At about ten minutes to three this morning MRPD officers
responded to the 7-11 on Chillum Road for an attempted theft. Once on the scene
the officers learned that a vehicle, possibly a Ford F350, intentionally backed
into the storefront three times hitting the store’s ATM machine. Two individuals
got out of the truck and attempted to steal the ATM machine without success.
The two got back into the truck and fled the scene making good their escape.
PGPD detectives responded to conduct a follow-up investigation. PG fire
investigators also responded and determined that, due to extensive structural
damage to the store, it had to be closed until further notice. Additionally,
officers learned that about 30 minutes prior to this incident DC police
responded to a similar incident in their jurisdiction. Anyone having information about the individuals involved is asked to call MRPD at 301-985-6580.
There is a new spam campaign in circulation using the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred on April 15, 2013 as a lure. Users are sent an e-mail encouraging them to a watch a video of the explosion. When the user clicks on the enclosed link to watch the video malware is installed on the user’s computer. The following URL patterns have been found in these e-mails: http://[IP-address]/boston.html http://[IP-address]/news.html When the user clicks on one of the links the Kehlios worm is installed on the user’s system which has the capacity to send spam; carry out Distributed Denial of Service Attacks; and steal online currency such as bitcoins. Most major anti-virus vendors have signatures for detecting this malware so users should keep their antivirus programs up-to-date. In addition to the Boston Marathon spam campaign, a West, Texas plant explosion spam campaign has also sprung up. This spam campaign uses similar exploitation techniques as the Boston Marathon spam campaign p
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