Thursday, February 7, 2013   

Complete DHS Daily Report for February 7, 2013

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 • Containment and cleanup continued February 4 after nearly 40,000 gallons of oil and oilfield waste were emptied into a storm drain. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the incident. – WFMJ 21 Youngstown

2. February 5, WFMJ 21 Youngstown – (Ohio) Ohio EPA releases document saying dumping of drilling waste in Youngstown was intentional. Containment and cleanup continued February 4 after nearly 40,000 gallons of oil and oilfield waste were emptied into a storm drain. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the incident.
Source: http://www.wfmj.com/story/20973919/new-info-on-drilling-waste-dumped-inyoungstown

 • Federal authorities charged 18 people in an international credit card ring that used at least 7,000 false identities to steal $200 million. – Associated Press See item 7 below in the Banking and Financing Sector

 • Officials said that Interstate 16 in Laurens County would likely be closed in both directions most of February 6 after a major accident involving commercial vehicles and a tanker truck. – WMAZ 13 Macon

9. February 6, WMAZ 13 Macon; Associated Press – (Georgia) Official: 3 dead in fiery highway crash in Georgia. Officials said that Interstate 16 in Laurens County would likely be closed in both directions most of February 6 after a major accident involving commercial vehicles and a tanker truck. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/authorities-3-dead-infiery-highway-crash-in-ga/1895875/

 • Pittsburgh VA hospitals are under heavy scrutiny after a reported 5 patients died from Legionnaires disease since 2011. – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

21. February 5, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – (Pennsylvania) Investigators link 5 Legionnaires’ deaths to Pittsburgh VA. Pittsburgh VA hospitals are under heavy scrutiny after a reported 5 patients died from Legionnaires disease since 2011. Centers for Disease Control regulators have voiced concerns over the hospitals’ unsanitary health practices and misreporting of data. Source: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/3423500-74/officials-legionnairesdisease#axzz2K87L3Haj

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Banking and Finance Sector

6. February 6, Reuters – (International) Fed says internal site breached by hackers, no critical functions affected. The Federal Reserve stated that an internal Web site was compromised by hackers who obtained information from it before the vulnerability was addressed. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/net-us-usa-fed-hackersidUSBRE91501920130206

7. February 5, Associated Press – (International) Feds: 18 charged in $200M global credit card fraud. Federal authorities charged 18 people in an international credit card ring that used at least 7,000 false identities to steal $200 million. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/feds-18-charged-in-dollar200m-global-credit-cardfraud

8. February 5, Associated Press – (Arizona) Ariz.-based supermarket chain hit by cyber attack. The Bashas’ supermarket chain reported that they removed sophisticated malware from the company’s computer systems which provided criminals with customers’ payment information. Source: http://azstarnet.com/business/local/ariz--based-supermarket-chain-hit-bycyber-attack/article_c03d1e4a-6fe1-11e2-abed-0019bb2963f4.html

Information Technology Sector

29. February 6, Softpedia – (International) Vulnerability in D-Link routers allows hackers to execute malicious code. A researcher discovered a vulnerability in some D-Link DIR-300 and DIR-600 routers that can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code at the root level. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerabilities-in-D-Link-Routers-Allow-Hackers-to-Execute-Malicious-Code-327246.shtml

30. February 6, Softpedia – (International) Brazilian banking trojan disguises itself as Avast! Antivirus. A banking trojan discovered attacking Brazilian users disguises itself as the Avast! Antivirus program and attempts to remove legitimate antivirus programs. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Brazilian-Banking-Trojan-Disguises-Itself-as-Avast-Antivirus-327221.shtml

31. February 6, V3.co.uk – (International) Nap trojan uncovered copying New York Times attack methods. FireEye researchers discovered a trojan dubbed Nap with advanced capabilities similar to those used to hack into New York Times computers in a recent attack. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2241943/nap-trojan-uncovered-copying-newyork-times-attack-methods

32. February 5, Computerworld – (International) Bad Kaspersky antivirus update prevents business and home users from accessing websites. An update for Kaspersky Endpoint Security (KES) was faulty, causing users to be unable to reach legitimate Web sites February 5. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236525/Bad_Kaspersky_antivirus_update_prevents_business_and_home_users_from_accessing_websites

33. February 5, V3.co.uk – (International) Malwarebytes uncovers digital certificatespoofing trojan. Researchers at Malwarebytes discovered a banking trojan which uses digital certificates from Digicert that are obtained by a fake company. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2241553/malwarebytes-uncovers-digitalcertificatespoofing-trojan

For another story, see item 8 above in the Banking and Finance Sector

Communications Sector

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