• Four workers were injured following a February 18 explosion
at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Torrance, California, prompting a smoke and
ash advisory for the surrounding area. – Orange County Register
1. February 18, Orange County
Register – (California)
Four injured in explosion at Torrance ExxonMobil refinery; air quality alert
issued. Four workers were injured following a February 18 explosion at an
ExxonMobil oil refinery in Torrance, California, prompting a smoke and ash
advisory for the surrounding area. Employees were sent home after the facility
was heavily damaged and authorities reported that the blast occurred in a
recently installed processing facility. Source: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/refinery-651559-explosion-torrance.html
• The Missouri State
Highway Patrol responded to 178 stranded motorists and 78 crashes along
Interstate 55 February 16-17 following a winter storm that dumped several
inches of snow. – KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau
7. February 17, KFVS 12 Cape
Girardeau – (Missouri) Several
wrecks stop traffic on I-55 throughout Tuesday. The Missouri State Highway
Patrol Troop E responded to 178 stranded motorists and 78 crashes along
Interstate 55 February 16-17 following a winter storm that dumped several
inches of snow. All lanes of the interstate reopened following a series of
crashes that closed traffic in one or both directions. Source: http://www.kfvs12.com/story/28127825/i-55-at-108-mm-shut-down-after-crash
• UCLA Ronald Reagan
Medical Center in California reported February 18 that 179 patients may have
been exposed to a drug-resistant superbug after at least 2 patients died and 5
others were infected. – KCBS 2 Los Angeles
14. February 18, KCBS 2 Los
Angeles – (California) 2
of 7 patients infected die after being exposed to superbug bacteria at UCLA
Medical Center. UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in California reported
February 18 that 179 patients may have been exposed to the carbapenem-resistant
enterobacteriaceae after at least 2 patients died and 5 others were infected
following exposure to the drug-resistant superbug bacteria between October 2014
and January. Hospital officials stated that the potential exposure occurred
during complex endoscopic procedures and that the two infected scopes were removed
while the hospital undergoes deep decontamination. Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/02/18/2-patients-die-7-infected-after-being-exposed-to-deadly-superbug-bacteria-at-ucla-medical-center/
• The owner of
Miami-based Longcare Home Health Corporation pleaded guilty February 17 in
connection to a $13 million Medicare fraud scam that involved bribes and paying
kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals and fake prescriptions. – U.S.
Department of Justice
15. February
17, U.S. Department of Justice – (Florida) Owner of Miami home
health company pleads guilty for lead role in $13 million Medicare fraud
scheme. The owner and operator of Miami-based Longcare Home Health
Corporation (Longcare Home Health) pleaded guilty February 17 in connection to
a $13 million Medicare fraud scam that involved bribes and paying kickbacks to
Medicare beneficiaries, medical clinics, doctors’ offices, and others in
exchange for patient referrals and fake prescriptions to support defrauding
Medicare billings. Source: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/owner-miami-home-health-company-pleads-guilty-lead-role-13-million-medicare-fraud-scheme
Financial Services Sector
Nothing
to report
Information Technology Sector
24. February
19, Softpedia – (International) Over 250,000 home routers found with
duplicate SSH keys. A Shodan researcher discovered that mis-configuration
of devices likely led over 250,000 home routers from Spain, 200,000 routers
from mostly China and Taiwan, and 150,000 routers from the U.S. and Japan to
share the same Secure Shell (SSH) keys, which could allow an attacker to gain
access to any device with a single key. Researchers recommended disabling SSH
connectivity in the router. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Over-250-000-Home-Routers-Found-with-Duplicate-SSH-Keys-473651.shtml
25. February
19, Reuters – (International) Lenovo to stop pre-installing controversial
software. Errata Security researchers determined that Superfish adware
pre-installed on Lenovo computers hijacks and throws open encrypted
connections, allowing hackers to seize connections and listen in through
man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. Lenovo disabled all Superfish software from
its consumer computers and stopped pre-installing the software on its devices,
but experts warned that systems could still be vulnerable even after
uninstalling the software. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/19/us-lenovo-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0LN0XI20150219
26. February
19, Softpedia – (International) DoubleFantasy is Equation group’s first
attack wave. Kaspersky analysts discovered that hackers from the
cyber-espionage group Equation developed the DoubleFantasy trojan, a tool used
to verify the infected system as a target and a vehicle for installing more
sophisticated attack tools that could steal usernames and passwords for
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox Web browsers, Windows
protected storage on versions up to Windows XP, and operating system
authentication subsystems on Windows Vista and above. Multiple versions of the
tool were discovered, and some were deployed to targets via a post-meeting
compact disk from a 2009 scientific conference in Houston. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/DoubleFantasy-Is-Equation-Group-s-First-Attack-Wave-473669.shtml
Communications Sector
Nothing to report
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