Monday, April 29, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for April 29, 2013
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Top Stories
• An explosion at a Shakopee energy plant
forced a 1-mile evacuation of residents and visitors and caused the indefinite
closure of the plant. – WCCO 4 Minneapolis/Associated Press (See item 1)
1.
April 25, WCCO 4 Minneapolis/Associated
Press –
(Minnesota) Shakopee Energy Plant explosion damaged two silos, cause still
unknown. Koda Energy, a joint venture with Rahr Malting Company, plant
explosion forced a 1-mile evacuation of residents and visitors in Shakopee
April 25, and caused the indefinite closure of the plant. Inspectors are
investigating the fire that damaged 2 biomass fuel silos and their conveyor
system, as well as the truck unloading facility. Source: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/04/25/grain-elevator-explosion-fire-reported-in-shakopee/
• A software glitch that prevented trading in
options on two important indexes shut down The Chicago Board Options Exchange
for most of April 25. – Reuters See item 5
below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working
to repair a lock damaged during recent heavy flooding and a section of the
Illinois River is expected to remain closed for several weeks. – Reuters (See
item 10)
10. April
25, Reuters – (National) Damaged Illinois River lock may hinder barges for
weeks. A northern section of the Illinois River is expected to remain
closed for several weeks as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to repair a
lock damaged during recent heavy flooding. Severe flooding has halted the
loading of corn and soybean barges at terminals along the waterway and delivery
points. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/damaged-illinois-river-lock-may-hinder-barges-weeks-224703428.html
• The captured Boston Marathon bombing suspect
indicated failed plans to attack sites in New York City with various bombs
before realizing the vehicle that he and the other suspect allegedly hijacked
was low on fuel. – Associated Press (See item 31)
31.
April 26, Associated Press – (Boston) Authorities
say bomb suspects planned NYC attack. The captured Boston Marathon bombing
suspect indicated failed plans to attack sites in New York City with a
pressure-cooker explosive and five pipe bombs before realizing the vehicle that
he and the other suspect hijacked was low on fuel. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-bomb-suspects-planned-nyc-attack-064445645.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. April 26, WCMH 4 Columbus – (Ohio) 6
arrested in Westerville skimming investigation. Six suspects in a credit
card skimming ring were arrested in Westerville. The suspects’ allegedly
recruited workers at area businesses to skim customers’ card data, then used
the data to create fraudulent gift cards. Source: http://www.nbc4i.com/story/22083095/6-arrested-in-card-skimming-investigation
5. April 25, Reuters – (International) CBOE
dark for much of day due to software glitch. The Chicago Board Options
Exchange was shut down for much of the day April 25 due to a software glitch
that prevented trading in options on two important indexes. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/cboe-delay-idUSL2N0DC1QB20130426
6. April 25, WHAS 11 Louisville – (Kentucky) ‘Bad
Hair Bandit’ pleads guilty to series of robberies. The individual known as
the “Bad Hair Bandit” pleaded guilty to robbing four Kentucky banks in 2011.
Source: http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Bad-hair-bandit-pleads-guilty-to-series-of-robberies-could-face-up-to-24-years-204746731.html
Information Technology Sector
28.
April 26, TechWeek Europe – (International)
Researchers warn over Apple Safari flaw. Researchers at Rapid7
highlighted a flaw in Apple’s Safari browser that could allow attackers to
hijack users’ sessions or extract information and files if a victim opens a
malicious webarchive file. Source: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/apple-safari-webarchive-vulnerability-114516
29.
April 25, Dark Reading –
(International) Possible exploit avenue discovered for DarkLeech web server
attacks. A Cisco Systems researcher found that a script targeting a
Horde/IMP Plesk Webmail vulnerability may be the avenue of attack used by the
DarkLeech campaign targeting servers running Apache 2.2.2 and up. Source: http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/possible-exploit-avenue-discovered-for-d/240153697
Communications Sector
30. April
25, Verona-Cedar Grove Times – (New Jersey) Temporary cell
tower in Cedar Grove will save wireless connections. A Cedar Grove
PSE&G power line scheduled to go offline to begin upgrades May 17 is
projected to cause a gap in Verizon wireless coverage to residential areas, and
prompted the local planning board to approve the installation of a temporary
150-foot Verizon cell phone tower that should prevent loss of coverage for the
current service area. Source: http://www.northjersey.com/news/204614821_Temporary_cell_tower_in_Cedar_Grove_will_save_wireless_connections.html
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