Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for June 19, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• A Long Island Railroad commuter train
derailed in a tunnel under the East River in New York City, prompting
authorities to evacuate roughly 1,000 commuters and limit service in both
directions for over 5 hours. – Associated Press
13.
June 18, Associated Press – (New York)
Commuter train from NYC shakes, derails in tunnel. A Long Island
Railroad commuter train from Penn Station to Hempstead, Long Island, derailed
in a tunnel under the East River June 17 prompting authorities to evacuate
roughly 1,000 commuters and limit service in both directions for over 5 hours.
Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/17/2971062/10-car-commuter-train-from-nyc.html
• An estimated 1 million gallons of water was
lost when a water main gave out and created a deep hole in Fitchburg,
Massachusetts, disrupting water service to 60% of the city for at least 2
hours. – Fitchburg Telegram & Gazette
22.
June 18, Fitchburg Telegram & Gazette –
(Massachusetts) Water main break in Fitchburg disrupted service for most of
city. An estimated 1 million gallons of water was lost June 17 after a
12-inch water main gave out and caused a 12-foot diameter, 6-foot deep hole
along Federal Street in Fitchburg. Water gushed out at a rate of 6,000 gallons
a minute and disrupted water service for 60% of the city for 2 hours, with a
small number of homes having service restored after 6 hours. Source: http://www.telegram.com/article/20130618/NEWS/106189925/1116
• Firefighters reached 15 percent containment
of California’s Carstens Fire after it burned through 1,600 acres in the
Midpines area. Authorities evacuated over 150 homes and closed down several
roads. – Los Angeles Times
25.
June 17, Los Angeles Times –
(California) 150 homes evacuated near Yosemite as wildfire burns 1,600
acres. Firefighters reached 15 percent containment of California’s Carstens
Fire June 17 after burning through 1,600 acres in the Midpines area. Authorities
evacuated over 150 homes and closed down several roads. Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wildfire-evacuations-near-yosemite-20130617,0,4219593.story
• Federal authorities raided fourteen 7-Eleven
stores in Virginia and New York and indicted several individuals on allegations
of involvement in a human trafficking operation which involved identity theft
and wire fraud. – Associated Press; Fox News
35. June 17,
Associated Press; Fox News – (New York, Virginia) Federal authorities
raid New York, Virginia 7-Eleven stores in human smuggling probe. Federal
authorities raided fourteen 7-Eleven stores and indicted several individuals on
allegations of involvement in a human trafficking operation which involved
conspiracy to commit wire fraud, identity theft, and concealing and harboring
dozens of illegal Pakistani immigrants. Federal authorities were also looking
into 30 other 7-Eleven franchise stores across the country for similar
smuggling infractions. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/17/ny-va-7-eleven-stores-raided-as-part-us-investigation-into-human-smuggling/
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Banking and Finance Sector
7. June 18,
The Register – (International) Robbing a bank? Carberp toolkit now available
for just $5k. The source code for the Carberp banking trojan was found for
sale on underground forums for $5,000, the first time that the full toolkit has
been made available. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/18/carberp_trojan_source_code_sale/
8. June 17,
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel – (California; Florida) ATM
skimming suspect arrested in California. A Romanian national was arrested
in California for allegedly being a member of a Romanian ATM skimming ring that
targeted SunTrust ATMs across Florida. Source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-atm-skimming-suspect-arrest-20130617,0,4006941.story
9. June 17,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (Texas) SEC charges two
executives in Ponzi scheme at Dallas-based medical insurance company. Two
executives at Dallas-based Global Corporate Alliance were charged with running
a $10 million Ponzi scheme through their company by soliciting investments
based on misrepresentations and then paying earlier investors with later
investor funds. Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2013/2013-113.htm
10. June 17,
Associated Press – (Hawaii; California) Man gets 20 years for Waikiki gas
station scheme. A man extradited from California was sentenced for his role
in installing skimmers at gas stations in Waikiki along with an accomplice. The
two men are members of an Armenian organized crime group and faced similar
charges in California. Source: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/06/17/3072274/sentencing-in-waikiki-gas-station.html
For additional stories,
see items 29 and 35
Information Technology Sector
29. June 18,
Softpedia – (International) Study: 20% of the 50 most popular WordPress
plugins are vulnerable to cyberattacks. A report by Checkmarx found that 20
per cent of the 50 most popular plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Web
attacks such as SQL injections, and that 7 out of the 10 most popular
e-commerce plugins contain vulnerabilities, among other findings. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Study-20-of-the-50-Most-Popular-WordPress-Plugins-Are-Vulnerable-to-Cyberattacks-361809.shtml
30. June 17,
The H – (International) Critical vulnerability in Blackberry 10 OS. BlackBerry
advised users of a critical permissions vulnerability in versions of its mobile
operating system (OS) prior to version 10.0.10.648. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Critical-vulnerability-in-Blackberry-10-OS-1891338.html
Communications Sector
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