Monday, January 27, 2014



Complete DHS Report for January 27, 2014

Daily Report

 • A propane shortage is affecting millions of people nationwide as distributors are rationing supplies and schools are being forced to close due to a lack of fuel. – Reuters

1. January 24, Reuters – (National) US propane shortage affects millions in freeze. Due to brutally cold temperatures, a propane shortage is affecting millions of people nationwide as distributors are rationing supplies and schools are being forced to close due to a lack of fuel. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/us-propane-shortage-affects-millions-in-freeze

 • Eastbound lanes of I-94 in Michigan City, Indiana, reopened after a pileup involving over 40 vehicles that left 3 people dead and more than 20 others injured caused by dangerous weather conditions. – Associated Press

12. January 24, Associated Press – (Indiana) Massive pileup on I-94 kills 3, more than 20 hurt. Eastbound lanes of I-94 in Michigan City, Indiana, reopened January 24 after a massive pileup January 23 involving over 40 vehicles that left 3 people dead and more than 20 others injured due to treacherous weather conditions. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/3-dead-20-plus-hurt-in-i-94-pileup-in-indiana

 • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd from making and selling pharmaceutical ingredients from its Toansa plant in India due to substandard quality products. – Reuters

18. January 24, Reuters – (International) India’s Ranbaxy hit by FDA product ban at 4th Indian plant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd from making and selling pharmaceutical ingredients from its Toansa plant in India due to substandard quality products following a January 11 inspection. The facility is the fourth plant whose products have been banned from entering U.S. markets due to manufacturing violations. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-ranbaxy-ban-20140123,0,7401097,full.story

 • Dallas firefighters battled two simultaneous five-alarm fires within 3 miles of each other and caused $1.6 million in damages and left several displaced. – Dallas Morning News

32. January 23, Dallas Morning News – (Texas) Blazes cause $1.6 million in damage, bring top Dallas fire officials to scene. Dallas firefighters battled two simultaneous five-alarm fires, which broke out within 3 miles of each other January 22 and caused $1.6 million in damages and left several displaced. Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/richardson-lake-highlands/headlines/20140123-blazes-cause-1.6-million-in-damage-bring-top-dallas-fire-officials-to-scene.ece

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Financial Services Sector

4. January 23, Bloomberg News – (National) Neiman Marcus says 1.1 million cards affected by data breach. Retailer Neiman Marcus reported January 23 that around 1.1 million payment cards were compromised during a breach of its point-of-sale systems caused by malware that was inserted as early as July 2013. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-23/neiman-marcus-says-1-1-million-cards-may-be-affected-by-breach.html

5. January 23, Reuters – (National) FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches. The FBI distributed a report to retailers warning of the potential for more point-of-sale compromises and cyberattacks targeting customers’ financial data after it detected around 20 other cases that used the same variety of malware involved in a recent Target breach. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/fbi-warns-retailers-to-expect-more-credit-card-breaches

6. January 23, Sacramento Bee – (California) Elk Grove man convicted in $36 million investment fraud scheme. An Elk Grove man, the last of six defendants in a $36 million fraud scheme run under the name Diversified Management Consultants, was found guilty for his role in defrauding at least 180 investors. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/23/6097161/elk-grove-man-convicted-in-36.html

7. January 23, KELO 11 Sioux Falls – (South Dakota) Sioux Falls broker convicted of 26 fraud counts. A Sioux Falls broker was found guilty of defrauding over 100 investors of more than $20 million. Source: http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/sioux-falls-broker-convicted-of-26-fraud-felonies/?id=159126.

8. January 22, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal – (National) Credit unions say Target breach cost them $30 million – so far. The Credit Union National Association surveyed 936 credit unions and found that a recent breach of payment card data from Target cost the credit unions over $30 million in card replacement costs and other expenses. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/banking/2014/01/credit-unions-target-breach-cost.html

For an additional story, see item 22 below in the Information Technology Sector

Information Technology Sector

22. January 24, Softpedia – (International) Windows trojan Droidpak pushes malware onto Android devices. Researchers at Symantec identified a new Windows trojan dubbed Trojan.Droidpak that is designed to infect Android devices connected to an infected Windows computer. The trojan then attempts to replace a legitimate South Korean online banking app if it is present on the device. The malware is also capable of intercepting and forwarding SMS messages. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Trojan-Droidpak-Pushes-Malware-onto-Android-Devices-420149.shtml

23. January 24, Softpedia – (International) CNN blogs and social media accounts hacked by Syrian Electronic Army. Attackers claiming affiliation with the Syrian Electronic Army hacktivist group compromised, hijacked, and defaced several blogs, Twitter accounts, and a Facebook page belonging to CNN. CNN later removed fake articles and announcements posted to the blogs and accounts. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/CNN-Blogs-and-Social-Media-Accounts-Hacked-by-Syrian-Electronic-Army-420209.shtml

24. January 24, Softpedia – (International) Site operator arrested, accused of paying hacker to get him racy photos. The operator of IsAnyoneUp was arrested by the FBI and charged with allegedly hiring a hacker to break into hundreds of email accounts in order to steal private photos for posting to his Web site. The alleged hacker was also arrested. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hunter-Moore-Arrested-Accused-of-Paying-Hacker-to-Get-Him-Racy-Photos-420270.shtml

25. January 24, Softpedia – (International) Reports about smart fridges sending spam emails are inaccurate, experts say. Symantec researchers reported that a recent analysis of a spam campaign misidentified the devices that took part in it, and that the campaign was run by computers compromised by the W32.Waledac/Kelihos botnet malware, rather than by smart devices as previously thought. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Reports-About-Smart-Fridges-Sending-Spam-Emails-Are-Inaccurate-Experts-Say-420373.shtml

26. January 23, Krebs on Security – (International) Bug exposes IP cameras, baby monitors. Camera manufacturer Foscam confirmed that a flaw exists in its MJPEG cameras and baby monitors running the .54 version of its firmware that could allow a user to log into a camera’s Web interface without a password. Foscam expects to issue a new firmware version that closes the issue by January 25 and a workaround was also available. Source: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/01/bug-exposes-ip-cameras-baby-monitors/

Communications Sector

27. January 24, WCQS 88.1 FM Asheville – (North Carolina) Signal Outage. Repeated power outages damaged equipment at a Brevard translator site January 24 and knocked WCQS 88.1 FM Asheville off the air in Transylvania County. Source: http://wcqs.org/post/signal-outage

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