Complete DHS Daily Report for September 13, 2013
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Top Stories
• At least 60,000 DTE Energy customers in
Detroit remained without power September 12, down from 78,000 that lost service
September 11. – Detroit News; Associated Press
1.
September 12, Detroit News; Associated Press –
(Michigan) 60K still without power after severe weather strikes metro
Detroit. At least 60,000 DTE Energy customers remained without power
September 12, down from 78,000 that lost service September 11, after high winds
brought down power lines around Detroit. Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130912/METRO08/309120055/60K-still-without-power-after-severe-weather-strikes-Metro-Detroit?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
• Massive flooding
across the Front Range of Colorado prompted officials to close various roads in
Boulder County for several hours September 11. – Denver Post
10.
September 12, Denver Post – (Colorado)
Colorado flood emergency: 2 killed, streets impassable, dam breached. Massive
flooding across the Front Range of Colorado prompted officials to close various
roads in Boulder County for several hours September 11. Authorities reported
the Meadow Lake Dam broke near CR 47 in Larimer County due to flash flooding,
while the University of Colorado Boulder closed campus September 12 also due to
flooding. Source: http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/news/canoncity-local-news/ci_24075137/boulder-county-flood-emergency-1-killed-streets-impassable
• Webster, New York officials will formally
open the new Webster Water Treatment Plant September 12 after more than 3 years
of construction. – Webster Post
21. September
11, Webster Post – (New York) New water treatment plant in Webster will formally
open Sept. 12. Webster officials will formally open the new Webster Water
Treatment Plant September 12 after more than 3 years of construction. The East
Side Water Supply Project was completed at a cost of $150 million and will be
able to treat 50 million gallons of water per day, providing critical
redundancy to the community’s main water supply. Source: http://www.websterpost.com/article/20130911/NEWS/130919862/10054/NEWS
• Police arrested a Chief Umtuch Middle School
student after he threatened to blow up the school and shoot a teacher September
10, prompting authorities to close 5 schools in Battle Ground, Washington. – Los
Angeles Times
27.
September 11, Los Angeles Times –
(Washington) Boy, 13, arrested in threats that shut 5 schools in Washington
state. Police arrested a Chief Umtuch Middle School student September 11
after he threatened to blow up the school and shoot a teacher September 10,
prompting authorities to close 5 schools in Battle Ground, Washington, as a
precaution. Source: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-washington-state-school-threats-20130911,0,140141.story
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. September
12, Belleville News-Democrat – (National) O'Fallon teen
admits he is 'I-55 Bandit' bank robber. A man from O'Fallon, Missouri,
surrendered to authorities and claimed to be the "I-55 Bandit"
responsible for 10 bank robberies and 2 attempted bank robberies in Illinois,
Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Source: http://www.bnd.com/2013/09/11/2792920/ofallon-man-claims-to-be-i-55.html
7. September
11, Portland Oregonian – (Oregon) Portland police nab 'Pug
Bandit' accused of three bank holdups. Federal authorities charged a man
dubbed the "Pug Bandit" for three Portland bank robberies between
September 2011 and May 2012. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/09/portland_police_nab_pug_bandit.html
8. September
11, Memphis Business Journal – (Tennessee) Southaven
contractor pleads guilty to bank fraud. A former Southaven city contractor
pleaded guilty to charges of making false statements to a bank to draw money
from a $5 million loan for work that was already paid to him by the city
government. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2013/09/11/southaven-contractor-pleads-guilty-to.html
9. September
11, Martha's Vineyard Times – (National) Bank ATM skim
scam losses exceed $160,000. The FBI joined an investigation into a
skimming scheme involving two suspects who attached skimming devices to ATMs in
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and made withdrawals in New York City,
Indianapolis, and Chicago, causing about $160,000 in losses. Source: http://www.mvtimes.com/2013/09/11/bank-atm-skim-scam-losses-exceed-160000-17267/
Information Technology Sector
29. September
12, Softpedia – (International) Researchers find third variant of OS X Tibet
malware. Intego researchers identified a third variant of the
"Tibet" malware for OS X, dubbed OSX/Tibet.C. The new variant is
distributed via a Java applet hosted on Web sites and uses several
recently-patched Java vulnerabilities to attempt to install a backdoor on a
victim's system. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researchers-Find-Third-Variant-of-OS-X-Tibet-Malware-382447.shtml
Communications Sector
30.
September 12, Yakima Herald –
(Washington) Nile copper phone cable thefts reported. Frontier
Communications customers in Nile, Washington lost phone service after copper
thieves stole aerial copper in the Nile Valley September 10. Yakima County
Sheriff’s deputies have investigated several area thefts since July 2013 and
the company asked the public to report any suspicious behavior to its hotline.
Source: http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1493998-8/nile-copper-phone-cable-thefts-reported
31.
September 11, WCTV 2 Tallahassee –
(Florida) Wakulla County phone service restored after outage. CenturyLink
customers in Wakulla County lost phone services for 5 hours after a 12 strand
fiber line was cut along U.S. Highway 319. Source: http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Wakulla-County-Phone-Service-Interrupted-223351031.html
