Wednesday, July 31, 2013



Daily Report

Top Stories
 · Several explosions at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Florida, July 29 left 8 injured, including at least 4 in critical condition as authorities evacuated nearby homes for 4 hours and investigated the cause of the explosions.– Associated Press

1.               July 30, Associated Press – (Florida) Explosions rock Florida propane gas plant. Several explosions at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Florida, July 29 left 8 injured, with at least 4 in critical condition. Authorities believe equipment malfunction or human error may have caused the explosions that also led to the 4-hour evacuation of nearby homes. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/explosions-rock-florida-propane-gas-plant

 · Firefighters battled several fires in Oregon that were grouped into two clusters, including the Douglas Complex Fire that burned 13,400 acres with 2 percent containment and the Whiskey Complex Fire that burned 2,400 acres with 5 percent containment July 29. – Roseburg News Review Today

23. July 29, Roseburg News ReviewToday – (Oregon) Douglas Complex grows to 13,400 acres; Tiller fires spread across 2,400 acres. Firefighters battled several fires in Oregon that were grouped into two clusters including, the Douglas Complex Fire that burned 13,400 acres with 2 percent containment and the Whiskey Complex Fire that burned 2,400 acres with 5 percent containment July 29. Evacuations were ordered for several dozen homes. Source: http://www.nrtoday.com/news/7497649-113/fires-fire-complex-douglas

· Police are investigating a radio communication tower collapse in Contra Costa County, California, July 29 that caused an estimated $1 million in damages and could be the work of vandals. – KGO-TV 7 San Francisco See item 29 below in the Communications Sector

 · The Arkansas Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a patron of Willow Springs Water Park in Arkansas contracted a rare case of parasitic meningitis found present in the water at the park, prompting the closure of the park July 26. – Reuters

30. July 30, Reuters – (Arkansas) Ark. water park closes over ‘brain-eating amoeba.’ The Arkansas Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the week of July 22 a patron of Willow Springs Water Park contracted a rare case of parasitic meningitis found present in the water at the Arkansas water park, prompting the voluntarily closure of the park July 26. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/ark-water-park-closes-over-brain-eating-amoeba
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Banking and Finance Sector
5. July 27, New York Daily News – (New York; New Jersey) New Jersey man arrested for possession of $23,000 in fake $100 bills. A New Jersey man was arrested at New York’s Kennedy Airport after $23,000 of counterfeit $100 bills was found in his possession. Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-jersey-man-caught-23-000-fake-100-bills-article-1.1410647

Information Technology Sector
27. July 30, The Register – (International) Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Reuters’ Twitter feed. Members of the Syrian Electronic Army hacktivist group gained unauthorized access to the official Reuters Twitter account for a time July 29 and used it to tweet propaganda. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/30/reuters_twitter_pwned/

28. July 30, Help Net Security – (International) Sharp increase in blended, automated attacks. Quarterly attack statistics from FireHost found that cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and SQL injection attacks increased 16 percent and 28 percent in the second quarter of 2013, and that attacks are becoming more automated, among other findings. Source: https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15311
Communications Sector

29. July 30, KGO-TV 7 San Francisco – (California) East Bay radio tower collapse linked to vandals. East Bay Regional Park District Police are investigating a radio communication tower collapse in Contra Costa County July 29 that resulted in an estimated $1 million in damages and may be the work of vandals. Source: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9189612

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013


Daily Report

Top Stories
 • The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation after a helicopter crash in Noxen, Pennsylvania, claimed the lives of five people. – Associated Press

14. July 28, Associated Press – (Pennsylvania) State Police: 5 dead in NE Pa. helicopter crash. A helicopter crash in Noxen claimed the lives of five people. The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/state-police-5-dead-in-ne-pa-helicopter-crash

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that an ongoing multistage outbreak of cyclosporiasis has risen significantly to 321 cases across 15 States. – Food Safety News

18. July 27, Food Safety News – (National) More cases added to Cyclospora outbreak: 321 ill in 15 States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the ongoing multistage outbreak of cyclosporiasis, caused by the cyclospora parasite, has risen significantly to 321 cases in 15 States. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/07/more-cases-added-to-cyclospora-outbreak-321-ill-in-15-states/

