Thursday, February 21, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for February 21, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• New Jersey utility company seeks approval
for $4 billion plan to protect electric and gas systems throughout the state
against future storms like Sandy. – Associated Press
1.
February 20, Associated Press – (New
Jersey) NJ’s biggest utility plans $4B upgrade after Sandy. PSE&G
needs New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities approval for their plan to protect
electric and gas systems in the State against future storms similar to Sandy.
The upgrades would protect customers from a loss of service during inclement
weather. Source: http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/us_news/NJs-biggest-utility-plans-4B-upgrade-after-Sandy_10493198
• A February 19 California snow storm left
hundreds stranded on mountain highways and forced numerous road closures,
including the shutdown of a 60-mile stretch of a highway near Los Angeles. – Associated
Press
12.
February 20, Associated Press –
(California) Winter storm soaks CA cities, snow strands drivers. A snow
storm in California left hundreds stranded on mountain highways February 19,
including some 50-70 vehicles on or near Highway 49 close to the Sierra Nevada
foothills, and forced numerous road closures, including the shutdown of a
60-mile stretch of Highway 58 between Bakersfield and Los Angeles. Source: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/feb/20/winter-storm-soaks-ca-cities-snow-strands/
• A Kansas City restaurant was destroyed
February 19 by a gas explosion and fire leaving one dead and several others
with minor-major injuries. – Reuters
14. February
20, Reuters – (Missouri) Woman’s body found in rubble of Kansas City
restaurant. JJ’s restaurant in Kansas City was destroyed February 19 by a
natural gas blast that killed one, injured 3 critically, and left several
others with minor injuries. Officials are still searching through the rubble
for victims as initial indicators of the blast are attributed to a contractor
accidentally striking a gas line. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/20/us-usa-blast-kansascity-idUSBRE91J03020130220
• A 10-alarm fire at Choctaw County High
School February 19, which took nearly 6 hours to subdue, destroyed most of the
building. – Mobile Press-Register
21.
February 20, Mobile Press-Register –
(Alabama) Firefighters battling fire at Choctaw County High School
(updated). Ten different fire departments reported to Choctaw County High
School February 19 to assist in putting out a blaze that took nearly 6 hours to
subdue and destroyed most of the building. The school was vacant at the time
and students and staff were asked not to report to classes February 20. Source:
http://blog.al.com/live/2013/02/firefighters_battling_fire_at.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
7. February
20, Tampa Tribune – (Florida) Foreclosure inspector gets eight years for
defrauding bank. The owner of a company faked inspections on foreclosed
homes to Bank of America and was sentenced to more than eight years in federal
prison. His faked inspections defrauded the bank out of nearly $12.8 million of
the $23.5 million paid for inspection services on foreclosed properties.
Source: http://www2.tbo.com/news/business/2013/feb/20/4/spring-hill-man-gets-8-years-for-defrauding-bank-o-ar-639196/
8. February
20, San Mateo Daily Journal – (California) Insurance fraud
nets year in jail, $2M in restitution. A pest and janitorial services
company owner faced up to 17 years in prison for under-reporting more than $10
million in payroll to avoid paying more than $2 million in worker’s
compensation insurance. The owner was sentenced to a year in jail and
restitution payments to the State Compensation Insurance Fund and Berkshire
Hathaway. Source: http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=1763582&title=Insurance%20fraud%20nets%20year%20in%20jail,%20$2M%20in%20restitution
9. February
19, Pittsburgh Business Times – (Pennsylvania) WESCO slapped
with $36M damages verdict. Wesco International received a legal judgment of
$36 million as the result of a jury verdict from a lawsuit in Indiana. The
lawsuit claimed a subsidiary of Wesco sold defective products to ArcelorMittal
Indiana Harbor Inc. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/02/19/wesco-slapped-with-36m-damages-verdict.html
Information Technology Sector
28. February
20, Help Net Security – (International) Oracle, Apple release
critical updates for Java. Oracle released an important Java SE patch
update February 20 that addresses weaknesses in remote exploitation without
authentication for a number of Java versions. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14451&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HelpNetSecurity+%28Help+Net+Security%29
29. February
20, Softpedia – (International) Fake Delta Airlines emails: Your credit card
has been successfully processed. Hoax emails are being distributed claiming
Delta Airlines has processed ticket purchases in an attempt to pull in users to
install malicious software on their systems. Targets include several financial
institutions. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake-Delta-Airlines-Emails-Your-Credit-Card-Has-Been-Successfully-Processed-330733.shtml
30. February
20, The Register – (International) BlackBerry squashes W-TIFF-F bug that’s ripe
for malware squirters. A malicious code triggered by TIFF image files on BlackBerry
Enterprise Server (BES) software was patched and a warning was issued to all
users to apply the update in order to prevent hacking and to block possible
attempts to use the vulnerability to log into corporate systems. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/20/blackbery_squashes_image_peril/
31. February 20, Help Net Security – (International) Apple
confirms being hit in recent watering hole attack. Officials with Apple
confirmed a recent watering hole attack that left their Mac systems open to
infection through a Java plug-in for browsers. The assured the attack affected
only a small number of systems and there was no evidence that data was taken,
they have since patched several vulnerabilities and issued a Java update.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14449&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HelpNetSecurity+%28Help+Net+Security%29
32. February 20, Softpedia – (International) EDUCAUSE
hacked, users advised to change passwords. EDUCAUSE advised their users to
change their passwords once they detected a possible breach of personal
information. Administrators were also recommended to change their passwords as
the hack may have compromised the hashed passwords of .edu domain holders.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/EDUCAUSE-Hacked-Users-Advised-to-Change-Passwords-331068.shtml
33. February 19, H Security – (International) Firefox 19
brings PDF viewer and 4 critical security fixes. Mozilla’s Firefox issued
version 19 of their web browser, critical to bringing out new features and
fixing 4 security issues that would protect users’ exposure to tainted PDF
documents. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-19-brings-PDF-viewer-and-4-critical-security-fixes-1806437.html
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