Complete DHS Report for April 9, 2014
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• A 16-inch water main that broke April 6 and
spilled over 5 million gallons of water in Petersburg, Virginia, and caused
low-water pressure for some residents who were placed under a 24-hour boil
advisory through April 9. – Petersburg Progress-Index
12.
April 8, Petersburg Progress-Index –
(Virginia) City loses 5 million gallons of water; boil advisory continues. A
16-inch water main that broke April 6 and spilled over 5 million gallons of
water in Petersburg, Virginia, caused flooding that blocked part of South
Crater Road for several hours and caused low-water pressure for some residents.
Affected residents were placed under a 24-hour boil advisory through April 9
due to a risk of water contamination while free bottled water was also made
available. Source: http://progress-index.com/news/city-loses-5-million-gallons-of-water-boil-advisory-continues-1.1664274
• Authorities are investigating a fire at a
Missouri State Highway Patrol maintenance building in Jefferson City that
caused about 10 patrol vehicles to be total losses with total damage ranging
from $4 million to $5 million. – KRCG 13 Jefferson City
17.
April 8, KRCG 13 Jefferson City –
(Missouri) Crews battle two-alarm fire at highway patrol facility. The
Missouri Fire Marshall is investigating a fire at the Missouri State Highway
Patrol Troop F maintenance building in Jefferson City that caused about 10
patrol vehicles to be total losses, with total damage ranging from $4 million
to $5 million. Source: http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1028511
• Microsoft ended support April 8 for its
Windows XP operating system, leaving the widely-used operating system
vulnerable to any vulnerabilities identified in the future. – CNNMoney See item 19 below in the Information Technology Sector
• A new version of OpenSSL was released after
security researchers identified and reported a vulnerability that exposes all
data transmissions, encryption keys, usernames, passwords, and other content
via a memory leak known as Heartbleed. – Softpedia See item 20 below in the Information Technology Sector
Financial Services Sector
4. April
8, KMGH 7 Denver – (Colorado) ‘Good Grammar Bandit’ suspected in
4 robberies over 5 days in north metro area. The FBI is looking for a
suspect known as the “Good Grammar Bandit” wanted in connection with four bank
robberies in the Denver metro area between April 2 and April 7. Source: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/good-grammar-bandit-suspected-in-4-robberies-over-5-days-in-north-metro-area04072014
5. April 7, WNEW 99.1 FM Bowie –
(Washington, D.C.) Taxi cab crashes into building in northwest D.C. A
taxi cab crashed into the front of the Inter-American Development Bank in
Washington D.C. April 7, injuring two people and closing the street while
authorities investigated. Source: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/04/07/taxi-cab-crashes-into-building-in-northwest-d-c/
For another story, see item 19 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
19. April 8, CNNMoney – (International) Microsoft drops Windows XP support. Microsoft
ended support April 8 for its Windows XP operating system, leaving the
widely-used operating system vulnerable to any vulnerabilities identified in
the future. The operating system is still used on a significant portion of
systems, including personal computers, ATMs, medical systems, industrial
control systems, and other critical infrastructure systems. Source: http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/08/technology/security/windows-xp/
20. April 8, Softpedia – (International) OpenSSL 1.0.1g released to prevent
hackers from eavesdropping on communications. A new version of OpenSSL was
released after security researchers from Codenomicon and Google Security
identified and reported a vulnerability that exposes all data transmissions,
encryption keys, usernames, passwords, and other content via a memory leak
known as Heartbleed. The vulnerability affects a variety of applications and
users are advised to update as soon as possible. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpenSSL-1-0-1g-Released-to-Prevent-Hackers-from-Eavesdropping-on-Communications-436397.shtml
21. April 8, Softpedia – (International) Information disclosure flaw in Flickr
fixed after two months. Yahoo fixed an information disclosure vulnerability
in its Flickr photo sharing service which could have been exploited to reveal
users’ names and email addresses. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Information-Disclosure-Flaw-in-Flickr-Fixed-After-Two-Months-436497.shtml
22. April 8, Softpedia – (International) Expert finds 8 files vulnerable to SQL
injection in Yahoo HK promotions page. Yahoo removed vulnerable files from
its Hong Kong promotions subdomain after a security researcher identified and
reported several SQL injection vulnerabilities. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Expert-Finds-8-Files-Vulnerable-to-SQL-Injection-in-Yahoo-HK-Promotions-Pages-436377.shtml
23. April 8, The Register – (International) Google kills fake anti-virus app that
hit No. 1 on Play charts. Google removed the Virus Shield app from its
Google Play store after the app, which briefly was a top download, was found to
be a fake app with no functionality. Appbrain estimated that the fake app
generated around $40,000 from sales for its developer. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/08/google_kills_virus_app_after_decompilation_proves_its_a_fake/
Communications Sector
24.
April 7, IDG News Service – (National)
AT&T cites power problem in U-verse outage. Some AT&T U-verse
customers experienced broadband Internet and TV outages for several hours April
7 due to a power issue with the U-verse service. AT&T also stated that
voice, Internet, and TV service in Kansas City, Missouri, were also affected
before technicians repaired the issue. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9247503/AT_amp_T_cites_power_problem_in_U_verse_outage