Friday, May 10, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for May 10, 2013
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• The Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation closed part of Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 22/322 in Dauphin
County for over 12 hours May 9 after a tanker overturned and exploded. – WGAL
8 Lancaster
8.
May 9, WGAL 8 Lancaster –
(Pennsylvania) Some roads near tanker fire now open, PennDOT says. The
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed part of Interstate 81 and U.S.
Route 22/322 in Dauphin County for over 12 hours May 9 after a tanker
overturned and exploded. State employees in Harrisburg were allowed to leave
work 2 hours early to help alleviate expected congestion. Source: http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/dauphin/fiery-crash-shuts-down-part-of-i81-in-dauphin-county/-/9704162/20075516/-/nh3puxz/-/index.html
• Two trains operated by Union Pacific
collided in central Iowa, derailing 20 cars and shutting down a section of the
company's mainline track. – Associated Press
9.
May 9, Associated Press – (Iowa) Union
Pacific trains collide near Grand Junction derailing 20 cars, spilling coal. Two
trains operated by Union Pacific collided in central Iowa, derailing 20 cars
and shutting down a section of the company's mainline track. The derailment
halted traffic on main tracks between Chicago and the company's Iowa and
Nebraska destinations. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5e488b570de04b089957fe13b8552392/IA--Train-Derailment
• Traffic on U.S. Highway 12 may remain
detoured west of Murdock, Minnesota, for 4 days as a result of a May 7
semi-truck and train collision. – West Central Tribune
14.
May 8, West Central Tribune –
(Minnesota) Highway 12 detour west of Murdock likely to remain in place for
four days as clean-up at accident site continues. Traffic on U.S. Highway
12 may remain detoured west of Murdock for 4 days as a result of a May 7
semi-truck and train collision. Source: http://www.wctrib.com/content/highway-12-detour-west-murdock-likely-remain-place-four-days-clean-accident-site-continues
• Plymouth and Sioux counties in northwest
Iowa were designated as primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture due to damages and losses caused by drought conditions. – Des
Moines Register
18.
May 8, Des Moines Register – (Iowa) USDA
declares disaster area in northwest Iowa. Plymouth and Sioux counties in
northwest Iowa were designated as primary natural disaster areas by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture due to damages and losses caused by drought
conditions. Source: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/05/08/usda-declares-disaster-area-in-northwest-iowa/article
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. May 9, Softpedia – (International) Another
Romanian national accused of hacking Subway computers pleads guilty. A
third Romanian national pleaded guilty to a point-of-sale (POS) compromise and
data theft scheme that affected over 100,000 U.S. cardholders and generated
illicit profits in the millions of dollars. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Another-Romanian-National-Accused-of-Hacking-Subway-Computers-Pleads-Guilty-351937.shtml
5. May 8, WFAA 8 Dallas-Fort Worth – (Texas) ‘Mesh
Mask Bandit’ suspected in Plano bank robbery, 18th since Dec. 31. The
suspect known as the “Mesh Mask Bandit” robbed a Chase Bank branch in Plano,
the 18th Dallas-area robbery linked to the suspect since December 2012. Source:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Mesh-Mask-Bandit-suspected-in-Plano-bank-robbery-18th-since-Dec-31-206656871.html
6. May 8, WSOC 9 Charlotte – (North Carolina; New
York) TSA helps Secret Service recover fraudulent credit, gift cards. Two
individuals were arrested at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after
Transportation Security Administration officials found hundreds of fraudulent
credit and gift cards in their possession when the pair attempted to return to
New York. Source: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/tsa-helps-secret-service-recover-fraudulent-credit/nXk3R/
7. May 8, Wilmington News Journal – (Delaware) Wilmington
Trust executive pleads guilty to bank fraud charge. The former head of
Wilmington Trust Co.’s real estate division pleaded guilty to conspiring with
others to defraud the bank of more than $7 million. Source: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130508/NEWS/130508021/Wilmington-Trust-executive-pleads-guilty-bank-fraud-charges
Information Technology Sector
29. May 9,
Softpedia – (International) Adobe warns of critical vulnerability in
ColdFusion. Adobe warned users that a critical vulnerability in ColdFusion
has been observed in the wild which can allow unauthorized users to remotely
retrieve files stored on servers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Warns-of-Critical-Vulnerability-in-ColdFusion-351991.shtml
30. May 9,
IDG News Service – (International) Name.com forces customers to reset passwords
following security breach. Domain registrar Name.com required its customers
to reset their passwords after a security breach that may have exposed
usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and credit card information.
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239050/Name.com_forces_customers_to_reset_passwords_following_security_breach
31. May 8, Krebs on Security – (International) A stopgap
fix for the IE8 zero-day flaw. Microsoft released an interim fix that
closes a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) 8 that is currently
being exploited in attacks. Source: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/05/a-stopgap-fix-for-the-ie8-zero-day-flaw/
32. May 8, Threatpost – (International) Spotify
fixes security hole that allowed free song downloads. Vulnerability in
Spotify’s Web player enabled a Chrome extension to let users download streamed
songs for free until the company addressed the issue. Source: http://threatpost.com/spotify-fixes-security-hole-that-allowed-free-song-downloads/
Communications Sector
33.
May 7, Associated Press – (National) AT&T
settlement: company will pay $18.25 million. The Federal Communications
Commission announced May 7 that AT&T will pay $18.25 million to settle
charges on its procedures related to operating services designed for use by the
deaf and hard-of-hearing. Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/att-settlement_n_3233166.html?utm_hp_ref=technology
34.
May 8, Government Security News –
(National) Internet Complaint Center warns of phishing attacks posing as
telecom carriers. Numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting telecom
customers were sent to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership
between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, prompting a May 8
public warning by the center to be cautious of common targeting methods and
recommendations of actions to take if customers come into contact with the
phishing attempts. Source: http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/29363?c=cyber_security
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