Thursday, April 17, 2014




Complete DHS Report for April 17, 2014

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 • The Massachusetts Securities Division charged TelexFREE Inc., with running a Ponzi scheme targeting Brazilian-Americans that has raised over $90 million from Massachusetts residents and around $1 billion globally. – Forbes See item 5 below in the Financial Services Sector

 • Up to 1 million gallons of sewage potentially overflowed into Rock Creek from three different areas in Robertsdale, Alabama, April 14 and April 15 after heavy rainfall. – WALA 10 Mobile

11. April 16, WALA 10 Mobile – (Alabama) BCHD: 1M gallons of sewage spilled. The Baldwin County Health Department reported that up to 1 million gallons of sewage potentially overflowed into Rock Creek from three different areas in Robertsdale April 14 and April 15 after heavy rainfall. Source: http://fox10tv.com/2014/04/15/bchd-1-million-gallons-of-sewage-spilled-in-robertsdale/

 • The Michigan Board of Pharmacy Disciplinary Subcommittee rescinded South Lyon Pharmacy’s operating license, revoked the owner’s pharmacist license for 3 years, and issued a $100,000 fine April 10 to the South Lyon pharmacy for distributing tainted dextrose injections in 2013. – Birmingham Observer Eccentric

15. April 15, Birmingham Observer Eccentric – (Michigan) Tainted drugs lead to closure of South Lyon pharmacy. The Michigan Board of Pharmacy Disciplinary Subcommittee permanently rescinded Specialty Medicine Compounding Pharmacy’s operating license, revoked the owner’s pharmacist license for 3 years, and issued a $100,000 fine April 10 to the South Lyon pharmacy for distributing tainted dextrose injections in 2013. Fungi were discovered in October 2013 in vials of one of the pharmacy’s compounded intravenous solutions at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Source: http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20140415/NEWS19/304150011/Tainted-drugs-lead-closure-South-Lyon-pharmacy

 • Between 60-100 employees of the Manhattan Beach Studios media campus in Manhattan Beach, California, were evacuated for nearly 7 hours due to a phoned bomb threat April 15. – Hermosa Beach Beach Reporter

26. April 15, Hermosa Beach Beach Reporter – (California) Police call off search after bomb threat at Manhattan Beach Studios. Between 60-100 employees of the Manhattan Beach Studios media campus in Manhattan Beach, California, were evacuated due to a phoned bomb threat April 15. Authorities searched and cleared the scene nearly 7 hours later after no explosive devices were found. Source: http://tbrnews.com/news/manhattan_beach/police-call-off-search-after-bomb-threat-at-manhattan-beach/article_ead66294-c4ca-11e3-a3e6-001a4bcf887a.html

Financial Services Sector

3. April 16, Softpedia – (International) POS malware, RATs and banking trojans used by cybercrime group. FireEye researchers reported on the activities of a cybercrime group that is targeting financial services companies, banks, and businesses with a variety of malware, including the Netwire and DarkComet remote access trojans (RATs), JackPOS point of sale malware, and the Zeus trojan. The researchers found that the group uses spam emails to begin their attacks and that over 9 percent of targets opened the emails’ malicious attachments. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/POS-Malware-RATs-and-Banking-Trojans-Used-by-Cybercrime-Group-437880.shtml

4. April 16, WESH 2 Orlando– (Florida) Feds: Victoria’s Secret outlet employee used credit card skimmer. Two people were arrested for allegedly participating in a payment card skimming scheme where a Victoria’s Secret employee at a store in Orlando allegedly used a hidden device to skim card data and then deliver the numbers to the second individual in return for payment. U.S. Secret Service agents stated that over 200 payment card numbers were found during the agency’s investigation. Source: http://www.wesh.com/news/feds-victorias-secret-outlet-employee-used-credit-card-skimmer/25500002

5. April 15, Forbes – (International) Massachusetts regulators allege TelexFREE is $1 billion Ponzi scheme. The Massachusetts Securities Division charged TelexFREE Inc., based in Massachusetts and TelexFREE LLC based in Nevada with running a Ponzi scheme targeting Brazilian-Americans that has raised over $90 million from Massachusetts residents and around $1 billion globally. Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanmaglich/2014/04/15/massachusetts-regulators-allege-telexfree-is-1-billion-ponzi-scheme/

6. April 15, Chicago Tribune – (Illinois) Suspect in ‘Benchwarmer bandit’ bank robberies caught after Loop heist. A suspect believed to be the “Benchwarmer Bandit” responsible for six bank robberies was arrested April 15 following a robbery at a Fifth Third Bank branch in the Loop area of Chicago. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-loop-area-bank-robbed-authorities-on-scene-20140415,0,5775825.story

7. April 15, Nashville Tennessean – (Tennessee) Police: 4 used fake credit cards at Nashville Walmarts. Police in Nashville arrested four individuals April 14 for allegedly using counterfeit credit cards at two area Walmart stores. Police conducted a traffic stop and found over 100 gift cards, a credit card coding device, $32,000 in blank money orders, and 2 computers in their possession. Source: http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2014/04/15/police-used-fake-credit-cards-nashville-walmarts/7759305/

Information Technology Sector

19. April 16, Softpedia – (International) Oracle fixes 104 security holes with April 2014 CPU. Oracle released its April Critical Patch Update (CPU), containing patches for 104 vulnerabilities in various Oracle products, 37 of which affect Java SE. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Oracle-Fixes-104-Security-Holes-with-April-2014-CPU-437964.shtml

20. April 16, V3.co.uk – (International) Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked. Researchers at Security Research Labs demonstrated a method to defeat the Samsung Galaxy S5’s fingerprint scanner, which could allow an attacker to unlock the device by using a print of the owner’s fingerprint. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2340156/samsung-galaxy-s5-fingerprint-scanner-hacked

21. April 16, Softpedia – (International) Adobe Reader for Android 11 updated to fix remote code execution vulnerability. Adobe released an update for its Adobe Reader for Android, closing a vulnerability that could be used to remotely execute arbitrary code when a user opens a malicious .PDF document. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Reader-for-Android-11-Updated-to-Fix-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability-437978.shtml

Communications Sector

22. April 16, Hawaii News Now – (Hawaii) Potentially hundreds affected by copper theft at Hawaiian Telcom Cable site. More than 600 Hawaiian Telcom customers lost Internet and telephone service when about 50 feet of copper cable was stolen April 14 by thieves who broke through a manhole. Repairs were expected to be completed by the end of the week. Source : http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/25257417/hundreds-affected-by-copper-theft-at-hawaiian-telcom-cable-site

23. April 15, Cibola County Beacon – (New Mexico) Copper theft causes power outage. An aerial fiber optic link was vandalized April 12, causing CenturyLink customers in Cibola County to lose phone and Internet services for nearly 10 hours. Authorities are investigating the incident. Source: http://www.cibolabeacon.com/news/copper-theft-causes-power-outage/article_75b1ffc4-c4ba-11e3-8c56-0019bb2963f4.html

24. April 15, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal – (Tennessee; Texas) Verizon call center deemed safe after bomb threat. A Verizon call center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was evacuated for nearly 4 hours April 14 after a bomb threat was phoned in at the Verizon Call Center in El Paso, Texas. Police searched the building and deemed it safe after nothing suspicious was found. Source: http://www.dnj.com/article/20140414/NEWS/304140040