Wednesday, May 28, 2014




Complete DHS Report for May 28, 2014

Daily Report

Top Stories

 • Officials in Portland, Oregon, lifted a citywide boil-water advisory May 24, affecting 670,000 residents, after announcing the order May 23 when tests showed the presence of E. coli in the city’s water supply. – KGW 8 Portland

20. May 24, KGW 8 Portland – (Oregon) Portland lifts boil-water order. Officials in Portland lifted a citywide boil-water advisory May 24, affecting 670,000 residents, after announcing the order May 23 when tests showed the presence of E. coli in the city’s water supply. Repeat water samples in four locations tested positive for E.coli which likely came from animal fecal matter, Tri-County Health authorities stated. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/24/portland-lifts-boil-water-order/9542959/

 • Health officials closed 6 North Shore beaches May 23 after 125,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater and sludge spilled into Oyster Bay Harbor in New York due to a malfunction of a mixer at a wastewater treatment plant. – Long Island Newsday

21. May 23, Long Island Newsday – (New York) Nassau closes 6 beaches; state shuts Oyster Bay Harbor shellfishing. The Nassau County Health Department shut down 6 North Shore beaches May 23 after 125,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater and sludge spilled into Oyster Bay Harbor in New York due to a malfunction of a mixer at an Oyster Bay Sewer District-run wastewater treatment plant. Authorities are investigating the cause of the malfunction. Source: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/nassau-closes-6-beaches-state-shuts-oyster-bay-harbor-shellfishing-1.8167207

 • Seven people were killed, including the gunman, and 13 others were injured after the gunman went on a shooting and stabbing rampage in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara May 23. – CBS News; Associated Press

26. May 25, CBS News; Associated Press – (California) Rampage started at suspect’s home before terror spree. Seven people were killed, including the gunman, and 13 others were injured after a California gunman stabbed 3 people to death at his apartment complex before shooting 3 others to death in Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara May 23. The gunman shot two people at a sorority house before driving around targeting others in the area while officers were pursuing his vehicle, which eventually crashed, with investigators finding the suspect dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/deadly-shooting-in-isla-vista-california-near-uc-santa-barbara/

 • Authorities are investigating after 3 individuals were killed and 5 others were injured when someone opened gunfire at the Bermuda Sands motel in Myrtle Beach May 24 during the Atlantic Beach BikeFest. – CNN

34. May 26, CNN – (South Carolina) Three killed, five wounded in Myrtle Beach shootings. Authorities are investigating after three individuals were killed and one other was injured when someone opened gunfire at the Bermuda Sands motel in Myrtle Beach May 24 during the Atlantic Beach BikeFest. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/25/us/myrtle-beach-shootings/index.html

Financial Services Sector

5. May 27, Help Net Security – (International) Hybrid Zberp trojan targets bank users around the world. Researchers with Trusteer identified a new piece of malware targeting financial institutions dubbed Zberp which combines the code and features of the Zeus malware and Carberp trojan. The malware is capable of several different information-stealing attacks and can use various methods to avoid detection. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2774\

6. May 23, IDG News Service – (International) Researchers find large global botnet of infected PoS systems. IntelCrawler researchers discovered a botnet known as Nemanja that has infected around 1,500 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals, accounting systems, and other retail systems in the U.S. and several other countries. The malware behind the botnet is able to collect payment card information and contains a keylogger to obtain other information entered into infected systems. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/052314-researchers-find-large-global-botnet-281878.html

Information Technology Sector

29. May 27, Softpedia – (International) Spotify warns Android users to upgrade app following hack. Music streaming service Spotify advised users of its Android app to update the app in the next few days as a precaution after unauthorized access to company systems was detected in one user. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spotify-Warns-Android-Users-to-Upgrade-App-Folowing-Hack-444049.shtml

30. May 27, Softpedia – (International) AVAST forum hacked, user passwords being reset. AVAST Software reported that the company’s forum was attacked during the weekend of May 24, compromising all user names, email address, and passwords. AVAST took the forum offline as a precaution while it resets all user passwords. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/AVAST-Forum-Hacked-User-Passwords-Being-Reset-443988.shtml

31. May 27, Softpedia – (International) Don’t log in to WordPress via open WiFi or your blog could get hijacked. A researcher with the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified and reported an issue with the login process for WordPress sites where a browser cookie is sent in plain text, potentially allowing an attacker to use the cookie to gain access to the corresponding WordPress site. WordPress stated that a fix for the vulnerability would be included in an upcoming update. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Don-t-Log-Into-WordPress-via-Open-WiFi-or-Your-Blog-Could-Get-Hijacked-444010.shtml

32. May 26, Help Net Security – (International) In wake of breach, eBay has to deal with multiple Web vulnerabilities. Several security researchers identified and reported two cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities and a login cookie issue with eBay Web pages that could be used to gain control of servers or steal users’ information. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16919

For additional stories, see items 5 and 6 above in the Financial Services Sector

Communications Sector

33. May 26, Honolulu Star-Advertiser – (Hawaii) Cable outages reported statewide. Crews worked to restore cable services after Oceanic Time Warner Cable reported May 26 that customers in Hawaii experienced an outage of approximately 31 cable channels due to unreported reasons. Source: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140526_Cable_outages_reported_statewide.html?id=260675571