Complete DHS Daily Report for November 29, 2013
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Top Stories
• A railcar tank
containing a highly flammable liquid that developed a hole and spilled the
chemical on CSX train tracks in Willard, Ohio, forced the evacuation of about
400 households within a half mile-radius of the spill. – WEWS 5 Cleveland
6. November 27, WEWS 5 Cleveland –
(Ohio) Willard residents evacuated after dangerous chemical spill on CSX train
tracks at North Main Street. A railcar tank containing a highly flammable
liquid that developed a hole and spilled the chemical on CSX train tracks in
Willard forced the evacuation of about 400 households within a half mile-radius
of the spill for an undisclosed amount of time November 27. Source: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_huron/numerous-willard-residents-evacuated-to-after-dangerous-chemical-spill-on-north-main-street
• The last of 27
State and federal highways in Colorado damaged or destroyed by September floods
reopened ahead of a December 1 deadline. – Denver Post
7. November 27, Denver Post –
(Colorado) Last flood damaged Colorado road re-opens. Colorado 7 that links
Allenspark to Lyons, the last of 27 State and federal highways in Colorado
damaged or destroyed by September floods, reopened November 26 ahead of a December
1deadline. Source: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24608437/last-flood-damaged-colorado-road-re-opens
• Police arrested a
suspect in a stabbing attack at the Ambulatory Surgical Center of Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Longview, Texas that left one dead and four injured. – Associated
Press
21. November 26, Associated Press –
(Texas) Nurse killed in stabbing spree at Texas hospital. Police arrested and
charged a suspect in a stabbing attack at the Ambulatory Surgical Center of
Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview that left one nurse dead and four
others injured November 26. Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/nurse-killed-in-stabbing-spree-at-texas-hospital
• Carteret Community
College in Morehead City, North Carolina, cancelled classes after it suffered
extensive damage due to a tornado. – WITN 7 Washington
23. November 27, WITN 7 Washington –
(North Carolina) Tornado damages hospital, community college in Morehead City.
Carteret Community College cancelled classes November 27 after it suffered
extensive damage due to a tornado that swept through North Carolina November
26. Crews worked to repair the damage to several of the college’s buildings.
Source: http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/233575481.html
Details
Financial Services Sector
See item 28 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
28. November 27, Help Net Security –
(International) Researchers track down members of Nigerian cyber gang.
Researchers at TrendMicro released a report on a Nigeria-based cybercrime gang
dubbed “Ice 419” that is reportedly using the Ice IX banking trojan to gather
personal and banking information and using phishing to target users of
Scottrade, Match.com, and a Korean search engine. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16020
29. November 27, Softpedia –
(International) Linux worm Darlloz targets routers, security cameras, and
set-top boxes. Symantec researchers identified a Linux worm named Darlloz that
exploits a previously-patched PHP vulnerability to infect computers and
potentially spread to other devices, including security cameras, routers,
set-top boxes, and industrial control systems (ICS) running Linux. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Worm-Darlloz-Targets-Routers-Security-Cameras-and-Set-Top-Boxes-404023.shtml
30. November 26, Softpedia –
(International) VBScript malware deletes files from infected systems.
Researchers at TrendMicro identified a piece of malware dubbed VBS_SOYSOS that
creates copies of itself using the names of MP3, JPG, and DWG files, deleting
the original files. The malware also disables access to the registry editor and
task manager, necessitating the installation of alternatives in order to remove
the malware. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/VBScript-Malware-Deletes-Files-from-Infected-Systems-403721.shtml
31. November 26, Threatpost –
(International) Ruby on Rails CookieStore vulnerability plagues prominent
websites. A researcher found that around 2,000 Web sites using an older version
of Ruby on Rails that depends on the CookieStore default cookie storage
mechanism were vulnerable to having users’ login information stolen.
CookieStore keeps users’ session hashes on the client side, allowing an
attacker to use cross-site scripting (XSS) or session hijacking to steal the
information. Source: http://threatpost.com/ruby-on-rails-cookiestore-vulnerability-plagues-prominent-websites/103038
For another story, see item 32 below
in the Communications Sector
Communications Sector
32. November 27, Wireless Week –
(National) T-Mobile confirms software issue caused slower data speeds. T-Mobile
confirmed November 26 that a minor infrastructure software issue contributed to
slower data speeds for some of its customers and that a fix was in the works.
Source: http://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2013/11/t-mobile-confirms-software-issue-caused-slower-data-speeds