Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for January 15, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• A new and improved
sewage infrastructure in New Orleans will be paid by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency at the cost of $19 million. – Associated Press
14.
January 13, Associated Press –
(Louisiana) FEMA to pay $19M for N.O. sewage pump stations. A new and
improved sewage infrastructure in New Orleans will be paid by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency at the cost of $19 million. Source: http://www.wwl.com/FEMA-to-pay--19M-for-N-O--sewage-pump-stations/15258841
• The New York
Governor’s office announced a public health emergency due to the State’s rise
in reported flu cases. – Auburn Citizen
17.
January 13, Auburn Citizen – (New
York) More than 19,000 flu cases reported in New York; declares public
health emergency. The New York Governor’s office announced a public health
emergency due to the State’s rise in reported flu cases. Source: http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/cuomo-more-than-flu-cases-reported-in-new-york-declares/article_138de4f2-5d50-11e2-9d81-0019bb2963f4.html
• Kaspersky Lab
researchers uncovered a sophisticated, long-running cyber espionage campaign
targeting governments, energy companies, embassies, and aerospace companies
dubbed ‘Red October.’ The malware used is customized to individual targets,
uses a complex command and control system, and utilizes spear phishing attacks
to infect victims. – Wired.com See item 27
below in the Information Technology
Sector
• Authorities
arrested three suspects in connection to a hostage situation involving 14 store
employees, one of which was stabbed and another sexually assaulted, in Los
Angeles January 10. – KCAL 9 Los Angeles
36.
January 13, KCAL 9 Los Angeles –
(California) LAPD arrests 3 in connection with Nordstrom rack hostage-taking
robbery. Authorities arrested three suspects in connection to a hostage
situation involving 14 store employees, one of which was stabbed and another
sexually assaulted, in Los Angeles January 10. Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/01/13/report-2-arrested-in-connection-with-nordstrom-rack-hostage-taking-robbery/
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Banking and Finance Sector
2. January
12, WCSC 5 Charleston – (South Carolina) Summerville man pleads
guilty in $45 million mortgage fraud conspiracy. A man pleaded guilty in
federal court in South Carolina to fraud and tax charges in relation to a $45
million mortgage fraud scheme. The man and others recruited straw buyers to
purchase properties, inflated their apparent worth to obtain loans, and then
received commissions or signing bonuses from the lenders. Source: http://www.live5news.com/story/20567182/summerville-man-pleads-to-45-million-mort
3. January
11, Tahoe Daily Tribune – (California) ‘Fedora Bandit’ pleads
guilty. The man known as the ‘Fedora Bandit’ pleaded guilty to robbing
three banks in Gridley, Paradise, and Rancho Cordova. Source: http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20130111/NEWS/130119961/1056&parentprofile=1056
4. January
11, Ventura County Star – (California) Men plead guilty to
identity theft crimes that included Ventura County victims. Two members of
an ATM skimming ring that targeted machines throughout California pleaded
guilty to stealing $341,000 from about 1,000 victims. Source: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jan/11/men-plead-guilty-to-identity-theft-crimes-in-atm/
5. January
11, Galesburg Register-Mail – (Illinois) Cattlemen plead
guilty to bank fraud. Two cattlemen pleaded guilty in a check kiting scheme
that defrauded two banks of more than $400,000. Source: http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x1233667054/Cattlemen-plead-guilty-to-bank-fraud
6. January
11, Associated Press – (Georgia) Ex-officers of failed Ga. bank charged with fraud. Seven
former officers of First National Bank of Savannah were indicted for allegedly
covering up bad loans and making loans to unqualified applicants — actions that
the indictment claims led the bank to collapse and cost the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation $90 million. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-01-11/ex-officers-of-failed-ga-dot-bank-charged-with-fraud
Information Technology Sector
27. January
14, Wired.com – (International) Cybersleuths uncover 5-year spy operation
targeting governments, others. Kaspersky Lab researchers uncovered a
sophisticated, long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting governments,
energy companies, embassies, and aerospace companies dubbed ‘Red October.’ The
malware used is customized to individual targets, uses a complex command and
control system, and utilizes spear phishing attacks to infect victims. Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/red-october-spy-campaign/all/
28. January
14, The H – (International) Apache CouchDB updates handle multiple security
issues. Apache recently released new versions of its CouchDB database that
address several vulnerabilities present in past versions. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Apache-CouchDB-updates-handle-multiple-security-issues-1783275.html
29. January
14, Help Net Security – (International) Dangerous remote Linksys
0-day root exploit discovered. Researchers at DefenseCode found a
remote-access zero-day vulnerability in Linksys routers’ default installation.
Cisco stated that they expect a fix to be available in approximately 10 days.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14234&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+HelpNetSecurity+(Help+Net+Security)&utm_content=Google+Reader
30. January
13, Krebs on Security – (International) Oracle ships critical
security update for Java. Oracle released an update for Java to fix the
recent critical vulnerability that allowed malware to exploit computers running
the program. The update also increases the default security settings for
running Java applications from ‘medium’ to ‘high.’ Source: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/oracle-ships-critical-security-update-for-java/
31. January 11, Threatpost – (International) Sybase fixes
nine ASE flaws. Sybase issued nine patches for its Adaptive Server
Enterprise that close database vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to
bypass security and execute code. Source: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/sybase-help-appsec-fixes-nine-ase-flaws-011113
Communications Sector
32.
January 11, KSTK 101.7 FM Wrangell –
(Alaska) GCI ship to repair earthquake-damaged fiber optic cables. Broken
underwater fiber optic cable lines that were damaged by a January 5 earthquake
could take up to 48 hours to be fixed by a GCI boat. Customers in Wrangell were
still experiencing trouble with telephone, Internet, and television. Source: http://www.kstk.org/2013/01/11/gci-ship-to-repair-earthquake-damaged-fiber-optic-cables/
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