Wednesday, September 11, 2013



Wednesday, September 11, 2013   
Complete DHS Daily Report for September 11, 2013

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Top Stories

 • An audit conducted by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office determined over half of the underground fuel storage tanks in the State are either reaching or have passed their 30-year life expectancy. – KPHO 5 Phoenix 

1. September 10, KPHO 5 Phoenix – (Arizona) Thousands of underground fuel tanks at risk of leaking. An audit conducted by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office determined over half of the underground fuel storage tanks in the State are either reaching or have passed their 30-year life expectancy and are at risk of leaking gasoline, diesel fuel, and other chemicals into surrounding soil and groundwater. Source: http://www.kpho.com/story/23386085/thousands-of-fuel-tanks-at-risk-of-leaking
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 • Crews reached 45 percent containment September 10 of the 3,718-acre wildfire burning in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, California. – Associated Press

19. September 10, Associated Press – (California) Containment more than doubles overnight on SF Bay Area wildfire. Crews reached 45 percent containment September 10 of the 3,718-acre wildfire burning in Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County. Officials reduced the number of homes threatened to 75 after firefighters made progress towards containment of the fire. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/about-100-homes-evacuated-smoke-advisory-issued-as-wildfire-surges-in-sf-bay-area-state-park/2013/09/09/50f25474-19af-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html

 • A man was taken into custody after guards at Louisiana State Penitentiary opened fire on him September 8 after he rammed his car through the prison’s gates and hit a prison investigator inside the complex. – Baton Rouge Advocate

28. September 9, Baton Rouge Advocate – (Louisiana) Sheriff: Man slams into Angola gate, hits investigator. A man was taken into custody after guards at Louisiana State Penitentiary opened fire on him September 8 after he rammed his car through the prison’s gates and hit a prison investigator inside the complex. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident after discovering the man kidnapped his 2 children who were also in the vehicle. Source: http://theadvocate.com/news/7003247-123/sheriff-man-slams-into-angola

 • Websense reported that 81 percent of businesses run outdated versions of Java and 40 percent run outdated versions of Flash, leaving them vulnerable to common exploits. – The Register See item 30 below in the Information Technology Sector

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Banking and Finance Sector

4. September 10, Softpedia – (International) Experts spot targeted attack aimed at Asian financial institutions. Researchers at Websense identified a cybercrime campaign targeting financial institutions in Asian countries including Nepal, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates that uses fake remittance and currency exchange emails to deliver a variant of the Zeus banking trojan. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Experts-Spot-Targeted-Attack-Aimed-at-Asian-Financial-Institutions-381831.shtml

5. September 10, Mount Vernon Patch – (Virginia) ‘Beacon Hill Bandit’ believed to have struck TD Bank for fifth time. A suspect known as the “Beacon Hill Bandit” was believed to have been responsible for a September 9 robbery of a TD Bank branch in Alexandria. The suspect is believed to have robbed the same bank four times since 2010. Source: http://mountvernon.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-investigating-5th-robbery-at-td-bank-on-richmond-highway_4e913a2e

Information Technology Sector

30. September 10, The Register – (International) Biz bods STILL don’t patch hacker’s delight Java and Flash. Websense reported that 81 percent of businesses run outdated versions of Java and 40 percent run outdated versions of Flash, leaving many businesses vulnerable to popular exploits that can be used to steal data or disrupt operations. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/10/java_flash_security_snapshot/

31. September 10, Threatpost – (International) Adobe fixes code execution bugs in Flash, Reader. Adobe released a set of patches for Flash and Reader, resolving several security vulnerabilities, including memory corruption flaws and buffer overflows that could allow code execution. Source: http://threatpost.com/adobe-fixes-code-execution-bugs-in-flash-reader/102234

32. September 10, Softpedia – (International) Android malware uses SMTP to send stolen information. F-Secure researchers identified a piece of Android malware, Trojan:Android/SMSAgent.C, that uses SMTP servers to send back stolen information. The malware collects phone numbers, SMS messages, and recorded audio. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Android-Malware-Uses-SMTP-to-Send-Stolen-Information-381891.shtml

33. September 10, Softpedia – (International) 1,000 Japanese one-click fraud apps published on Google Play in August 2013. Symantec reported that during August a total of 2,500 one-click fraud apps were spotted on the Google Play store, with close to 1,000 of the malicious apps being uploaded by a suspected Japanese cybercrime group. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/1-000-Japanese-One-Click-Fraud-Apps-Published-on-Google-Play-in-August-2013-381669.shtml

34. September 9, Softpedia – (International) AVG warns of fake AVG antivirus apps hosted on Google Play. AVG Technologies reported finding at least 33 fake versions of the company’s antivirus app on Google Play. The fake apps change devices’ search options and spam victims with advertisements. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/AVG-Warns-of-Fake-AVG-Antivirus-Apps-Hosted-on-Google-Play-381464.shtml

Communications Sector

35. September 9, WAFB 9 Baton Rouge – (Louisiana) Cox outage affects downtown BR. Cox customers in downtown Baton Rouge lost cable television, Internet, and phone services for several hours September 9 after an accident ruptured 3 fiber optic lines. Source: http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/baton-rouge-news/item/526036-cox-outage-affects-downtown-br