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US-CERT Current Activity
Malicious Code Circulating via Social
Security Administration Phishing Messages
Original release date: November 24, 2009
at 2:42 pm
Last revised: November 24, 2009 at 2:42 pm
US-CERT is aware of public reports of malicious
code circulating via
phishing email messages that appear to come from the Social Security
Administration. The messages indicate that the users' annual
Social
Security statements may contain errors and instruct users to
follow a
link to review their Social Security statement. If users click
this
link, they will be redirected to a seemingly legitimate website
that
prompts them for their Social Security number. If users enter
their
Social Security number and continue to the next page, they will
be
given an option to generate a statement. If users attempt to
generate
a statement, malicious code may be installed on their systems.
This
malicious code attempts to collect online banking traffic to
gain
access to the users' bank accounts.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to take the following
preventative measures to help mitigate the security risks:
* Install antivirus software, and keep the virus signatures up
to
date.
* Do not follow unsolicited links and do not open unsolicited
email
messages.
* Use caution when visiting untrusted websites.
* Use caution when entering personal information online.
* Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document
for more information on avoiding email scams.
* Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
document for more information on social engineering attacks.
Users are encouraged to contact the Social
Security Administration to
verify the authenticity of any messages. Additional information
will
be provided as it becomes available.
Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html>
<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf>
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Treasury
and India's Ministry of Finance Announce Historic Partnership
to Guide Economic Cooperation
November 24, 2009
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CBP
FY09 Data Shows Significant Success in Securing Borders, Facilitating
Travel and Trade
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:16:24 -0600
Washington - U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced
that it had seized more than 4.47 million pounds of narcotics,
more than $57.9 million in outbound currency - a 74 percent increase
in cash seizures over last year - encountered more than 224,000
inadmissible aliens at ports of entry, apprehended more than
556,000 individuals between the land ports of entry, and facilitated
nearly $2 trillion in legitimate trade in fiscal year 2009. (more)
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Meeting
of the Advisory Committee on International Law December 11, 2009
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:52 -0600
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Recovery
Act Information: Financial and Activity Report Weekly Update:
November 24, 2009
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:08 -0600
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The Necessity of Reform
North Georgia Democrats
Please consider placing a letter similar
to this one (you can use this one if you wish, but try and tailor
it specifically to your area and give it your own "voice")
in your local papers. The final stages of the health care reform
fight are coming, and OFA is asking those who are interested
to help build as much public support as possible in these last
few weeks. Thanks!
Tom McMahan
Vice-chair, Dade County Democratic Committee
(letter follows)
We are now closer to making much needed
repairs to our health care system than we've been since President
Teddy Roosevelt offered the first steps in public health initiatives.
With one bill passed through the House and the debate on in the
Senate, its important to remind ourselves why this is a necessary
step to long-term repair of our economy and our social safety
net:
1) Approximately 50 million Americans are
currently without insurance, mostly because they can't afford
it, they have "pre-existing conditions," or they've
simply been dropped by their insurance provider.
2) The number of uninsured is steadily
growing, and its not just a question of the poor. More and more,
its working and middle-class Americans going without.
3) The current health care "system,"
if it can be called that, is projected to cost MORE over the
next 10 years than either version currently in Congress.
4) Issues involving gender discrimination
and insurance will no longer be allowed under either bill.
5) A public option that will spur, not
hinder, greater competition within the insurance marketplace
and will keep people from losing their insurance whenever they
find themselves out of work.
People understandably get nervous whenever
reform of something as important as health care takes place.
There's been many heated words back and forth as this great debate
has proceeded this year. But, respectfully to those who have
voiced opposition to reform....
Can you honestly say that are health insurance
industry is adequately meeting the needs of all the American
people in its current form?
If not this reform, if not denying insurance
companies the ability to drop people in their greatest time of
need, if not stopping the frivolous and deceitful use of "pre-existing
conditions" to deny coverage, and if not providing some
public avenue to cover those that have fallen through the cracks
of our work-based insurance system...
Then what?
We urge all citizens to continue expressing
both their support and their concerns about reform to your Senators
now and to them and your U.S. Representative as the reconciled
version of health care reform is voted on in future weeks. But
do so constructively, not with the same worn-out hyperbole that
was used 40 years ago against Medicare which, by the way, was
passed over virtually unanimous Republican opposition as well.
Cries of "socialism" filled the air then, and America
was "doomed" if Medicare passed.
Medicare did pass, and its worked so well
that the the ideological descendants of those 60s voices of opposition
now claim they are only trying to "save" Medicare by
opposing the current legislative effort.
America can do something that all other
industrialized countries have done in many ways, and we will
do it in our uniquely American way, maintaining private competition,
having a public option when necessary, and strengthening a profound
weakness in our social fabric.
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Stonewall Democrats of Dallas Holiday
Party
"Remember the Stonewall Holiday party
is December 7th at the Round Up on Cedar Springs. 7-9pm. Hope
to see you all there. Bells optional."
