Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for February 26, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• The Washington State governor was alerted by
the outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary of an additional five single underground
tanks leaking radioactive waste instead of just one as previously believed. – CNN
4. February
22, CNN – (Washington) Radioactive waste leaking from 6 tanks at
Washington nuclear site. The Washington governor raised concerns over all
149 of the single-shell underground
tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation after it was discovered six of them
were leaking radioactive waste instead of just one as recently reported.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/us/washington-nuclear
• Pentagon officials suspended test flights
for the entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet after identifying engine
problems. – Military Times
7.
February 22, Military Times –
(National) Entire F-35 fleet grounded over engine issues. Engine
problems with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have caused the
Pentagon to suspend all test flights for the entire fleet. A crack was found on
a low pressure turbine blade in the F-35 engine as part of an inspection of a
test aircraft February 19. Source: http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2013/02/dn022213-f35-grounded-again-mil/
• A 48-hour city-wide boil water notice was a
first for Tampa Bay’s water department and its 560,000 residents after a rodent
chewed through a power line and cause an outage at the water treatment
facility. – Tampa Bay Times
19. February
22, Tampa Bay Times – (Florida) Treatment plant power outage means all of Tampa
must boil water. All 560,000 Tampa Bay residents were put on a boil water
alert after a power outage at a water treatment facility. Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/boil-water-notice-issued-for-all-tampa-water-customers/1276215
• Dozens of spectators were injured after
debris and a tire went into the stands following a crash at a racetrack. – Associated
Press
37.
February 23, Associated Press –
(Florida) Fans injured in Daytona crash on final lap of Nationwide race. Concerns
over fan safety grow after an accident on the final lap of a race sent a tire
and large pieces of debris into the stands, injuring at least 33 spectators.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/02/24/stewart-wins-nationwide-series-race-at-daytona-after-crash-that-appears-to-have/
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Banking and Finance Sector
8. February
22, Associated Press – (Virginia; Tennessee) Dozens charged in Va in counterfeit
check scheme. Conspiracy charges were brought up against 68 people for
their role in the cashing of 500 counterfeit checks totaling more than $90,000
in Wal-Mart and other stores across southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.
Source: http://bdtonline.com/vanews/x36426951/Dozens-charged-in-Va-in-counterfeit-check-scheme
9. February
22, Associated Press – (Virginia) Ex-Va station owner sentence in investment scheme.
The former owner of a religious broadcasting company was sentenced to
federal prison for defrauding more than 80 investors of $787,000. Source: http://www.nbc12.com/story/21308144/ex-va-station-owner-sentenced-in-investment-scheme
10. February
22, Greenville Sun – (South Carolina) Debit card scam circulates locally, police
give tips. Police warned local citizens about a new voice-based phishing
scam where citizens are receive an automated voice message asking for their PIN
and card numbers to reactivate frozen, locked or canceled debit cards. Source: http://www.greenevillesun.com/Local_News/article/Debit-Card-Scam-Circulates-Locally-Police-Give-Tips-id-323326
Information Technology Sector
28. February
25, Softpedia – (International) cPanel technical support department server
hacked. Officials at cPanel notified users that their technical support
department was breached and if they opened a ticket for service within the last
6 months, they should change their root level password, if their ssh keys are
not already in usage. cPanel is investigating the incident. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/cPanel-Technical-Support-Department-Server-Hacked-332293.shtml
29. February
25, Softpedia – (International) Zero-day vulnerability affecting Java 7
Update 15 and earlier version identified. After the discovery of two
additional vulnerabilities in Java SE 7 Update 15 and all earlier versions,
experts believe Java is still unstable without the proper patches in place.
Oracle confirmed they received information of the new bugs from the
researchers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Zero-Day-Vulnerability-Affecting-Java-7-Update-15-and-Earlier-Versions-Identified-332157.shtml
30. February
25, Help Net Security – (International) Microsoft also victim of
recent watering hole attack. Microsoft confirmed February 22 that their
systems were breached in a watering hole attack that affected a small number of
computers by installing exploits for Java vulnerabilities on visitor’s
computers. They are continuing to investigate the attack and assured the public
that no customer data was affected. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14482&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HelpNetSecurity+%28Help+Net+Security%29
31. February
23, Softpedia – (International) HTC promises to fix the security
vulnerabilities that plague millions of devices. A settlement between HTC
America and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was made in which HTC
agreed to disseminate patches to fix their security holes and establish a more
safeguarded security program. After several complaints prompted by the FTC, the
company will also be evaluated once every two years by an independent
corporation for the next 20 years. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-Promises-to-Fix-the-Security-Vulnerabilities-That-Plague-Millions-of-Devices-332008.shtml
32. February
23, Houston Chronicle – (National) Malware on oil rig computers
raise security fears. Security officials have discovered malware downloaded
by some oil rig and platform employees, through pornography and music piracy
sites, that left their systems vulnerable to attack. Authorities from the
energy industry have expressed their concern and plan on managing the threat
and protecting their networks. Source: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Malware-on-oil-rig-computers-raises-security-fears-4301773.php?t=1b259d62f3b05374ef&t=1b259d62f3&t=1b259d62f3
33. February
22, Threatpost – (International) Microsoft Azure cloud storage suffers major
outage over expired SSL certificate. Microsoft’s Windows Azure service posted
a message on their Web site notifying users that they were experiencing a
worldwide outage affecting SSL traffic because of an expired certificate.
Source: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/microsoft-azure-cloud-storage-suffers-major-outage-over-expired-ssl-certificate-022213
Communications Sector
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