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• California regulators amended a brief filed
against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay at least $300 million in fines in
connection with a deadly 2010 gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay
area. – Associated Press
2. July 17, Associated Press
– (California) California
seeks record fines for 2010 pipeline explosion. California regulators
amended a brief July 16 filed against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay at
least $300 million in fines in connection with a deadly 2010 gas pipeline explosion
that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes in the San Francisco Bay area.
Regulators originally recommended no fine, and instead called on the company to
spend $2.25 billion on pipeline safety. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/california-seeks-record-fines-for-2010-pipeline-explosion
• A cyclospora outbreak has sickened
at least 81 people in Iowa and 53 in Nebraska, as well as an unknown number of
people in neighboring Midwestern States. – Food Safety News
22. July 16, Food Safety News
– (National) Cyclospora
hits more than 170 in Midwest. According to State health officials in Iowa
and Nebraska, a cyclospora outbreak has sickened at least 81 people in Iowa and
53 in Nebraska, as well as an unknown number of people in neighboring
Midwestern States. Investigators are working to identify the outbreak source,
though they suspected a raw vegetable product that is no longer on the market.
Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/07/cyclospora-hits-more-than-150-in-midwest/
• Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in
Chanute, Kansas, notified 244 patients who underwent colonoscopies between January
and July 3 that they may have been exposed to diseases due to improper
sanitation. – Wichita Eagle
28. July 17, Wichita Eagle – (Kansas) Patients at Chanute,
Kan., hospital possibly exposed to hepatitis, HIV. Neosho Memorial Regional
Medical Center in Chanute notified 244 patients who underwent colonoscopies
between January and July 3 that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C,
hepatitis B, and HIV, among other diseases due to improper sanitation. Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/16/4348572/patients-at-chanute-hospital-possibly.html
• The director at the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control dismissed key agency staff
members after the agency botched an investigation of tuberculosis that
endangered the public. – Columbia State
30.
July 15, Columbia State – (South
Carolina) DHEC’s director says health agency botched Greenwood County TB
probe. The director at the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control dismissed key agency staff members after the agency
botched an investigation of tuberculosis in Greenwood County that endangered
the public. The department investigated a tuberculosis incident and notified
the public in March, but did not test school children until May after
discovering the disease was spread by a school janitor. Source: http://www.thestate.com/2013/07/15/2863660/dhecs-director-says-health-agencybotched.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
13. July 17, WNBC 4 New York City – (New York) Serial
Manhattan bank robber sought in 6 thefts since June. New York City police
identified a suspect tied to six bank robberies in Manhattan between early June
and July 8 and requested the public’s help in locating him. Source: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bank-Robberies-Manhattan-Suspect-Midtown-Upper-West-Side-Police-Suspect-215812661.html
14. July 16, U.S. Department of Justice –
(Michigan) Seven defendants in mortgage origination fraud scheme indicted
for bank fraud conspiracy along with other charges. Seven defendants were
indicted for their alleged roles in a mortgage fraud conspiracy that operated
out of Detroit between 2006 and 2008 and caused lenders to pay $10 million in
fraudulent mortgage loan funds. Source: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/July/13-tax-798.html
Information Technology Sector
38. July 17,
The Register – (International) Oracle releases July patch batch…with 27
fixes for remote exploits. Oracle released a quarterly Critical Patch
Update containing 89 updates for various Oracle products, 27 of which are fixes
for remotely exploitable vulnerabilities. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/17/oracle_quarterly_patch_batch/
39. July 17,
Softpedia – (International) Tumblr updates iOS apps to prevent hackers
from stealing user passwords. Tumblr released a security update for its iOS
apps which closes a vulnerability that could have been exploited to compromise
passwords. Tumblr advised users of the apps to change their passwords. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tumblr-Updates-iOS-Apps-to-Prevent-Hackers-from-Stealing-User-Passwords-368777.shtml
40. July 17,
IDG News Service – (International) Apache Struts security update fixes critical
vulnerabilities. The Apache Software Foundation released a security update
for Struts which closes two vulnerabilities, including a remotely exploitable
vulnerability that could be used to execute arbitrary code. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044522/apache-struts-security-update-fixes-critical-vulnerabilities.html
41. July 16,
Dark Reading – (International) U.S. still tops spam-relaying ‘dirty dozen’
countries. A quarterly report by Sophos found that in the second quarter of
2013 the U.S. remained the top country for relaying spam, with Belarus relaying
the second most amount of spam. Source: http://www.darkreading.com/end-user/us-still-tops-spam-relaying-dirty-dozen/240158381
43. July 16,
SC Magazine – (International) FBI ransomware scam finds new home on the
Mac. Malwarebytes researchers reported finding a strain of well-known
ransomware for Mac OS X systems. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com//fbi-ransomware-scam-finds-new-home-on-the-mac/article/303320/
Communications Sector
44.
July 16, Broadcast Engineering –
(Texas) FCC proposes $2.5 million forfeiture from Houston cable system. The
Federal Communications Commission June 24 proposed a $2.25 million forfeiture
by Houston-based cable system TV Max after it retransmitted the signals of six
TV stations without consent. Source: http://broadcastengineering.com/regulation/fcc-proposes-25-million-forfeiture-houston-cable-system
45.
July 15, Westport Now– (Connecticut) Service
restored to town telephone lines. The Westport Police Department reported
telephone service, including police and fire but not 9-1-1, was out of service
for more than 5 hours July 15 before being restored. Police said the problems
traced back to a Verizon fiber optic fault outside the town’s system. Source: http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2_5/comments/44379/
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