Monday, December 2, 2013



Complete DHS Daily Report for December 2, 2013

Daily Report

 • A 30-inch Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company gas line exploded in Hughesville, Missouri, prompting an evacuation order of a 3-mile radius after seven buildings burned. – KWIZ 17 Columbia

1.            November 29, KMIZ 17 Columbia – (Missouri) Explosion rocks Pettis County gas pipeline. A 30-inch Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company gas line exploded in Hughesville November 29 prompting an evacuation order of a 3-mile radius after seven buildings burned. Crews spent several hours extinguishing the fire and are investigating the cause of the rupture. Source: http://www.abc17news.com/news/massive-explosion-reported-in-pettis-county/-/18421100/23206890/-/8fbisb/-/index.html

 • Most of the 425 residents evacuated November 26 after a CSX train derailment in Willard, Ohio, that caused a chemical spill were allowed to return home. – Associated Press

8. November 28, Associated Press – (Ohio) Most Ohio derailment evacuees allowed back home. Most of the 425 residents evacuated November 26 after a CSX train derailment in Willard, Ohio, that caused a chemical spill were allowed to return home November 28. The roughly 36 homes closest to the scene of the derailment remained off-limits and were expected to remain until late November 29. Source: http://www.postcrescent.com/usatoday/article/3777641

 • A Chicago Police officer was charged in a mortgage-fraud scheme that netted close to $750,000 due to his alleged role in plotting to falsify mortgage applications during his former employment as a loan processor and originator. – Chicago Sun-Times

21. November 29, Chicago Sun-Times – (Illinois) Bond set at $25,000 for Chicago cop charged in mortgage-fraud scheme. A Chicago Police officer was charged in a mortgage-fraud scheme that netted close to $750,000 due to his alleged role in plotting to falsify mortgage applications during his former employment as a loan processor and originator. A co-conspirator filled out loan applications containing false information and passed them along to the officer for submission. Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/24053899-418/bond-set-at-25000-for-chicago-cop-charged-in-mortagage-fraud-scheme.html

 • Panda Security researchers reported that almost 10 million new malware strains have been identified so far in 2013, with close to 77 percent identified as Trojans, followed by worms, and viruses. – Softpedia See item 24 below in the Information Technology Sector

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Financial Services Sector

4. November 28, CoinDesk – (International) Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox adds ‘extra security’ with one-time password card. To increase security following a series of problems including multiple DDoS attacks, banking delays, and the seizure of some of its funds by the U.S. government, the bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has announced new features and updates to its platform. The platform also introduced a one – time password card as an additional layer of security. Source: http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox-adds-extra-security-one-time-password-card/

5. November 27, Park Ridge Patch – (Illinois) Police: Arlington Heights woman stole $600,000 from Allstate. An Arlington Heights woman and former payment annuity specialist was charged with theft and money laundering after stealing $600,000 from Allstate Insurance Company after an investigation discovered she had diverted returned annuity checks electronically to another account. Source: http://parkridge.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-arlington-heights-woman-stole-600000-from-allstate-parkridge

6. November 27, Tampa Bay Times – (Florida) Judge issues temporary injunction in alleged CD investment scam. A Brevard County Circuit Court issued a temporary injunction against several companies November 27 for allegedly taking money from at least 30 customers to invest nearly $3 million in a fake certificates of deposit program since August 2011. Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/banking/judge-issues-temporary-injunction-in-alleged-cd-investment-scam/2154574

For additional stories, see items 9 directly below and 23 below in the Information Technology Sector

9. November 26, Bay Area Citizen – (California) HCSO arrests suspects in check cashing ring. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit and the United States Postal Inspection Service arrested and charged three individuals, and are seeking a fourth suspect, in a check cashing scheme where the suspects stole checks from mailboxes of residences then altered and forged them. Source: http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/bay_area/news/hcso-arrests-suspects-in-check-cashing-ring/article_0490fb3c-96bf-50f1-ae0c-f96b45c5a412.html

Information Technology Sector

22. November 29, Softpedia – (International) Flash SMS flaw in Google Nexus devices can be exploited to reboot them. Alecu researchers found a vulnerability in Google devices that can be exploited to cause them to reboot and is related to a Class 0 (Flash SMS) messages. The flaw remains unpatched after Google’s Android Security Team was notified over a year ago. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flash-SMS-Flaw-in-All-Google-Mobile-Devices-Can-Be-Exploited-to-Reboot-Them-404765.shtml

23. November 28, The Register – (International) You have a Skype voicemail. PSYCHE! It’s just some fiendish Trojan-flinging spam. A United Kingdom police agency along with MXLab researchers warned that a spam run of fake Skype voicemail alert emails are attached with zip files that are contaminated with a variant of the ZeuS banking trojan. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/skype_voicemail_alert_spam_flings_zeus_trojan/

24. November 27, Softpedia – (International) 10 million new malware strains identified so far in 2013, Q3 study shows. Panda Security researchers reported that almost 10 million new malware strains have been identified so far in 2013, with close to 77 percent identified as Trojans, followed by worms, and viruses. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/10-Million-New-Malware-Strains-Identified-So-Far-in-2013-Q3-Study-Shows-404043.shtml

For additional stories, see items 4 above in the Financial Services Sector and 13 directly below:

13. November 27, Columbia Basin Herald – (Washington) Secret Service looks into fraud credit, debit card purchases. The Secret Service investigated credit and debit card fraud cases stemming from a group of retail grocery stores linked to URM Stores Inc., who may have been the target of criminal cyberattacks against their payment processing system. Source: http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/article_9d0404a6-57c2-11e3-8eff-0019bb2963f4.html

Communications Sector

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