Complete DHS Daily Report for September 23, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Researchers identified a watering hole
cyberespionage campaign targeting energy sector companies in various parts of
the world, a supplier company to nuclear and aerospace companies, and financial
services companies that specialize in the energy sector. – Softpedia
5.
September 19, Softpedia –
(International) Energy sector companies targeted in watering hole attack,
Cisco warns. Researchers at Cisco identified a watering hole cyberattack
campaign targeting energy sector companies in various parts of the world, a
supplier company to nuclear and aerospace companies, and financial services
companies that specialize in the energy sector. Ten Web sites were compromised
by iframe injection and use iframes to load exploit code and malware taking
advantage of vulnerabilities in Java, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and
Thunderbird. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Energy-Sector-Companies-Targeted-in-Watering-Hole-Attack-Cisco-Warns-384511.shtml
• Two Union County, New Jersey women were
indicted for allegedly depositing more than $600,000 in counterfeit checks into
more than 120 TD Bank accounts and then withdrawing the funds in small amounts.
– Newark Star-Ledger See item 10
below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Researchers discovered a new family of ransomware
dubbed CryptoLock which encrypts files important to businesses with AES
encryption and demands a ransom to decrypt them. – Softpedia See item 24 below in the Information Technology Sector
• An alleged gang-related shooting in a Back
of the Yards neighborhood basketball court in Chicago injured 13 people
including a young boy. – USA Today
30.
September 20, USA Today – (Illinois) Boy,
3, among 13 injured in Chicago park shooting. An alleged gang-related
shooting in a Back of the Yards neighborhood basketball court in Chicago
injured 13 people including a young boy September 19. No deaths were reported.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/20/chicago-shootings-back-of-the-yards/2841251/
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
8. September
20, Threatpost – (International) FBI warning users about Beta Bot malware. The
FBI warned users about a campaign using the Beta Bot trojan to target online
payment systems and financial institutions, as well as blocking users’ access
to security Web sites and disabling antivirus programs. The malware has been
seen propagating via Skype and USB thumb drives Source: http://threatpost.com/fbi-warning-users-about-beta-bot-malware
9. September
19, Orlando Sentinel – (Florida) Astatula man charged with $44 million bank fraud. Federal
authorities charged an Astatula man for allegedly using fraudulent information,
forged bank statements, and fake tax returns to obtain over $44 million in
loans from financial institutions. The man would allegedly obtain loans to pay
off previous loans and used the money to make expensive personal purchases.
Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-astatula-fraud-benevides-20130919,0,4228840.story
10. September
19, Newark Star-Ledger – (New Jersey) Two Union County women
indicted in alleged wide-ranging counterfeit check fraud. Two women from
Union County were indicted for allegedly depositing more than $600,000 in
counterfeit checks into more than 120 TD Bank accounts and then withdrawing the
funds in small amounts, resulting in $400,000 in losses to the bank. Source: http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2013/09/two_union_county_women_indicted_in_alleged_wide-ranging_counterfeit_check_fraud.html
11. September
19, Macon Telegraph – (Georgia) 16 former Security Bank officers, directors sued
for $21.76 million. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) sued
16 former officers and directors of the failed Security Bank based in Macon for
their alleged negligence that led to the failure of the bank. The FDIC is
seeking to recover at least $21.76 million. Source: http://www.macon.com/2013/09/19/2673929/16-former-security-bank-officers.html
For
another story, see item 5 above in the Top Stories
Information Technology Sector
24. September
20, Softpedia – (International) New file encrypting ransomware CryptoLocker
targets organizations. Emsisoft researchers discovered a new family of
ransomware dubbed CryptoLock (or Trojan:Win32/Crilock) which encrypts files
important to businesses with AES encryption and demands a ransom to decrypt
them. The ransomware appears to be targeting businesses due to the types of
files it encrypts and the types of emails used to distribute its downloader.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-File-Encrypting-Ransomware-CryptoLocker-Targets-Organizations-384790.shtml
25. September
19, The Register – (International) New ransomware strain forces hapless users
into becoming Bitcoin miners. A new variant of the Reveton ransomware
spotted by researchers at Malwarebytes locks out users from their computers and
then uses the infected system to mine Bitcoins. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/19/bitcoinmining_ransomware/
26. September
19, Threatpost – (International) Apple’s iOS 7 update fixes 80 security bugs. Apple’s
release of the new version of its mobile operating system, iOS7, fixes several
security issues that could be used to bypass security measures, perform denial
of service (DoS) attacks, or allow arbitrary code execution. Source: http://threatpost.com/apples-ios-7-update-fixes-80-security-bugs
For another story, see
item 8 above in the Banking and Finance Sector
Communications Sector
27. September
20, Asbury Park Press– (New Jersey) Verizon Wireless outages continue throughout NJ.
Verizon Wireless outages for Ocean County and several other surrounding
area Verizon customers lasted several hours beginning September 19. Verizon
restored service September 20 and did not report a known cause for the outage.
Source: http://www.app.com/article/20130919/NJNEWS/309190104/
28. September
19, Taos News– (New Mexico) Cell and Internet service restored for Taos
residents. CenturyLink customers in Taos lost cellular and Internet service
for 8 hours September 19 before it was restored after a third party
construction company damaged a fiber optics cable. Source: http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_567187f0-2141-11e3-9a24-001a4bcf887a.html
29. September 19, Staten Island NY 1 New York – (New
York) Residents cleared to return to SoHo apartment after fears it was
unstable. The New York City Fire Department evacuated a SoHo apartment
building September 19 until the building could be inspected by a structural
engineer after residents complained of excessive shaking during construction
adjacent to the building. The building was later cleared for occupancy. Source:
http://statenisland.ny1.com/content/news/189092/residents-cleared-to-return-to-soho-apartment-after-fears-it-was-unstable
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