Thursday, June 27, 2013 


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 • Over 34,000 FirstEnergy customers in northeast Ohio remained without power June 25 after severe storms moved through the area. – WKYC 3 Cleveland

3. June 25, WKYC 3 Cleveland – (Ohio) Power outages top 60,000 after northeast Ohio storms. Over 34,000 FirstEnergy customers in northeast Ohio remained without power June 25 after severe storms moved through the area leaving over 50,000 customers without electricity at the peak of the outage. Source: http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/304208/226/Power-outages-across-Northeast-Ohio

 • The June 13 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals during an accident that killed two workers and injured 114 others. – Associated Press

4. June 25, Associated Press – (Louisiana) Geismer explosion, fire released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals, company reports. According to a report filed by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the June 13 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals during an accident that killed two workers and injured 114 others. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8ee5ffa579404f308847ebf24ac161d2/LA--Plant-Explosion

 • Researchers have reported that the China-based hacking group known as “Comment Crew” has resumed operations. – IDG News Service

33. June 26, IDG News Service – (International) Suspected China-based hackers ‘Comment Crew’ rises again. Researchers at FireEye reported that the China-based hacking group known as “Comment Crew” has resumed operations using different methods. The group had ceased operations following an extensive report on their activities in February. Source: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240353/Suspected_China_based_hackers_39_Comment_Crew_39_rises_again

 • Emergency management officials reported the city-wide evacuation order for New Hartford, Iowa, will last through June 25 after seven inches of rainfall fell into Beaver Creek and flooded a portion of the city. – KSRC 9 Cedar Rapids 

43. June 25, KCRG 9 Cedar Rapids – (Iowa) New Hartford City officials hope for changes as city floods again. Butler County emergency management officials reported the city-wide evacuation order for New Hartford, Iowa, will last through June 25 after seven inches of rainfall fell into Beaver Creek and flooded a portion of the city. Close to 30 homes and businesses were flooded in preliminary findings. Source: http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Hartford-Braces-for-Near-Record-Flooding-212867671.html

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6. June 25, Reuters – (Oregon) Former Oregon politician pleads guilty to Facebook IPO fraud. A former Oregon politician pleaded guilty to running a $13.2 million Ponzi scheme by claiming that he had access to shares of Facebook before the company’s initial public offering. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/us-facebook-ipo-berkman-idUSBRE95O12T20130625

7. June 25, Chicago Tribune – (Illinois) Morton Grove man charged in ATM ‘skimming’ scam. A Morton Grove man was arrested and charged with installing a two skimming devices and a camera on an ATM in Park Ridge. Police are also investigating his possible involvement in another skimming case. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/evanston_skokie_morton_grove/chi-morton-grove-man-charged-atm-skimming-20130625,0,4169284.story

Information Technology Sector

32. June 26, Softpedia – (International) Expert identifies backdoor in HP’s StoreOnce backup system. A researcher identified a backdoor vulnerability in the HP StoreOnce 4210 backup appliance where a hidden administrative account can be easily accessed by an SSH client. The researcher released the SHA1 hash of the administrator account password. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Expert-Identifies-Backdoor-in-HPs-StoreOnce-Backup-Sy stem-363472.shtml

33. June 26, IDG News Service – (International) Suspected China-based hackers ‘Comment Crew’ rises again. Researchers at FireEye reported that the China-based hacking group known as “Comment Crew” has resumed operations using different methods. The group had ceased operations following an extensive report on their activities in February. Source: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240353/Suspected_China_based_hackers_39_Comment_Crew_39_rises_again

34. June 26, Softpedia – (International) Root exploit on LG Android devices possible due to Sprite backup software flaw. A race condition bug in the Sprite Software backup application on at least 40 types of LG Android devices can allow attackers to write to, change permission, and change ownership of files, according to a researcher. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Root-Exploit-on-LG-Android-Devices-Possible-Due-to-Sprite-Backup-Software-Flaw-363496.shtml

35. June 26, Help Net Security – (International) Blizzard suspends mobile app access following account hijacks. Blizzard confirmed an increase in unauthorized access to World of Warcraft (WoW) accounts and blocked access to the WoW auction house via its mobile app after users reported account compromises. Source: https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15143

36. June 26, Softpedia – (International) Mozilla fixes 14 vulnerabilities in Firefox 22. Mozilla released an update for its Firefox browser, closing 14 vulnerabilities. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Fixes-14-Vulnerabilities-in-Firefox-22-363443.shtml

37. June 25, McAfee – (International) Mobile malware plays hide and seek. Researchers at McAfee found that the Android/Obad.A malware targeting Android devices has several advanced capabilities, such as hiding itself from the Device Administrator list and the ability to infect devices via Bluetooth. Source: http://blogs.mcafee.com/mobile/mobile-malware-plays-hide-and-seek

Communications Sector

38. June 25, Great Falls Tribune – (Montana) Verizon subscribers without service in Little Belts. Verizon Wireless customers in the Little Belts area of Montana lost cell phone service June 24 after a contract allowing Verizon to roam using AT&T cell towers ended. Verizon Wireless reported there would be isolated, temporary disruptions in service during conversion of networks, but it is unknown when the issue will be resolved. Source: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130625/BUSINESS/306250016/Verizon-subscribers-without-service-Little-Belts?nclick_check=1



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