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• Authorities believe a bank robber known as
the “Loan Ranger Bandit” robbed a Santa Fe Community Credit Union in Temple,
Texas, the eleventh robbery he is suspected of committing in four States. – KLTV
7 Tyler See
item 9 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Health department officials reported new
cyclospora infections in Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas have brought the total number
of illnesses to 206. – Food Safety News
21. July 18, Food Safety News
– (National) Cyclospora
infections in Midwest reach 206. Health department officials reported new
infections in Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas have brought the total number of
illnesses from cyclospora to 206. The source of the infection is still under
investigation. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/07/cyclospora-infections-in-midwest-reach-206/
• California health care
officials temporarily suspended 16 alcohol and drug treatment centers that are
suspected of violations. – Associated Press
27. July 18,
Associated Press – (California) California suspends 16 alcohol and drug
treatment centers while investigating fraud, abuse. California health care
officials temporarily
suspended 16 alcohol and drug treatment centers that are suspected of
violations including, allegedly hiring individuals who were convicted of
abusing patients and fraudulently billing Medi-Cal for services they never
performed. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6c97bd4e5b924314baf5c73dde958314/CA--Drug-Centers-Suspended
• Firefighters reached 15 percent containment
of California’s Mountain Fire July 18 after burning through 24,818 acres. – Los
Angeles Times
29.
July 19, Los Angeles Times –
(California) Mountain fire near Idyllwild burns through 24,818 acres. Firefighters
reached 15 percent containment of California’s Mountain Fire July 18 after
burning through 24,818 acres. Authorities lifted some evacuation orders
allowing residents to return home in the Apple Canyon and Bonita Vista areas.
Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fire-idyllwild-20130719,0,1153303.story
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Banking and Finance Sector
9. July 18,
KLTV 7 Tyler – (Texas) ‘Loan Ranger Bandit’ believed to have struck Temple
bank last week. Authorities believe a bank robber known as the “Loan Ranger
Bandit” robbed a Santa Fe Community Credit Union in Temple July 12, the
eleventh robbery he is suspected of committing in four States. Source: http://www.kltv.com/story/22875407/loan-ranger-bandit-believed-to-have-struck-kentucky-bank-in-may
Information Technology Sector
36. July 19,
Softpedia – (International) EXPIRO file infectors distributed with Styx
Exploit Kit. Trend Micro researchers found that the PE_EXPIRO family of
malware was being spread by the popular Styx Exploit Kit. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/EXPIRO-File-Infectors-Distributed-with-Styx-Exploit-Kit-369502.shtml
37. July 19,
Softpedia – (International) GitHub disrupted by DDOS Attack – 7/19/2013. GitHub
reported coming under distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack July 19,
causing major service outages. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/GitHub-Disrupted-by-DDOS-Attack-7-19-2013-369523.shtml
38. July 18,
IDG News Service – (International) Symantec: Google Glass still vulnerable to
Wi-Fi attack. Symantec researchers warned that Google Glass was vulnerable
to man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attacks when it scans for known WiFi networks.
Source: https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/071913-symantec-google-glass-still-vulnerable-272001.html
39. July 18,
CSO – (International) Attackers embedding backdoors into image
files. Researchers at Sucuri found attackers using image files to hide
backdoors, allowing them to maintain access to compromised servers. Source: https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/071813-attackers-embedding-backdoors-into-image-271999.html
Communications Sector
40.
July 18, KWON 1400 AM Bartlesville –
(Oklahoma) Power outage silences radios. A Public Service Company of
Oklahoma line problem caused a power outage and radio stations KWON, KYFM, and
KRIG to go offline July 18 for about 2 hours. Source: http://bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/56842013/power-outage-silences-radios
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