cancelled classes after a severe storm
October 31 brought flooding and high winds, causing evacuations and power
outages. Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/31/21260264-deadly-storm-system-hits-wide-swath-of-us-as-rain-floods-lash-texas
• A former volunteer firefighter pleaded
guilty October 31 to torching 52 unoccupied buildings while his fiancée set
fire to 15 along the Eastern Shore in Accomac, Virginia. – Associated Press
39.
October 31, Associated Press –
(Virginia) Ex-firefighter pleads guilty to arsons in Va. A former
volunteer firefighter pleaded guilty October 31 to torching 52 unoccupied
buildings while his fiancée set fire to 15 along the Eastern Shore in Accomac,
Virginia between November 2012 and April 2013. Source: http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2013/10/31/ex-firefighter-pleads-guilty-to-arsons-in-va.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. October
31, Washington Post – (International) Fannie Mae sues banks over alleged Libor
manipulation. Fannie Mae filed a lawsuit October 30 against nine large
international banks that allegedly manipulated the London Interbank Offered
Rate (LIBOR) and caused the institution to lose an estimated $800 million on
various transactions. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fannie-mae-sues-global-banks-over-libor-scandal/2013/10/31/6f9405be-4261-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html
7. October
31, KOMO 4 Seattle – (Washington) Police, FBI hunting for prolific ‘Cyborg Bandit’
bank robber. Seattle police and the FBI are searching for a suspect known
as the “Cyborg Bandit” believed to have robbed four banks in Bellevue,
Shoreline, Botheil, and Woodinville. Source: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Police-FBI-hunting-for-prolific-Cyborg-Bandit-bank-robber-230128061.html
8. October
31, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois –
(National) Four defendants indicted in alleged $10 million bank fraud scheme
involving the sale of 26 gas stations in four States. Four individuals were
indicted October 31 for allegedly running a scheme to fraudulently obtain more
than $10 million in loan proceeds from the sales of 26 gas stations in
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. A fifth individual was also charged
separately with tax offenses related to the alleged scheme. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/chicago/press-releases/2013/four-defendants-indicted-in-alleged-10-million-bank-fraud-scheme-involving-the-sale-of-26-gas-stations-in-four-states
9. October
31, KGW 8 Portland – (Oregon) Three arrested in Beaverton with 200 fake credit
cards. Authorities arrested three individuals suspected of payment card
fraud in Beaverton October 21 and found 200 counterfeit payment cards, credit
card creation equipment, and fake IDs in their possession. Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/Men-seized-with-200-fake-credit-cards-in-Beaverton-230090001.html
10. October
30, Marin Independent Journal – (California) Terra Linda
bank robbed, investigators probe connection to serial bandit. Police in San
Rafael believe an October 30 robbery that took place at a Wells Fargo branch
may be the work of a bank robber suspected of holding up eight other Marin
County banks since December 2012. Source: http://www.marinij.com/crimebeat/ci_24418425/terra-linda-bank-robbed-investigators-probe-connection-serial
For another story, see
item 41 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
40. November
1, IDG News Service – (International) New malware variant suggests cybercriminals
targeting SAP users. Researchers at Doctor Web observed a new variant of a
banking trojan that also contains code to search infected systems for SAP
client applications, possibly as a first step to targeting SAP users in the
future. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243727/New_malware_variant_suggests_cybercriminals_targeting_SAP_users
41. November
1, Softpedia – (International) Gaming trojan Grolker updated to steal
banking credentials. Symantec researchers found that the Grolker online
gaming credential trojan is now being utilized to steal banking credentials.
The malware uses malicious Javascript to steal information and has mostly been
spotted targeting users in South Korea and Hungary. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gaming-Trojan-Grolker-Updated-to-Steal-Banking-Credentials-396390.shtml
42. October
31, Softpedia – (International) Searching for “Google Chrome download” on
Yahoo can result in malware infection. ThreatTrack Security researchers
discovered that searching for “Google Chrome download” on Yahoo’s search engine
can lead users to malicious Web sites via sponsored ads. The malicious sites
then attempt to install a variant of the Sirefef/ ZeroAccess malware. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Searching-for-Google-Chrome-Download-on-Yahoo-Can-Result-in-Malware-Infection-395933.shtml
Communications Sector
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