Friday, February 15, 2013
   
Complete DHS Daily Report for February 15, 2013

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• Regulators with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board stated Chevron Corp. was aware of the severely corroded pipe that led to a massive fire in 2012 at their refinery in Richmond, California before the incident, and did not follow protocol to replace the damaged equipment. – Dow Jones Newswires

2. February 13, Dow Jones Newswires – (California) U.S. Inspectors: Chevron knew of pipe problems that caused California refinery fire. Regulators with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board stated Chevron Corp. was aware of the severely corroded pipe that led to a massive fire in 2012 at their refinery in Richmond, California before the incident, and did not follow protocol to replace the damaged equipment. Source: http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/02/13/us-inspectors-chevron-knewpipe-problem-that-caused-california-refinery-fire/

• Three people were indicted in Los Angeles for their alleged role in a credit/debit card fraud scheme after authorities confiscated more than 90,000 fake bank cards shipped from China. – Associated Press See item 9 below in the Banking and Finance Sector

• A man shot at and injured two individuals outside the Chesterfield County courthouse February 13 in a paternity dispute before leading officers on a 12-mile chase. – Associated Press

21. February 13, Associated Press – (South Carolina) 2 wounded in shooting outside SC courthouse. A man shot at and injured two individuals outside the Chesterfield County courthouse February 13 in a paternity dispute before leading officers on a 12-mile chase. Police forced his vehicle into a ditch and promptly arrested him. Source:  http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/02/13/3327062/2-wounded-inshooting-outside.html

• A hoax emergency message that was played on several stations throughout the U.S. warning the public of a zombie apocalypse was attributed to weak password security at the stations. – Reuters

23. February 14, Reuters – (National) Broadcasters blame zombie hack on easy passwords. A hoax emergency message that was played on several stations throughout the U.S. warning the public of a zombie apocalypse was attributed to weak password security at the stations. The Federal Communications Commission urged all television stations to change passwords and ensure that all equipment was secured behind a firewall in order to prevent any future incidents.

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Banking and Finance Sector

8. February 13, Bloomberg News – (International) Ex-Xinhua finance CEO pleads guilty to U.S. tax charge. The former CEO of Xinhua Finance Ltd. pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service amid a case where she and two others allegedly participated in insider trading and tax evasion. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-13/ex-xinhua-finance-ceo-pleadsguilty-to-u-s-tax-conspiracy-1-.html

9. February 13, Associated Press – (California; International) Feds seize 90K counterfeit cards in Calif. Three people were indicted in Los Angeles for their alleged role in a credit/debit card fraud scheme after authorities confiscated more than 90,000 fake bank cards shipped from China.

Information Technology Sector

24. February 14, Softpedia – (International) Hackers offer phone flooding services that “take care” of competitor’s phone lines. Cybercriminals have been seen advertising automated phone flooding services that could be used to disrupt businesses or prevent financial institutions from receiving reports of fraud. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Advertise-Phone-Flooding-Services-That-Take-Care-of-Competitor-s-Phone-Lines-329559.shtml

25. February 14, Help Net Security – (International) Adobe offers mitigation for Reader 0-day attack, fix is yet to come. Adobe offered users a workaround for a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader until it can be patched. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14419

26. February 14, Help Net Security – (International) 11 arrested in takedown of prolific ransomware gang. Police in Spain arrested 11 individuals charged with running a ransomware operation using the Reveton malware. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2413

27. February 14, Softpedia – (International) LA Times cleans up website, but over 320,000 have been exposed to malware attack. The LA Times stated February 14 that the newspaper’s ‘Offers and Deals’ Web site was used to serve malware since December 2012 and has been now secured. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/LA-Times-Cleans-Up-Website-But-over-320-000-Were-Exposed-to-Malware-Attack-329388.shtml

Communications Sector

Nothing to report


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