Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for June 4, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• The town of Seward, Illinois, was evacuated
after an explosion and fire at a local chemical processing facility. – WTVO
17 Rockford
4.
June 2, WTVO 17 Rockford – (Illinois) Seward
residents evacuated after chemical plant explosion. The town of Seward was
evacuated after an explosion and fire at the Nova-Kem Plant, a chemical
processing facility. Source: http://mystateline.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=401832
• An outbreak of a rare Hepatitis A strain is
believed to be associated with frozen mixed berries purchased from Costco. – Food
Safety News
16.
May 31, Food Safety News – (National) 30
Hepatitis A illnesses linked to Organic Berries sold at Costco. A recent
outbreak of a rare Hepatitis A strain is believed to be associated with frozen
mixed berries purchased from Costco and is being investigated by multiple
agencies. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/05/hepatitis-a-illnesses-linked-to-organic-berries-sold-at-costco/
• The Powerhouse Fire burned roughly 35 square
miles in Angeles National Forest and officials evacuated nearly 3,000 people
after the fire destroyed at least 6 homes and damaged 15 others. – Associated
Press
20.
June 2, Associated Press –
(California) Powerhouse Fire evacuations affect nearly 1,000 homes in Lake
Hughes, Lake Elizabeth. The Powerhouse Fire burned roughly 35 square miles
in the Angeles National Forest and was 20 percent contained by June 2 as
officials evacuated nearly 3,000 people after the fire destroyed at least 6
homes and damaged 15 others. The fire prompted several road closures and
evacuation orders for campsites as crews continued to battle the blaze. Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/powerhouse-fire-evacuations_n_3375068.html
• A five-alarm blaze at Houston’s Southwest
Inn caused a structural collapse that killed four firefighters and left several
others injured as more than 150 firefighters battled the fire for 2 hours. – Associated
Press
42. June 1,
Associated Press – (Texas) 4 firefighters killed in Houston motel fire. A
five-alarm blaze at Houston’s Southwest Inn started at the motel’s restaurant
and bar and caused a structural collapse that killed four firefighters and left
several others injured as more than 150 firefighters battled the fire for 2
hours. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/4-firefighters-killed-in-houston-motel-fire
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Banking and Finance Sector
7. June 3, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission –
(National) SEC suspends trading of 61 companies ripe for fraud in
over-the-counter market. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
suspended trading in the securities of 61 companies seemingly no longer in
business to prevent their use by fraudsters in ‘pump and dump’ investment
schemes. Source: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2013/2013-97.htm
For another story,
see item 35 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
33.
June 3, Softpedia – (International) DNSimple
hit by major DDOS attack. Hosted DNS service DNSimple reported coming under
a large distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack May 31, and that it
continued to be under attack June 3. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/DNSimple-Hit-by-Major-DDOS-Attack-6-3-2013-358037.shtml
34.
June 3, SC Magazine – (International) DDoS
sends EVE Online offline. Massively multiplayer games EVE Online and DUST
514 were knocked offline due to a massive, sustained distributed denial of
service (DDoS) attack beginning June 2. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/345389,ddos-sends-eve-online-offline.aspx
35.
June 3, Softpedia – (International) Financial
exchange platform hit by 167 Gbps DNS reflection DDOS attack. Prolexic
revealed that a financial exchange platform that is a client of the company
experienced the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in Prolexic’s
history that peaked at 167 Gbps May 27. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Financial-Exchange-Platform-Hit-by-167-Gbps-DNS-Reflection-DDOS-Attack-357802.shtml
36.
June 3, Softpedia – (International) Experts
observe increase in Red Kit exploit kit activity. Researchers at Zscaler
noted an increase in the number of Web sites compromised by the Red Kit exploit
kit. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Experts-Observe-Increase-in-Red-Kit-Exploit-Kit-Activity-357863.shtml
37.
June 1, V3.co.uk – (International) Hackers’
Citadel and Koobface trojans pose major threats to business data. McAfee’s
Q1 2013 Threat Report listed new versions of the Citadel and Koobface trojans
as two of the biggest threats to businesses, among other findings. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2272303/hackers-citadel-and-koobface-trojans-pose-major-threats-to-business-data
Communications Sector
38.
June 1, WHAM 13 Rochester – (New York)
Phone lines back on in Ontario County. Ontario County phone service and
9-1-1 service was down for several hours June 1. Source: http://www.13wham.com/mostpopular/story/Ontario-County-911-cell-phones/gwgONXIPGUyzccuEZ3bH8g.cspx
39.
June 1, Killeen Daily Herald – (Texas)
KNCT-FM returns to air with temporary transmitter. KNCT 91.3 FM Killeen,
a public radio station for Central Texas, was able to broadcast to Killeen and
surrounding areas after a low-power, temporary transmitter was set up May 30,
ending a two week period where the station was off radio due to a lightning
strike to its antenna. Complete repairs could take as long as six weeks.
Source: http://kdhnews.com/news/briefs/knct-fm-returns-to-air-with-temporary-transmitter/article_927b17e4-ca6f-11e2-ab81-0019bb30f31a.html
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