Friday, January 4, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for January 4, 2013
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Top Stories
• U.S. Transportation Security Administration
officials said that six hand grenades were discovered at checked baggage
screening points at Albuquerque International Sunport between December 26, 2012
and January 2, 2013. – Associated Press; KOB 4 Albuquerque
7.
January 2, Associated Press; KOB 4 Albuquerque –
(New Mexico) 6 hand grenades found in checked luggage by TSA agents at
Albuquerque airport in the past week. U.S. Transportation Security
Administration officials said that six hand grenades were discovered at checked
baggage screening points at Albuquerque International Sunport between December
26, 2012 and January 2, 2013. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4855d537e3424d909934bf6950abb45c/NM--Airport-Grenades-Found
• The Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy
District sent a letter to city managers in Midwest City, Del City, and Norman
stating they would need to conserve water by 10 percent starting January 1. – KWTV
9 Oklahoma City
18.
January 1, KWTV 9 Oklahoma City –
(Oklahoma) Lake Thunderbird low, additional water source allowed. The
Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District sent a letter to city managers in
Midwest City, Del City, and Norman stating they would need to conserve water by
10 percent January 1 in order to maintain an adequate amount of water in Lake
Thunderbird. State officials are looking at pipelines to additional water
sources to alleviate the demand on water from Lake Thunderbird. Source: http://www.news9.com/story/20481553/lake-thunderbird-dangerously-low-congress-allows-additional-water-source
• A laptop containing information on 56,000
patients with Sentara Healthcare’s outpatient care centers in Hampton Roads was
stolen from a contracted medical company employee’s car. – Associated Press
19.
January 3, Associated Press –
(Virginia; California) About 56,000 Sentara patients notified of potential
data breach, device containing info stolen. A laptop containing information
on 56,000 patients with Sentara Healthcare’s outpatient care centers in Hampton
Roads was stolen from a contracted medical company employee’s car. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5271958b845b4eb387321e8bbbced09f/VA--Sentara-Data-Breach
• The Federal Aviation Administration was
investigating an incident in which three individuals died in a helicopter crash
en route to pick up a patient and transport them to Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa January 2. – Mason City Globe Gazette
25.
January 3, Mason City Globe Gazette –
(Iowa) 3 dead in Iowa medical helicopter crash. The Federal Aviation Administration
was investigating an incident in which three individuals died in a helicopter
crash en route to pick up a patient and transport them to Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa January 2. Source: http://qctimes.com/promo/front/dead-in-iowa-medical-helicopter-crash/article_9860ee44-55a9-11e2-a620-0019bb2963f4.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. January 2, Bay News 9 St. Petersburg –
(Florida) Bank of America building closes due to broken water pipe. A
high rise Bank of America building in Tampa was closed after a water main break
inside the structure caused a loss of water, climate control, elevators, and
other systems. The bank and its offices were closed, as well as a club. Source:
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2013/1/2/bank_of_america_buil.html
Information Technology Sector
28. January
3, Help Net Security – (International) All Ruby on Rails versions affected by SQL
injection flaw. The developers of Ruby on Rails released three new versions
of the application framework to address an SQL injection vulnerability present
in all past iterations of the software. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14173
29. January
2, Threatpost – (International) Chrome clickjacking vulnerability could
expose user information on Google, Amazon. A researcher at Nibble Security
discovered a clickjacking vulnerability in Chrome that could allow attackers to
discern users’ names, email addresses, and other information under the right
circumstances. Source: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/chrome-clickjacking-vulnerability-could-expose-user-information-google-amazon-010213
Communications Sector
24. January
2, Oak Ridge Today – (Tennessee) Telephones, internet down at Anderson, Clinton
government offices. Telephone and most internet service connections were
disabled at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton after a fiber optic cable
was cut. No calls were getting into or out of the facility. Source: http://oakridgetoday.com/2013/01/02/telephones-internet-down-at-anderson-clinton-government-offices/
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