Thursday, March 27, 2014




Complete DHS Report for March 27, 2014

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 • The former CEO of Northbrook-based Sentinel Management Group Inc., was found guilty March 25 of defrauding more than 70 clients of over $500 million in a fraud scheme that ran between 2003 and 2007 before the firm collapsed. – Reuters See item 6 below in the Financial Services Sector

 • The Houston Ship Channel in Texas was partially reopened March 25 after a March 22 collision between a barge and a ship spilled up to 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil in the water. – Associated Press; KPRC 2 Houston

11. March 25, Associated Press; KPRC 2 Houston – (Texas) Houston Ship Channel partially reopens to ship traffic after oil spill. The Houston Ship Channel in Texas was partially reopened March 25 after a March 22 collision between a barge and a ship spilled up to 170,000 gallons of tar-like oil in the water. Crews continued cleanup efforts. Source: http://www.click2houston.com/news/oil-spill-cleanup-continues-in-houston-ship-channel/25150878

 • Firefighters responded to the Axis Apartments project in Houston, Texas, March 25 after gusty winds turned a small rooftop fire into a massive blaze that destroyed the under-construction complex. – Associated Press; KXAS 5 Fort Worth

22. March 26, Associated Press; KXAS 5 Fort Worth – (Texas) Houston apartment complex leveled by fire, worker saved. More than 200 firefighters responded to the Axis Apartments project in the Montrose district of Houston March 25 after gusty winds turned a small rooftop fire into a massive blaze that destroyed the under-construction complex. No injuries were reported, and nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution. Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Houston-Apartment-Complex-Leveled-by-Fire-Worker-Saved-252421541.html

 • Police responded to a shots fired call at the Vista Apartments in Dallas March 25, leading to a more than 2-hour standoff before police took a man into custody, forcing downtown businesses to go on lockdown and schools to shelter in place. – KDFW 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

23. March 25, KDFW 4 Dallas-Fort Worth – (Texas) Suspect in standoff near Victory Park arrested, found unarmed. Dallas police responded to a shots fired call at the Vista Apartments March 25, leading to a more than 2-hour standoff before police took a man into custody. Authorities are investigating the incident that forced downtown businesses to go on lockdown and schools to shelter in place, after learning that the man appeared unarmed and no weapons were found at the scene. Source: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/25067583/active-shooter-prompts-victory-park-evacuations

Financial Services Sector

6. March 26, Reuters – (Illinois) Ex-Sentinel CEO found guilty over $500 million fraud. The former CEO of Northbrook-based Sentinel Management Group Inc., was found guilty March 25 of defrauding more than 70 clients of over $500 million in a fraud scheme that ran between 2003 and 2007 before the firm collapsed. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/26/sentinel-bloom-conviction-idUSL1N0MM22520140326

7. March 25, WAFB 9 Baton Rouge – (Louisiana) Police find thousands in counterfeit money during murder investigation. Police in Amite City found $421,000 in counterfeit currency and three printers during the search of a suspect’s residence while conducting a search as part of an unrelated investigation. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating. Source: http://www.wafb.com/story/25068247/police-find-thousands-in-counterfeit-money-during-murder-investigation

Information Technology Sector

20. March 25, Help Net Security – (International) Gameover ZeuS now targets users of employment websites. Researchers at F-Secure warned users and recruiters to be cautious after a variant of the popular Gameover Zeus trojan has been seen targeting users of popular employment Web sites, including CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com. The trojan has been spotted using Web injections and Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) attacks to serve fake login pages in an attempt to gather login information and personal information. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2745

Communications Sector

21. March 26, WIBW 13 Topeka – (Kansas) 2 St Louis area workers killed in tower collapse identified. Two Wireless Horizon workers were killed after a pair of communication towers collapsed near Blaine, Kansas, March 25 while they were in the process of dismantling the older tower. The cause of the collapse is under investigation. Source: http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/252268221.html