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Faulty fax, mistaken as threat, prompts evacuation of stores
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 08:19:11 -0400
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/05/31/faulty_fax_mistaken_as_ threat_prompts_evacuation_of_stores/ Faulty fax, mistaken as threat, prompts evacuation of stores Package heightens fears By John C. Drake, Globe Staff | May 31, 2007 ASHLAND -- In a scene reminiscent of the Cartoon Network bomb scare that paralyzed the Boston area in January, police shut down a strip mall yesterday in this small western suburb after employees at a Bank of America branch mistook a botched fax for a bomb threat. Frustrated shop owners said the branch overreacted to the strange fax, which turned out to be an in-house marketing document sent by the bank's corporate office. "The women at the bank should have handled it a little better," said Nick Markos, owner of Townhouse Pizza and Roast Beef, who estimated that he had lost $1,000 to $1,200 because of the lunch-hour evacuation. "She blew it all out of proportion, and all of us business owners had to pay for it." A day-care center with about 30 children and more than a dozen small businesses in Ledgemere Plaza on Eliot Street were evacuated for about three hours after bank branch managers received a fax with images of a crude timer and a hand lighting a bomb, Ashland police Chief Scott Rohmer said. Bank employees told police a suspicious package had arrived around the same time, elevating their fears. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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