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DOD
Identifies Army Casualty
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:00 -0600
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DOD
Identifies Army Casualty
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:49:00 -0600
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U.S.-South
Africa Nonproliferation Consultations
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
November 24, 2009
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Highlights:
Deepening Cooperation With India
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600
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Background
Notes : Australia (11/09)
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:41:13 -0600
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Afghan
Medical Training
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:22:22 -0600
A group of Air Force medical personnel in Kabul is working to
help Afghans.
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:03:00 -0600
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Pentagon
officials: Obama to announce strategy 'early next week'
Posted: November 24th, 2009 12:19 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce
his Afghanistan strategy "early next week," senior
Pentagon officials told CNN Tuesday.
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Obama
previews Afghanistan plan
Posted: November 24th, 2009 02:36 PM ET
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Clinton
lauds 'special relationship' between India and U.S.
Posted: November 24th, 2009 04:02 PM ET
Secretary of State Clinton spoke Tuesday about the special relationship
between India and the United States.
Washington (CNN) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, praising
what she called the special U.S.-Indian relationship, welcomed
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Joe Biden
to a formal lunch at the State Department Tuesday.
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Pelosi
keeps door open on war tax
Posted: November 24th, 2009 07:52 PM ET
From CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre
Walsh
Speaker Pelosi said Tuesday that 'there is serious unrest' in
the House Democratic Caucus over funding the Afghanistan war.
Washington (CNN) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept the door open Tuesday
to a proposal by several senior House Democrats to impose a graduated
surtax on American taxpayers to finance the war in Afghanistan.
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Hoffman
Concedes Again
For the second time this month, Doug Hoffman (C) "conceded
the New York special election to Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY), and
said he will not legally challenge the results of the race,"
Politico reports.
Said Hoffman: "Yesterday, the remaining
ballots were counted in the 23rd Congressional District special
election. The results re-affirm the fact that Bill Owens won."
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Obama's
First State Dinner
"The most sought-after invitation in Washington -- for tonight's
state dinner for the prime minister of India, the first state
dinner hosted by President Obama and First Lady Michelle -- arrived
in the mail a little over a week ago," Politics Daily reports.
"But no one is complaining about the
short notice. Some 400 guests are expected for the party, the
most elaborate entertaining the First Couple have done to date."
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Feingold
Leads Thompson in Possible Match Up
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Wisconsin finds Sen. Russ
Feingold (D-WI) safely in front of former Gov. Tommy Thompson
(R) in a U.S. Senate match up, 50% to 41%.
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Public
Policy Polling agrees that President Obama is not losing support
among independents
"On our national survey in June Obama
had an 82% approval rating with Democrats. Now it's 83%. He had
a 46% approval rating with independents. Now it's 47%. No real
change on either of those fronts. But with Republicans he's dropped
from an 18% mark to just 10%. That shift is what put his approval
rating below 50% -- he's gone from a small amount of crossover
support to a very small amount of crossover supports."
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Afghanistan
decision to come within days, White House says
Posted: November 24th, 2009 09:05 AM ET
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Indian
prime minister arrives at White House
Posted: November 24th, 2009 09:52 AM ET
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Sing arrived at the White House
Tuesday morning.
Washington (CNN) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - speaking
on Tuesday at the White House for a visit - said India and the
United States "are separated by distance, but bound together
by the values of democracy, rule of law, and respect for fundamental
human freedoms. over the years."
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University
of Northern Colorado College Democrats GENERAL MEETING
Start Time: Sunday, November 29 at 7:00pm
End Time: Sunday, November 29 at 8:00pm
Where: University Center, Fire Side Lounge, Main Level
To see more details and RSVP
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The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
has issued the following news release today:
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services
produced by labor and property located in the United States --
increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter
of 2009, (that is, from the second quarter to the third quarter),
according to the "second" estimate released by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The full text of the release on BEA's Web site can be found at
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm.
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What
are some federal resources for children and families?
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:23 -0600
Nov. 22-28 is National Family Week. Visit the FAQ at USA.gov
for links to resources such as Head Start, the Child Welfare
Information Gateway, and Fatherhood.gov.
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U.S.
Department of State Schedule for November 24, 2009
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:58:41 -0600
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New Facebook for the MT Democrats!
Hey everyone,
We have been running a concurrent Facebook
page for some time now. Please take a moment to join the new
Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montana-Democratic-Party/48837932638?ref=ts
. The page in the link above will be the one that we will be
using for the upcoming election cycle with news updates, special
events, and much more.
Thanks
Trent Bolger
Montana Democratic Party
Party Affairs Director
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A new FEC tip for treasurers has been posted
at http://www.fec.gov/info/TipsforTreasurers.shtml#tip20091123.
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Massachusetts
Senate Special Election Reports Due This Week
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:05:02 -0600
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