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• 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
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