Complete DHS Daily Report for August 22, 2013
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Top Stories
• Two Canadian nationals were arrested in
Thailand and face extradition to the U.S. for allegedly being part of a more
than $140 million penny stock fraud scheme that defrauded investors in several
countries. – Associated Press See
item 3 below in the Banking
and Finance Sector
• Police arrested a gunman armed with an AK-47
and several other weapons August 20 afterhe barricaded himself with employees
inside the front office of the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in
Atlanta, Georgia, and exchanged gunfire with officers before surrendering. – CNN
21.
August 21, CNN – (Georgia) Police:
Gunman wielded AK-47 inside Georgia school; no one injured. Police arrested
a gunman armed with an AK-47 and several other weapons after a gunfire exchange
at the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Atlanta. The shooter
entered the school August 20 and barricaded himself inside the school’s front
office with employees before exchanging gunfire with officers and eventually
surrendering. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/20/us/georgia-school-gunshots/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
• Officials are investigating an August 20
explosion and fire that injured 8 people at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in
New Jersey. – Reuters
26.
August 20, Reuters – (New Jersey) Explosion
rocks naval base in New Jersey. Officials are investigating an August 20
explosion and fire that injured 8 people at Naval Weapons Station Earle,
located near Colts Neck Township. The explosion occurred during routine
maintenance on a utility boat and the damage was contained to the boathouse
area and the vessel. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/20/us-usa-explosion-newjersey-idUSBRE97J0KI20130820
• Researchers at FireEye spotted the Poison
Ivy remote access trojan (RAT) being used in three ongoing campaigns run by
Chinese hackers which target financial research firms, higher education, health
care, technology companies, the U.S. defense industry and international
government agencies. – Threatpost See item 35
below in the Information Technology
Sector
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
3. August
21, Associated Press – (International) Thai cops arrest duo over 'one of the largest
international penny stock frauds' ever. Two Canadian nationals were
arrested in Thailand and face extradition to the U.S. for allegedly being part
of a more than $140 million penny stock fraud scheme that defrauded investors
in several countries. Source: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/21/20117212-thai-cops-arrest-duo-over-one-of-the-largest-international-penny-stock-frauds-ever
4. August
20, Associated Press – (Florida; New York) 3 FL men arraigned in NYC investment
scheme. Three Florida men accused of running a precious metals investment
fraud scheme were indicted in New York City on charges of fraudulently obtaining
about $8 million from 150 investors by pretending to be Wall Street brokers.
Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/20/3123001/3-fl-men-arraigned-in-nyc-investment.html
For additional stories,
see items 33, 35 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
33. August
21, Softpedia – (International) League of Legends hacked, North American
players required to change passwords. League of Legends publisher Riot
Games advised North American players to change their passwords after some of
the company's North American account information was compromised. The
compromised information included names, usernames, emails, salted password
hashes, and about 120,000 transaction records that contained hashed and salted
credit card numbers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/League-of-Legends-Hacked-North-American-Players-Required-to-Change-Passwords-377023.shtml
34. August
21, Softpedia – (International) Chinese ransomware changes Windows login
password. Symantec researchers analyzed a Chinese ransomware known as
Trojan.Ransomlock.AF that infects a computer and then changes the Windows login
name and password in an attempt to extort money from victims. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Ransomware-Changes-Windows-Login-Password-377140.shtml
35. August
21, Threatpost – (International) Poison Ivy RAT spotted in three new attacks. Researchers
at FireEye spotted the Poison Ivy remote access trojan (RAT) being used in
three ongoing campaigns run by Chinese hackers. The admin@388 campaign targets
financial research firms, the th3bug campaign targets higher education, health
care, and technology companies, while the menuPass campaign targets the defense
industry and international government agencies. Source: http://threatpost.com/poison-ivy-rat-spotted-in-three-new-attacks/102022
36. August
20, Softpedia – (International) Fake web browser updates hide Sirefef/Shylock
malware. ThreatTrack Security researchers warned users of a Web site that
attempts to trick users into installing Sirefef or Shylock malware by offering
a browser update for Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake-Web-Browser-Updates-Hide-Sirefef-Shylock-Malware-376803.shtml
37. August
20, Threatpost – (International) Adware spotted spreading via Google App
Engine sites. Researchers at Barracuda Labs identified two sites pushing
the Solimba adware disguised as Java or media player updates via Google's App
Engine domains. Source: http://threatpost.com/adware-spotted-spreading-via-google-app-engine-sites/102041
38. August 20, Threatpost – (International) Google
Chrome 29 fixes 25 vulnerabilities. Google released the newest version of
its Chrome browser, closing 25 security vulnerabilities and updating other
functions. Source: http://threatpost.com/google-chrome-29-fixes-25-vulnerabilities/102038
Communications Sector
Nothing to
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