Thursday, July 25, 2013


Daily Report
Top Stories
 • Forty-four workers were evacuated from a portable drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico after the natural gas well caught on fire July 23 following a blowout. – Associated Press
 
1.               July 24, Associated Press – (International) No sheen seen in water around burning Gulf gas rig. Forty-four workers were evacuated from a portable drilling rig owned by Hercules Offshore Inc. after the natural gas well caught on fire July 23 following a blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The blowout caused restrictions on maritime traffic and aircraft flying around the site. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/fire-breaks-out-on-gulf-rig-after-natural-gas-blowout
 
 • Utility companies around northeast Oklahoma worked to restore power to over 100,000 customers July 24 after severe thunderstorms moved through the area. – Tulsa World
 
2.               July 24, Tulsa World – (Oklahoma) Storms knock out power to more than 100,000 overnight. Utility companies around northeast Oklahoma worked to restore power to over 100,000 customers July 24 after severe thunderstorms moved through the area. Classes were postponed at the University of Tulsa while several recreation centers and businesses suffered damage from the storms. Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Severe_thunderstorms_hit_Tulsa_area_leave_damage_and/20130724_100_0_Asvrhn684137
 
 • Researchers at RSA found a new banking trojan toolkit for sale on underweb forums, named KINS, which contains several advanced features. – Dark Reading See item 8 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
 
 • A former senior vice president of Austin, Texas-based surgical products company ArthroCare pleaded guilty for his role in a $400 million securities fraud scheme. – Bloomberg News See item 9 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
 
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Banking and Finance Sector
7. July 23, KOTV 6 Tulsa – (National) Agents: Men used skimmers on Oklahoma gas pumps to steal thousands. Federal authorities arrested and indicted two men for allegedly placing skimming devices on gas pumps in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas, stealing close to $400,000 from about 300 individuals. The men then allegedly flew to Washington, created fake cards, and returned to Oklahoma to make fraudulent withdrawals. Source: http://www.newson6.com/story/22916118/federal-agents
 
8. July 23, Dark Reading – (International) ‘Next big’ banking trojan spotted in cybercrime underground. Researchers at RSA found the first new banking trojan since Citadel for sale on underweb forums, named KINS. The KINS toolkit is available for sale at $5,000 in standard form, contains several advanced features and add-ons, and shares some similarities to past trojans. Source: http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/next-big-banking-trojan-spotted-in-cyber/240158792
 
9. July 23, Bloomberg News – (Texas) Ex-ArthroCare official pleads guilty to securities fraud. A former senior vice president of Austin-based surgical products company ArthroCare pleaded guilty for his role in a $400 million securities fraud scheme. The company’s former CEO and chief financial officer were also charged with falsely inflating revenue. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-23/ex-arthrocare-official-pleads-guilty-to-securities-fraud.html
 
10. July 23, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC charges Texas man with running Bitcoin-denominated Ponzi scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the founder and operator of Bitcoin Savings and Trust with running a Ponzi scheme that raised an amount of Bitcoins initially valued at $4.5 million and which currently exceeds $60 million. Source: https://www.sec.gov/servlet/Satellite/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370539730583#.Ue_WfI21FKB
 
11. July 23, KFMB 8 San Diego – (California) “Beer Gut Bandit” suspected in four bank robberies. Authorities in San Diego requested the public’s help in identifying a robbery suspect known as the “Beer Gut Bandit” suspected in four robberies in the area, most recently a July 20 robbery of a Wells Fargo branch in El Cajon. Source: http://www.cbs8.com/story/22915757/beer-gut-bandit-suspected-in-four-bank-robberies
Information Technology Sector
42. July 24, Softpedia – (International) Syrian Electronic Army hacks Viber, support page defaced. Members of the Syrian Electronic Army hacktivist group breached two minor systems belonging to Viber and defaced a support page. Viber stated that no sensitive information was stolen. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Syrian-Electronic-Army-Hacks-Viber-Support-Page-Defaced-370529.shtml
 
43. July 24, The Register – (International) Google Reader replacement ‘Old Reader’ crashes. RSS reader service The Old Reader became unavailable July 20 after several solid state drives (SSD) failed during an attempt to migrate to new servers. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/24/google_reader_replacement_old_reader_crashes/
 
44. July 24, Softpedia – (International) Simple Machines website hacked, database stolen. Open source community forum platform Simple Machines state that they were the victim of hacking July 20, with encrypted passwords for simplemachines.org stolen. Personal messages may also have been compromised. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Simple-Machines-Website-Hacked-Database-Stolen-370773.shtml
45. July 23, Softpedia – (International) Indonesia passes the US when it comes to attack traffic, Akamai says. Akamai’s first quarter 2013 State of the Internet Report found that most attack traffic came from China, with Indonesia supplanting the U.S. for the second highest amount of attack traffic, among other findings. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Indonesia-Passes-the-US-When-It-Comes-to-Attack-Traffic-Akamai-Says-370365.shtml
For another story, see item 8 above in the Banking and Finance Sector
Communications Sector
Nothing to report
 
 
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