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Top Stories
· Crews
recovered 2,550 barrels of crude oil October 20 from a 4,000-barrel spill
caused by a broken Sunoco Logistics-owned pipeline near Mooringsport,
Louisiana, October 13 that has killed dozens of mainly aquatic animals.– Shreveport
Times
1.
October 20, Shreveport Times –
(Louisiana) Oil spill cleanup reaches 2,550 of 4,000 barrels. Crews
recovered 2,550 barrels of crude oil October 20 from a 4,000-barrel spill
caused by a broken Sunoco Logistics-owned pipeline near Mooringsport that has
killed 139 fish, amphibians, reptiles, and crawfish. The affected Mid-Valley
Pipeline segment remains shut down until the portion of the failed pipe is
replaced. Source: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2014/10/20/oil-spill-cleanup-reaches-barrels/17637575/
· The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a notice October 20 advising
owners of more than 4.7 million BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, and
Toyota vehicles fitted with airbags equipped by Takata to have their vehicles
inspected immediately due to airbag defects. – Washington Post
8.
October 20, Washington Post –
(National) Airbag defect spurs recall of 4.7 million vehicles. The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall notice October 20
advising owners of over 4.7 million BMW, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Nissan,
and Toyota vehicles equipped with Takata airbags to check if their vehicles are
covered by recalls for airbag inflators that could cause the vehicles’ airbags
to produce shrapnel upon inflation. At least four people have died in incidents
related to the defective airbag inflators. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/10/20/airbag-defect-spurs-recall-of-4-7-million-vehicles/
· Repairs for a
48-inch damaged water main were expected to start October 21 after a well
driller struck the main beneath a ranch near Forestville, California, October
20 spilling an estimated 610,000 gallons of water into the surrounding landscape
and saturating the soil. – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
15.
October 21, Santa Rosa Press Democrat –
(California) Water line break spills 610,000 gallons in west Sonoma County. Repairs
for a 48-inch damaged water main were expected to start October 21 after a well
driller struck the main beneath a ranch near Forestville October 20 spilling an
estimated 610,000 gallons of water into the surrounding landscape and
saturating the soil. There was no interruption in water service or immediate
risk to local wildlife as crews worked to drain the pipeline before starting
repairs. Source: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2999656-181/water-line-break-spills-610000#page=0
· A
former receptionist at a Kearny, New Jersey medical office pleaded guilty
October 20 for embezzling over $446,000 in checks paid by insurance companies
to the medical practice for patient services and spending more than $200,000
using fraudulent credit cards between 2007 and 2011.– Jersey Journal (See
item 17)
17. October 20, Jersey Journal – (New Jersey) Receptionist at Kearny medical practice
pleads guilty to stealing $446K: authorities. The U.S. Attorney’s Office
announced October 20 that a receptionist at a Kearny, New Jersey medical
practice pleaded guilty to embezzling over $446,000 and spending more than
$200,000 with fraudulent credit cards by using her position at the practice to
take and cash checks paid by insurance companies to the medical practice for
patient services between 2007 and 2011. The former receptionist would conceal
the amount of the check and keep a large portion for herself in addition to the
10 credit cards she obtained in the name of the principal of the medical
practice in order to use them to purchase personal goods and services. Source: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/10/receptionist_at_kearny_medical_practice_admits_in_court_to_stealing_446k_authorities.html
Financial Services Sector
See items 17
above in Top Stories
and 27 below from the Commercial Facilities Sector
27. October 21, Softpedia – (International) Staples investigates possible card data breach. Officials at retail chain Staples are investigating to determine if the payment processing systems of 11 stores in 7 States were compromised after receiving reports from several financial intuitions of fraudulent activity being recorded on payment cards held by Staples customers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Staples-Investigates-Possible-Card-Data-Breach-462670.shtml
Information Technology Sector
24. October 21, IDG News Service – (International) One week after patch, Flash
vulnerability already exploited in large-scale attacks. Researchers
identified an exploit kit sold on underweb forums known as Fiesta that is bundled
with an exploit for a recently-patched Flash Player vulnerability. Users were
advised to apply the patch that was issued October 14. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2836733/one-week-after-patch-flash-vulnerability-already-exploited-in-largescale-attacks.html
25. October 21, Securityweek – (International) Cisco products vulnerable to POODLE
attacks. Cisco is analyzing its products to determine which may be affected
by the POODLE vulnerability in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and released a list of
confirmed vulnerable products, which includes Cisco Webex Social, Cisco ACE,
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller, and several other products. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/cisco-products-vulnerable-poodle-attacks
26. October 21, The Register – (International) Palo Alto Networks boxes spray
firewall creds across the net. A researcher found that misconfigured Palo
Alto Networks firewalls could allow attackers to gain user and domain names and
passwords, potentially exposing customer services such as VPNs and webmail.
Palo Alto Network advised users to apply best practice guidelines developed by
the company. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/21/palo_alto_customers_spray_net_with_firewall_creds/
Communications Sector
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