Wednesday, November 6, 2013



Complete DHS Daily Report for November 6, 2013

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 • SAC Capital Advisors LP agreed to plead guilty to securities and wire fraud, and to pay $1.8 billion in penalties to end an insider trading case. – Bloomberg News See item 9 below in the  Financial Services Sector

 • Repairs to U.S. Highway 36, severely damaged in September by floods in northern Colorado, were completed and the highway reopened ahead of schedule. – Fort Collins Coloradoan

14. November 4, Fort Collins Coloradoan – (Colorado) U.S. Highway 36 opens today after flood repairs. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that repairs to U.S. Highway 36, which was severely damaged by September floods in northern Colorado and originally slated to be finished December 1, were completed and affected sections reopened November 4.  Source: http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20131104/NEWS01/311040058

 • The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries will pay $2.2 billion to settle charges for false marketing. – CNN Money

20. November 4, CNN Money – (National) Johnson & Johnson to pay $2 billion for false marketing. The U.S. Department of Justice announced November 4 that Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries will pay $2.2 billion to settle charges that the company marketed drugs for unapproved uses and paid kickbacks to doctors and nursing homes while being fully aware of the increased risks involved with the prescribed medication. Source: http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/04/news/companies/johnson-and-johnson-settlement/index.html

 • Police found the man suspected of firing multiple shots and causing a lockdown at the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus dead of a self-inflicted wound. – Associated Press

32. November 5, Associated Press – (New Jersey) NJ mall shooter only wanted to harm self: Official. Police found the man suspected of firing multiple shots and causing a lockdown at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus November 4, dead of a self-inflicted wound. The mall was locked down after shots were fired at the ceiling and elsewhere with a modified gun and remained closed November 5 while authorities investigated the incident. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/authorities-suspect-in-nj-mall-shooting-found-dead

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Financial Services Sector

9. November 5, Bloomberg News – (National) SAC agrees to plead guilty to end insider-trading case. SAC Capital Advisors LP agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud, pay a $1.8 billion penalty, and close its investment advisory business to settle charges that it operated an insider trading scheme beginning in 1999 that made hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit profits. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-04/sac-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-end-insider-trading-case.html

10. November 5, Softpedia – (International) Harbor Freight Tools hacked, payment processing system compromised. Harbor Freight Tools began notifying customers of a payment processing system breach that may have exposed customers’ credit card numbers, expirations dates, and CVV codes. The breach concerned transactions that occurred between May 6 and June 30. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Harbor-Freight-Tools-Hacked-Payment-Processing-System-Compromised-397103.shtml

11. November 4, Amarillo Globe-News – (Texas) Man pleads guilty in Amarillo, Lubbock bank robberies. A man pleaded guilty November 1 to three armed robberies that targeted banks in Amarillo and Lubbock. An accomplice previously pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. Source: http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2013-11-04/man-pleads-guilty-amarillo-lubbock-bank-robberies

Information Technology Sector

30. November 5, Softpedia – (International) Over 1.9 million of Adobe hack victims used “123456” as password. Stricture Consulting Group published a list of the most common passwords used by Adobe customers whose information was part of a major data breach and found lax password practices among many users, with “123456” used by 1.9 million users. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-1-9-Million-of-Adobe-Hack-Victims-Used-123456-as-Password-397148.shtml

Communications Sector

31. November 4, News On 6 Tulsa – (Oklahoma) FCC proposes $33M in fines against cell phone companies providing Lifeline. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed $33 million in fines, including reimbursement for fraudulent accounts, against three cell phone companies for giving customers multiple cell phones when only allowed one under the Lifeline program and receiving $35 a month from the government for each account it started. Source: http://www.newson6.com/story/23875743/fcc-proposes-33-m-in-fines-against-cell-phone-companies-providing-lifeline