Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for February 19, 2013
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Top Stories
• The Michigan Department of Transportation
found that around 20 percent of streetlights along freeways in four counties
were dark due to copper theft, aging infrastructure, and a lack of replacement
funds. – Detroit News
5.
February 15, Detroit News – (Michigan)
MDOT: Thieves rob metro freeway of light. The Michigan Department of
Transportation found that around 20 percent of streetlights along freeways in
Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, and St. Clair counties were dark due to copper theft,
aging infrastructure, and a lack of replacement funds. Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130215/METRO05/302150344/MDOT-Thieves-rob-Metro-freeways-light?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
• The U.S. Department of Transportation
announced it will send investigators to inspect and shut down bus companies
found to be unsafe and in violation of regulations following recent bus
accidents. – Bloomberg News
6.
February 14, Bloomberg News –
(National) U.S. pledges another unsafe-bus crackdown after crashes. The
U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will send investigators to
inspect and shut down bus companies found to be unsafe and in violation of
regulations following recent bus accidents. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/u-s-pledges-another-unsafe-bus-crackdown-after-crashes.html
• The Federal Communications Commission and
the Virginia State Corporation Commission blamed Verizon and the condition of
equipment in their Virginia offices for the inability of roughly 2 million
people to reach emergency services after a June 2012 storm. – WBBT 12
Richmond See
item 31 below in the Communications Sector
• Six small fires within 2 days at a housing
complex under construction at Temple University brought an investigation from
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. – Associated Press
35.
February 13, Associated Press –
(Pennsylvania) Officials probe fires at Temple University building. A
series of small fires at a $216 million dollar housing complex under
construction at Temple University brought an investigation from the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Officials reported that 6 small
fires over the past 2 days resulted in about $100,000 in damages. Source: http://www.abc27.com/story/21143002/officials-probe-fires-at-temple-u-building
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. February 14, Modesto Bee
– (California) Sonora, Modesto
police crack credit card fraud. Police in Sonoma identified two
individuals accused of running a credit card fraud operation, and seized
equipment, receipts, and skimming devices from their residence. Source: http://www.modbee.com/2013/02/14/2579480/sonora-modesto-police-crack-credit.html
Information Technology Sector
26. February
15, Softpedia – (International) RIM fixes remote code execution flaws in
BlackBerry Enterprise Server components. Research in Motion (RIM) released
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.4 MR2 to address vulnerabilities that could be
exploited to run arbitrary code. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/BlackBerry-Fixes-Remote-Code-Execution-Flaws-in-Enterprise-Server-Components-329891.shtml
27. February
15, Help Net Security – (International) iOS flaw used to bypass
iPhone’s lockscreen. A way to bypass the lockscreen on iPhones running iOS
6.x was discovered which allows a person to access the device and its services.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14425
28. February
15, eWeek – (International) Apple working on Exchange-crippling iOS 6.1
bug. Apple reported that it is working to fix a problem with its iOS 6.1
mobile operating system that causes Exchange 2010 servers that iOS devices
connect to to experience a spike in CPU and RAM usage. Source: http://www.eweek.com/security/apple-working-on-exchange-crippling-ios-6.1-bug/
29. February
14, Softpedia – (International) Two DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities addressed
by Booking.com. Booking.com corrected two cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerabilities on their Web site spotted by a researcher. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Two-DOM-Based-XSS-Vulnerabilities-Addressed-by-Booking-com-329435.shtml
30. February
14, The Register – (International) Spammers unleash DIY phone number slurping
web tool. A new phone number harvesting tool was seen being offered for
sale openly online, which allows the harvesting of users’ phone numbers to be
used in SMS spam campaigns or other fraud. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/14/phone_harvesting_service_creates_spam_menace/
Communications Sector
31.
February 15, WWBT 12 Richmond –
(Virginia) 12 Investigates: 911 failure during storms. The Federal
Communications Commission and the Virginia State Corporation Commission blamed
Verizon and the condition of equipment in their Virginia offices for the
inability of roughly 2 million people to reach emergency services after a June
2012 storm. Source: http://www.nbc12.com/story/21202544/12-investigates-cell-phone-failure-during-storms
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