Friday, January 18, 2013


Daily Report

Top Stories

• About 13 passengers were transported to a hospital with minor injuries after a Greyhound bus collided with a truck while heading eastbound on Interstate 90 in Erie County. – Erie Times-News

5. January 17, Erie Times-News – (Pennsylvania) Greyhound bus passengers taken to hospitals, area church after I-90 crash. About 13 passengers were transported to a hospital with minor injuries after a Greyhound bus collided with a truck while heading eastbound on Interstate 90 in Erie County. Source: http://www.goerie.com/article/20130117/NEWS02/301179881/Greyhound-bus-emptied-of-passengers-after-I-90-crash-(Updated:-8:49-am)

• The Federal Aviation Administration issued a directive to ground all Boeing787 Dreamliner airplanes after a series of recent incidents highlighted some safety issues, most recently an emergency landing in Japan January 16. – Los Angeles Times

7. January 16, Los Angeles Times – (California) FAA regulators ground all Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a directive to ground all Boeing787 Dreamliner airplanes after a series of recent incidents highlighted some safety issues, most recently an emergency landing in Japan January 16. Source: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-faa-regulators-ground-all-boeing-787-dreamliners-20130116,0,915540.story

• A Government Accountability Office report stated Federal Government-issued mobile devices are susceptible to hacking due to their lack of password protection. Out of half of all Federal employees, one in three is not protected and 85 percent contain downloaded unrestricted apps that make the devices more vulnerable to attacks. – Help Net Security

12. January 17, Help Net Security – (National) Many Fed smartphones have zero password protection. A Government Accountability Office report stated Federal Government-issued mobile devices are susceptible to hacking due to their lack of password protection. Out of half of all Federal employees, one in three is not protected and 85 percent contain downloaded unrestricted apps that make the devices more vulnerable to attacks. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14254

• The Matteson Hall dorms at the State University College at Oneonta in New York went up in a blaze after a fire started in one of the rooms. About 177 students were displaced after the fire left a considerable amount of damage. – Oneonta Daily Star

14. January 16, Oneonta Daily Star – (New York) Fire damages Matteson Hall dormitory at SUNY Oneonta. The Matteson Hall dorms at the State University College at Oneonta in New York went up in a blaze after a fire started in one of the rooms. About 177 students were displaced after the fire left a considerable amount of damage. Source: http://thedailystar.com/local/x1303520564/Fire-damages-Matteson-Hall-dormitory-at-SUNY-Oneonta

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Banking and Finance Sector

4. January 17, Bloomberg News – (New York) SEC sues broker alleging insider trades tied to Galleon. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that a former Incremental Capital broker made illegal profits of $207,000 by trading on inside information prior to the 2007 acquisition of 3Com. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-16/sec-sues-broker-alleging-insider-trades-tied-to-galleon.html

For another story, see item 17 below in the Information Technology Sector

Information Technology

17. January 17, Threatpost – (International) New version of Shylock malware spreading through Skype. A new version of the Shylock malware capable of spreading through Skype instant messages has been identified. The malware looks specifically for online banking credentials and can also perform code-injection attacks. Source: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-version-shylock-malware-spreading-through-skype-011713

18. January 17, IDG News Service – (International) Foxit patches critical vulnerability in PDF viewer browser plug-in. A new version of the Foxit Reader browser plugin was released, which patches a critical remote code execution vulnerability. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/011713-foxit-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-265915.html?source=nww_rss

19. January 17, Softpedia – (International) Drupal 7.19 and 6.28 released to address XSS, access bypass flaws. The developers of Drupal released Drupal 7.19 and Drupal 6.28, which address a cross-site scripting vulnerability and several access bypass vulnerabilities present in older versions. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Drupal-7-19-and-6-28-Released-to-Address-XSS-Access-Bypass-Flaws-321861.shtml

20. January 16, Softpedia – (International) Expert finds security holes in sites of Microsoft, Twilio and ProActive CMS. A security researcher discovered vulnerabilities in Web sites belonging to Microsoft and Twilio, as well as issues in ProActive content management system (CMS). Twilio and Microsoft addressed their respective cross-site request forgery and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, while the ProActive CMS vulnerabilities remained unaddressed. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Expert-Finds-Security-Holes-in-Sites-of-Microsoft-Twilio-and-ProActive-CMS-321774.shtml

Communications Sector

21. January 17, Lihue Garden Island – (Hawaii) Hawaiian Telcom fiber optic cable repair is complete. Telephone, Internet, and cable service was restored to roughly 10,000 Hawaiian Telecom customers January 15 after an underwater fiber optic cable was damaged in a fire earlier in the day. Source: http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/hawaiian-telcom-fiber-optic-cable-repair-is-complete/article_47ed2508-6081-11e2-b97e-001a4bcf887a.html?comment_form=true