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April 5, 2016 KSPN2 News

BANK SAYS HACKING INCIDENT DONE LOCALLY

FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK SAYS IT HAS IDENTIFIED CERTAIN ATM MACHINES ON SAIPAN BELIEVE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ATM SKIMMING INCIDENT.  SKIMMING OCCURS WHEN THIEVES PUT A CARD READER ON AN ATM MACHINE.  WHEN YOU SCAN YOUR CARD, THE READER IS ABLE TO PICK UP INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR PIN NUMBER, YOUR NAME OR ANY ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

 

TEAM SCOUTING MARIANAS FOR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE LAUNCH LOCATION

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ALASKA AEROSPACE CORPORATION MET WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.  CRAIG E. CAMPBELL SAYS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AUTHORIZED THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL OF ESTABLISHING EQUATORIAL ORBIT LAUNCH CAPABILITY IN THE PACIFIC REGION.

 

GUN LEGISLATION WITH AMENDMENTS NOW IN HANDS OF SENATE

THE SENATE WILL MEET AT 10 A.M. WEDNESDAY TO ACT ON THE ADDED AMENDMENTS.  AMENDMENTS INCLUDE IMPOSING AN EXCISE TAX ON EACH PISTOL, REQUIRING THE CREATION OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COST OF IMPLEMENTING AND REGULATING HANDGUNS, REQUIRING A 10 YEAR BACKGROUND CHECK ON EACH APPLICANT AND DISTRIBUTION THE REVENUE FROM FINES AND FEES TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SUCH AS DPS, CORRECTIONS AND ABTC.