Complete DHS Daily Report for August 23, 2013
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• Hennepin County Health officials reported
that at least 81 people fell ill from suspected Salmonella poisoning after
eating guinea pig meat and other foods from a vendor at a Minneapolis street
festival in early August. – Minneapolis Star Tribune
13.
August 21, Minneapolis Star Tribune –
(Minnesota) Tainted guinea pig meat at Minneapolis festival sent 81 to
hospitals. Hennepin County Health officials report that at least 81 people
fell ill from suspected salmonella poisoning after eating guinea pig meat and
other foods from a vendor at a Minneapolis street festival in early August. The
vendor had a city permit, but sold unapproved food and handled it improperly.
Source: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/220600281.html
• Containment of California’s Rim Fire was
reduced to 2 percent from 5 percent August 21 as the fire grew and burned
53,866 acres prompting authorities to broaden their evacuation area. – Modesto
Bee
21.
August 22, Modesto Bee – (California) Rim
Fire rages out of control, spreads to 53,000 acres. Containment of the Rim
Fire was reduced to 2 percent from 5 percent August 21 as the fire grew and
burned 53,866 acres near Cherry Creek and the Tuolumne River Canyon prompting
authorities to broaden their evacuation area. Source: http://www.modbee.com/2013/08/21/2877012/rim-fire-tuolumne-county-asks.html
• McAfee's second quarter threat report
highlighted the increasing prominence of aggressive attacks on the Android
mobile operating system, as well as the growth of ransomware and infected Web
sites distributing malware. – SC Magazine See item 31 below in the Information Technology Sector
• Seven firefighters were injured battling a
fire at the Albanian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist in Boston,
Massachusetts, August 21 that destroyed the church and prompted the evacuation
of several businesses and apartments nearby. – WHDH 7 Boston
33.
August 22, WHDH 7 Boston –
(Massachusetts) Fire leaves historic S. Boston church in ruins. Seven
firefighters were injured battling a fire at the Albanian Orthodox Church of
St. John the Baptist in Boston August 21 that destroyed the church and prompted
the evacuation of several businesses and apartments nearby. Authorities are
investigating the cause of the fire. Source: http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/10011478907519/6-firefighters-injured-while-battling-church-fire-in-s-boston/
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Banking and Finance Sector
2. August
22, Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian – (Missouri) Virginia woman
found guilty in credit card counterfeiting. A woman from Alexandria,
Virginia, was found guilty in Cape Girardeau for her role in a skimming and
counterfeit payment card operation after she was found with 112 counterfeit
cards and 15 or more counterfeit access devices. Source: http://www.semissourian.com/story/1996093.html
3. August
21, CNET News – (International) Cybercrooks use DDoS attacks to mask theft of
banks' millions. A researcher at Gartner reported that three unidentified
banks were the victims of fraudulent wire transfers that used low-level
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to distract attention from the
thefts. Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57599646-83/cybercrooks-use-ddos-attacks-to-mask-theft-of-banks-millions/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Information Technology Sector
28. August
22, Softpedia – (International) PayPal fixes vulnerability that allowed
hackers to delete any account. A researcher with Vulnerability Lab
identified a vulnerability in PayPal that could allow a malicious user to delete
another user's account by falsely registering and then removing the victim's
email address. PayPal has now addressed the issue. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/PayPal-Fixes-Vulnerability-That-Allowed-Hackers-to-Delete-Any-Account-Video-377290.shtml
29. August
22, Softpedia – (International) SoundCloud users warned of spam, shady
software, scams. ThreatTrack Security researchers reported that spammers
are using SoundCloud to spread links to spam and malicious Web sites via notes
on files with the names of popular TV shows and movies. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/SoundCloud-Users-Warned-of-Spam-Shady-Software-Scams-377395.shtml
30. August 21, IDG News Service – (International) Tumblr
flaw lets incorrect posts appear on user blogs. Tumblr is working to
resolve an issue where random unwanted posts are appearing on a small number of
users' blogs. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241785/Tumblr_flaw_lets_incorrect_posts_appear_on_user_blogs
31. August 21, SC Magazine – (International) McAfee
threat report highlights mobile attacks, ransomware, malicious sites. McAfee's
second quarter threat report highlighted the increasing prominence of
aggressive attacks on the Android mobile operating system, as well as the
growth of ransomware and infected Web sites distributing malware, among other
findings. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com//mcafee-threat-report-highlights-mobile-attacks-ransomware-malicious-sites/article/308309/
Communications Sector
32.
August 21, Orlando Sentinel –
(Florida) Sanford cellphone tower to be removed; workers escape blaze. Two
workers were welding on a Sanford cellphone tower when a fire engulfed the
structure August 21 which disrupted cellphone service, prompted the evacuation
of local buildings and homes, and forced the closure of nearby roads for
several hours. Fire officials reported the tower would be removed in sections
beginning August 22. Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-cell-phone-tower-rescue-20130821,0,3085970.story