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• The National Transportation Safety Board
launched an investigation after a helicopter crash in Noxen, Pennsylvania,
claimed the lives of five people. – Associated Press
14. July 28, Associated Press
– (Pennsylvania) State
Police: 5 dead in NE Pa. helicopter crash. A helicopter crash in Noxen
claimed the lives of five people. The National Transportation Safety Board has
begun an investigation. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/state-police-5-dead-in-ne-pa-helicopter-crash
• The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention announced that an ongoing multistage outbreak of cyclosporiasis has
risen significantly to 321 cases across 15 States. – Food Safety News
18. July 27, Food Safety News
– (National) More
cases added to Cyclospora outbreak: 321 ill in 15 States. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention announced the ongoing multistage outbreak of
cyclosporiasis, caused by the cyclospora parasite, has risen significantly to
321 cases in 15 States. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/07/more-cases-added-to-cyclospora-outbreak-321-ill-in-15-states/
• Crews battled two wildfires in Washington,
reaching 15 percent containment of one fire that burned over 17,000 acres in
Klickitat County July 28 while a 2,000-acre brush fire burned in Chelan County.
– Seattle Times
30. July 28, Seattle Times – (Washington) Fire near Goldendale
doubles in size to more than 17,000 acres. Crews battled two wildfires in
Washington reaching 15 percent containment of one fire that burned over 17,000
acres in Klickitat County July 28, while a 2,000-acre brush fire burned in
Chelan County prompting evacuation orders. Source: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021488714_wildfiresxml.html
• Police shot and killed a gunman July 26 at an
apartment building in Hialeah, Florida, after he set his unit on fire and went
on a shooting rampage throughout the building, killing six people and holding
two hostage for 3 hours during the 8-hour standoff. – Associated Press
38.
July 27, Associated Press – (Florida) Police:
Gunman in Fla. standoff set fire to apartment before shooting rampage that
killed 6. Police shot and killed a gunman July 26 at an apartment building
in Hialeah after he set his unit on fire and went on a shooting rampage
throughout the building, killing six people. Officers engaged in an 8-hour
standoff before entering the building and killing the suspect while he held two
others hostage. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-gunman-6-others-dead-after-hostage-standoff-at-south-florida-apartment-complex/2013/07/27/5684aa8e-f6a2-11e2-81fa-8e83b3864c36_story.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. July 27, KSNV 3 Las Vegas – (Nevada) ‘Mustache
Bandit’ suspect in 9 bank robberies sought by Metro. A suspect dubbed the
“Mustache Bandit” is being sought by police after he was linked to nine bank
robberies in Las Vegas and Henderson. Source: http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/story/Mustache-bandit-suspect-in-9-bank-robberies/xudZKWS5rk-MlAAhTtCpEQ.cspx
7. July 26, Reuters – (New York) Manager of
defunct U.S. hedge fund pleads guilty to fraud. The former manager of the
now-defunct Gaffken & Barriger hedge fund based in Monticello, New York,
pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 70 investors of $12.6 million. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/27/usa-crime-barriger-idUSL1N0FX00A20130727
Information Technology Sector
33.
July 29, The Register –
(International) Symantec slams Web Gateway back door on would-be corporate
spies. Symantec issued an update for its Web Gateway appliances that closes
several critical flaws that could allow remote code execution, cross-site
scripting (XSS), and other malicious actions. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/29/symantec_web_gateway_vulns_fixed/
34.
July 29, Threatpost – (International) Patch
available for DoS vulnerability in BIND nameservers. The Internet Systems
Consortium issued a patch for certain versions of BIND name servers that closes
a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Source: https://threatpost.com/patch-available-for-dos-vulnerability-in-bind-nameservers/101523
35.
July 29, V3.co.uk – (International) Hackers
using spoofed headers as malware runners. Researchers at Trend Micro
detected several attacks using header spoofing to avoid detection while
targeting users for malware infection. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2285334/hackers-using-spoofed-headers-as-malware-runners
Communications Sector
36.
July 25, WVXU 91.5 FM Cincinnati/WMUB 88.5 FM
Oxford – (Ohio)WVXU and WMUB will be off the air for several
hours Tuesday afternoon beginning at 1:00 pm. Due to the broadcast tower
for WVXU 91.5 FM Cincinnati, WMUB 88.5 FM Oxford, and WGUC 90.9 FM Cincinnati
going offline for several hours July 30 for maintenance, listeners were
encouraged to stream the stations online or listen using a free mobile app.
Source: http://www.wvxu.org/post/wvxu-and-wmub-will-be-air-several-hours-tuesday-afternoon-beginning-100pm
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