 • Crews battled two wildfires in Washington, reaching 15 percent containment of one fire that burned over 17,000 acres in Klickitat County July 28 while a 2,000-acre brush fire burned in Chelan County. – Seattle Times

30. July 28, Seattle Times – (Washington) Fire near Goldendale doubles in size to more than 17,000 acres. Crews battled two wildfires in Washington reaching 15 percent containment of one fire that burned over 17,000 acres in Klickitat County July 28, while a 2,000-acre brush fire burned in Chelan County prompting evacuation orders. Source: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021488714_wildfiresxml.html

 • Police shot and killed a gunman July 26 at an apartment building in Hialeah, Florida, after he set his unit on fire and went on a shooting rampage throughout the building, killing six people and holding two hostage for 3 hours during the 8-hour standoff. – Associated Press

38. July 27, Associated Press – (Florida) Police: Gunman in Fla. standoff set fire to apartment before shooting rampage that killed 6. Police shot and killed a gunman July 26 at an apartment building in Hialeah after he set his unit on fire and went on a shooting rampage throughout the building, killing six people. Officers engaged in an 8-hour standoff before entering the building and killing the suspect while he held two others hostage. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-gunman-6-others-dead-after-hostage-standoff-at-south-florida-apartment-complex/2013/07/27/5684aa8e-f6a2-11e2-81fa-8e83b3864c36_story.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. July 27, KSNV 3 Las Vegas – (Nevada) ‘Mustache Bandit’ suspect in 9 bank robberies sought by Metro. A suspect dubbed the “Mustache Bandit” is being sought by police after he was linked to nine bank robberies in Las Vegas and Henderson. Source: http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/Mustache-bandit-suspect-in-9-bank-robberies/xudZKWS5rk-MlAAhTtCpEQ.cspx

7. July 26, Reuters – (New York) Manager of defunct U.S. hedge fund pleads guilty to fraud. The former manager of the now-defunct Gaffken & Barriger hedge fund based in Monticello, New York, pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 70 investors of $12.6 million. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/27/usa-crime-barriger-idUSL1N0FX00A20130727

Information Technology Sector
33. July 29, The Register – (International) Symantec slams Web Gateway back door on would-be corporate spies. Symantec issued an update for its Web Gateway appliances that closes several critical flaws that could allow remote code execution, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other malicious actions. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/29/symantec_web_gateway_vulns_fixed/

34. July 29, Threatpost – (International) Patch available for DoS vulnerability in BIND nameservers. The Internet Systems Consortium issued a patch for certain versions of BIND name servers that closes a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Source: https://threatpost.com/patch-available-for-dos-vulnerability-in-bind-nameservers/101523
35. July 29, V3.co.uk – (International) Hackers using spoofed headers as malware runners. Researchers at Trend Micro detected several attacks using header spoofing to avoid detection while targeting users for malware infection. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2285334/hackers-using-spoofed-headers-as-malware-runners

Communications Sector
36. July 25, WVXU 91.5 FM Cincinnati/WMUB 88.5 FM Oxford – (Ohio)WVXU and WMUB will be off the air for several hours Tuesday afternoon beginning at 1:00 pm. Due to the broadcast tower for WVXU 91.5 FM Cincinnati, WMUB 88.5 FM Oxford, and WGUC 90.9 FM Cincinnati going offline for several hours July 30 for maintenance, listeners were encouraged to stream the stations online or listen using a free mobile app. Source: http://www.wvxu.org/post/wvxu-and-wmub-will-be-air-several-hours-tuesday-afternoon-beginning-100pm

 
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 Content and Suggestions: Send mail to cikr.productfeedback@hq.dhs.gov or contact the DHS Daily Report Team at (703)387-2314

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To report physical infrastructure incidents or to request information, please contact the National Infrastructure

Coordinating Center at  nicc@dhs.gov or (202) 282-9201.

To report cyber infrastructure incidents or to request information, please contact US-CERT at  soc@us-cert.gov or visit their Web page at  www.us-cert.go v.

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