Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Xcel Energy crews in Minnesota worked to
restore power to the remaining 42,000 customers throughout the State after
storms knocked out electricity to a reported 554,000 customers. – KMSP 9
Minneapolis
1. June 24,
KMSP 9 Minneapolis – (Minnesota) Power outage update: 42,000 remain
without power in Twin Cities. Xcel Energy crews in Minnesota worked June 24
to restore power to the remaining 42,000 customers throughout the State after
storms knocked out electricity to a reported 554,000 customers. Source:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/22652705/power-outages-twin-cities-jun-21-2013
• More than 10,000 people in the western
United States have received Hepatitis A vaccines since news broke of an
outbreak linked to Townsend Farms frozen berry mixes. – Food Safety News
17. June
24, Food Safety News – (National) Thousands sought vaccines following
Townsend Farms hep A outbreak. More than 10,000 people in the western
United States have received hepatitis A vaccines since news broke on May 31 of
an outbreak linked to Townsend Farms frozen berry mixes sold at Costco stores.
Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/06/thousands-sought-vaccines-following-townsend-farms-hep-a-outbreak/
• Firefighters continued to battle
Colorado’s 75,150-acre West Fork Complex fire that consists of the West Fork
Fire, Windy Pass Fire, and Papoose Fire burning in the San Juan and Rio Grande
national forests. – KUSA 9 Denver
24. June
24, KUSA 9 Denver – (Colorado) West Fork Complex fire rages on, Colorado
town braces for long evacuation. Firefighters continued to battle
Colorado’s West Fork Complex fire that consists of the West Fork Fire, Windy
Pass Fire, and Papoose Fire burning on the San Juan and Rio Grande national
forests. The fire burned 75,150 acres by June 24 as officials estimated full
extinguishment will most likely take months. Source: http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/341973/222/West-Fork-Complex-Fire-grows-to-over-70000-acres
• The biggest dam removal project in
California’s history began June 21 after State inspectors reported deposits of
silt made the Sam Clemente Dam unable to withstand a major earthquake. – KSBW
8 Salinas
49.
June 21, KSBW 8 Salinas – (California) Carmel River dam to be torn
down; biggest dam demolishing project in Calif. history. The biggest dam
removal project in California’s history began June 21 after State inspectors
reported deposits of silt made the Sam Clemente Dam in Carmel unusable and
unable to withstand a major earthquake. The dam will be torn down by 2016 with
a project cost of $84 million. Source: http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/monterey/carmel-river-dam-to-be-torn-down-biggest-dam-project-in-calif-history/-/5738820/20668228/-/k8kimbz/-/index.html
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
7. June 23, Fayette
Citizen – (Georgia) FDIC sues directors of failed F’ville bank for
$10.3M. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation filed suit against the
former board of directors of the failed Southern Community Bank in Fayetteville
for $10.3 million for allegedly being negligent in their management of the
bank. Source: http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/06-23-2013/fdic-sues-directors-failed-f’ville-bank-103m
8. June 22, KXAS 5 Fort
Worth – (Texas) FBI makes arrest in “Mesh Mask Bandit” case. A man
suspected of being the “Mesh Mask Bandit” responsible for 19 robberies in north
Texas since December 2012 was arrested June 22. Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/FBI-Makes-Arrest-in-Mesh-Mask-Bandit-Case-212545321.html
9. June 21, Softpedia –
(International) Information-stealing Fareit malware used against Wells Fargo
customers. Bitdefender identified a spam campaign targeting Wells Fargo
customers that uses the Fareit information stealing malware. The malware is also
capable of using infected devices for distributed denial of service (DDoS)
attacks and downloading other malware. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Information-Stealing-Fareit-Malware-Used-Against-Wells-Fargo-Customers-362492.shtml
10. June 21, American
Banker – (Georgia) Former Ga. bank exec pleads guilty to fraud. The
former chief executive of the failed Tifton Banking Company pleaded guilty to
falsifying loans after receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds,
costing the bank, the Small Business Administration, and taxpayers a total of
$6.16 million. Source: http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_120/former-georgia-bank-executive-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-1060074-1.html
For
another story, see item 34 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
31. June 24, V3.co.uk –
(International) Android Fakedefender malware attacks Google smartphone and
tablet users. Researchers at Sympantec discovered a new piece of ransomware
affecting Android phones that poses as a legitimate security app, dubbed
Android.Fakedefender. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2276963/android-fakedefender-malware-attacks-google-smartphone-and-tablet-users
32. June 24, The H –
(International) WordPress hardened with XSS, DoS and SSRF fixes. WordPress
released an update to its open source blogging software that closes 12 bugs, 7
of which are security issues. The developers strongly encouraged all users to
update to the new version. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/WordPress-hardened-with-XSS-DoS-and-SSRF-fixes-1895188.html
33. June 22, Softpedia –
(International) DNS provider Zerigo hit by DDOS attack. Cloud-based DNS
provider Zerigo was the target of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
that took servers offline June 21. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/DNS-Provider-Zerigo-Hit-by-DDOS-Attack-362771.shtml
34. June 22, Softpedia –
(International) DirtJumper malware version dubbed “Drive” sports powerful
DDOS engine. Researchers at Arbor Networks identified a new variant of the
DirtJumper malware dubbed “Drive” with much more powerful distributed denial of
service (DDoS) capabilities. It has been observed in attacks against commercial
and financial targets. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/DirtJumper-Malware-Version-Dubbed-Drive-Sports-Powerful-DDOS-Engine-362833.shtml
35. June 21, The
Register – (International) Facebook bug leaks contact info of 6 million
users. An error in Facebook’s Download Your Information (DYI) tool caused
the contact information of potential contacts to be associated with other
users’ data, which would be downloaded along with an individual user’s
information through the tool. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/21/facebook_contact_leak/
36. June 21, Help Net
Security – (International) Phishing attacks impacted 37.3 million users
last year. Research from Kaspersky Lab found that phishing attacks
increased 87 percent in 2012, affecting 37.3 million users. Source: https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15120
Communications Sector
37.
June 21, WPVI 6 Philadelphia – (Pennsylvania) Communication tower
damaged by fire brought down safely in Bensalem. A June 21 communications
tower fire in Bensalem prompted the evacuation of dozens of residents from the
Bensalem Woods apartment complex and the establishment of a safety perimeter as
crews let the fire extinguish itself before successfully bringing down the
tower by a crane several hours later. Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9146834
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