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· Sysco Corporation
entered into an agreement with the State of California and will pay $19.4
million in restitution settle reports that the company stored over 400,000
meat, produce, and dairy products in unsafe conditions. – Food Poisoning
Bulletin
11.
July 20, Food Poisoning Bulletin –
(California) Sysco pays $19.4 million for dangerous food storage practices. Sysco
Corporation entered into an agreement with the State of California and will pay
$19.4 million in restitution settle reports that the company stored over
400,000 meat, produce, and dairy products in unsafe conditions, including
unrefrigerated and dirty storage units, between July 2009 and August 2013. An
investigation by health officials also revealed that the products were
delivered to restaurants, hospitals, and schools in unrefrigerated cars, and
there were 25 unregistered and unrefrigerated drop sites from Sacramento to San
Diego. Source: http://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2014/sysco-pays-19-4-million-for-dangerous-food-storage-practices/
· Crews reached 75
percent containment July 21 of the Buzzard Complex series of fires after it
burned 396,000 acres in Oregon. – KGW 8 Portland; Associated Press
16. July 21, KGW 8 Portland;
Associated Press – (Oregon) Oregon’s largest fire
complex 396,000 acres. Crews reached 75 percent containment July 21 of the
Buzzard Complex after burning 396,000 acres in Oregon. Fire departments worked
to contain several other complex fires in the State that combined burned more
than 200,000 acres by July 20. Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/Largest-Oregon-wildfire-burning-nearly-400000-acres-267962211.html
· Police are
searching for two masked robbers that stole over $180,000 from the Caesars
Atlantic City casino in New Jersey July 21. – WCAU 10 Philadelphia
22.
July 22, WCAU 10 Philadelphia – (New
Jersey) Masked robbers steal over $180K from Caesars casino. Police are
searching for two masked robbers that stole over $180,000 from the Caesars
Atlantic City casino in New Jersey July 21 when at least one suspect brandished
a gun and both individuals stole two plastic cash boxes holding the money.
Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Masked-Robbers-Steal-Over-180K-From-Caesars-Casino-268027331.html
· Authorities are
investigating the cause of a 3-alarm fire that damaged or destroyed 35 units
and affected 15 more at a Houston apartment complex July 21, displacing up to
135 residents. – KPRC 2 Houston
24.
July 21, KPRC 2 Houston – (Texas) Dozens
displaced after 3-alarm apartment fire in northwest Houston. Authorities
are investigating the cause of a 3-alarm fire that damaged or destroyed 35
units and affected 15 more at a Houston apartment complex July 21. No injuries
were reported and up to 135 residents were displaced by the blaze. Source: http://www.click2houston.com/news/breaking-3alarm-apartment-fire-in-northwest-houston/27052920
Financial Services Sector
2. July 22, Securityweek – (International) Attackers bypass 2FA systems used by
banks in ‘Operation Emmental’. Researchers with Trend Micro released a
report July 22 detailing a cybercrime campaign targeting banks in Europe and
Japan dubbed “Operation Emmental” that uses computer and Android mobile device
malware to steal users’ banking credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA)
tokens. The malware used in the campaign can install fake Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) certificates, delete itself after use, and perform other actions to trick
users. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/attackers-bypass-2fa-systems-used-banks-operation-emmental
3. July
21, Krebs on Security – (National) Banks: Card breach at Goodwill
Industries. Goodwill Industries stated that it is working with the U.S.
Secret Service to investigate a possible breach of payment card data from some
of its U.S. stores. The company stated that it became aware of a possible
breach July 18 after they were contacted by a payment card industry fraud
investigation unit and federal authorities. Source: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/07/banks-card-breach-at-goodwill-industries/
4. July
21, KVTK 3 Phoenix – (California) 147 fraudulent debit, credit
cards seized; 2 people arrested. Two people were arrested July 21 in
Blythe, California, by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents after 147 fraudulent
debit and pre-paid cards were found during a vehicle stop. Source: http://www.azfamily.com/news/147-fraudulent-debit-credit-cards-seized-2-people-arrested-267992761.html
5. July
21, NextGov – (National) Significant deficiencies found in
Treasury’s computer security. Two reports by the Government Accountability
Office released the week of July 14 found new computer security vulnerabilities
at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service and existing
security issues at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that remain
unaddressed from 2012 which could compromise reporting efficiency or the
security of data. Source: http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/07/significant-deficiencies-found-treasurys-computer-security/89144/
Information Technology Sector
20. July 22, Securityweek – (International) iOS backdoors expose personal data:
Researcher. A security researcher presenting at a security conference reported
that Apple’s iOS mobile operating system contains several undocumented services
which could be used in some circumstances to access email, location data,
media, and other personal data. Apple stated that the services are used for
diagnostic purposes and can only be used to access data with user approval.
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/ios-backdoors-expose-personal-data-researcher
21. July 21, V3.co.uk – (International) Fresh threat to critical
infrastructure found in Havex malware. Researchers at FireEye analyzed a
variant of the Havex malware (also known as Fertger or Peacepipe) and found
that it contained an open-platform communication (OPC) scanner that could be
used to target supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used by
several industries, including power plants and water utilities. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2356410/fresh-threat-to-critical-infrastructure-found-in-havex-malware
Communications Sector
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