Wednesday, September 4, 2013



  
Complete DHS Daily Report for September 4, 2013

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 • An employee at Hardrock Excavating in Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty August 29 to dumping tens of thousands of gallons of fracking waste on at least 24 occasions into a tributary of the Mahoning River. – Cleveland Plain Dealer

2. August 29, Cleveland Plain Dealer – (Ohio) Youngstown man admits dumping toxic fracking waste into Mahoning River. An employee at Hardrock Excavating in Youngstown pleaded guilty August 29 to dumping tens of thousands of gallons of fracking waste on at least 24 occasions into a tributary of the Mahoning River. The employee told authorities he acted on the orders of his superior and ran a hose from the 20,000-gallon storage tanks to a nearby storm water drain and opened the release valve. Source: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/08/youngstown_man_admits_dumping.html#incart_river_default

 • Three members of a New York-based brokerage firm pleaded guilty for their roles in a $66 million bribery scheme involving two Venezuelan state-owned economic development banks. – South Florida Business Journal See item 6 below in the Banking and Finance Sector

 • A massive 11-alarm fire destroyed a Dietz & Watson cold storage facility Burlington County, New Jersey September 1. – WCAU 10 Philadelphia

16. September 3, WCAU 10 Philadelphia – (New Jersey) 11-alarm fire guts Dietz & Watson warehouse. A massive 11-alarm fire destroyed a Dietz & Watson cold storage facility on Cooperstown Road in Burlington County September 1. Fire officials were able to contain the blaze September 2, but it will likely continue to smolder for a few days. Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2-Alarm-Fire-Rips-Through-Dietz--Watson-Building-222001371.html

 • The U.S. Department of Justice announced August 29 that an Army sergeant based at Fort Campbell pleaded guilty for taking payments from a trucking company representative to facilitate the theft of 25 truckloads of fuel from a military base in Afghanistan. – Associated Press

33. August 30, Associated Press – (International) Fort Campbell soldier pleads guilty in fuel scam. The U.S. Justice Department announced August 29 that an Army sergeant based at Fort Campbell pleaded guilty for taking payments from a trucking company representative to facilitate the theft of 25 truckloads of fuel from a military base in Afghanistan. The total amount of loss to the U.S. was over $400,000. Source: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/08/30/fort-campbell-soldier-pleads-guilty-in-fuel-scam.html?comp=7000023468004&rank=1

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Banking and Finance Sector

5. August 31, Softpedia – (International) Osprey Packs hacked, customer credit card information stolen. Colorado-based Osprey Packs notified customers of its Pro Deal Web site that attackers might have used malware to obtain access to customers’ credit card numbers and expiration dates, shipping and email addresses, names, and phone numbers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Osprey-Packs-Hacked-Customer-Credit-Card-Information-Stolen-379584.shtml

6. August 30, South Florida Business Journal – (International) Miami traders plead guilty to $66M Venezuelan bank bribery scheme. Three members of New York-based brokerage firm Direct Access Partners pleaded guilty for their roles in a $66 million bribery scheme involving two Venezuelan state-owned economic development banks whose officials were bribed in exchange for securing bond trading business. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2013/08/30/miami-traders-plead-to-66m-venezuelan.html?page=all

Information Technology Sector

36. September 2, Softpedia – (International) Digital Product Delivery hit by DDoS attack. E-commerce service provider Digital Product Delivery was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack September 2. The attack disrupted service to customers before normal operations were restored. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Digital-Product-Delivery-Hit-by-DDOS-Attack-9-2-2013-379977.shtml

37. September 2, CNET – (International) Facebook flaw allowed hackers to delete posted photos. Facebook fixed a critical flaw in its Support Dashboard that could allow an attacker to delete photos without the owner’s knowledge. Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57600991-83/facebook-flaw-allowed-hackers-to-delete-posted-photos/

38. August 30, Softpedia – (International) VMware fixes DoS vulnerability in ESXi and ESX. VMware update VMware ESX and ESXi in order to close a Network File Copy vulnerability that could be used in a denial of service (DoS) attack. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/VMware-Fixes-DOS-Vulnerability-in-ESXi-and-ESX-379472.shtml

39. August 30, Softpedia – (International) Cybercriminals attach disassembled malware to malicious emails. Researchers at Symantec observed a targeted email attack technique that contains malware disassembled into several components that reassembles when a shortcut file is launched, helping the malware evade detection. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cybercriminals-Attach-Disassembled-Malware-to-Malicious-Emails-379336.shtml

Communications Sector

40. August 29, KCAU 9 Sioux City– (Iowa) 16,000 Cable One customers lost phone and internet services Thursday. Two separate circuit-related problems caused a four hour outage August 29 in the Sioux City area that caused 16,000 Cable One customers to lose phone and Internet services before the problem was fixed. Source: http://www.kcautv.com/story/23292639/cable-one-experiencing-phone-and-internet-outage