Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for January 9, 2013
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Top Stories
• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
announced it is seeking $633,000 in penalties from Trans States Airlines, Inc.
for making 3,660 passenger flights while the planes were non-compliant with FAA
regulations. – Avionics Intelligence
3.
January 7, Avionics Intelligence –
(Missouri) FAA seeks $633,000 in civil penalties against Trans States
Airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it is seeking
$633,000 in penalties from Trans States Airlines, Inc. for making 3,660
passenger flights while the planes were non-compliant with FAA regulations.
Source: http://www.avionics-intelligence.com/news/2013/01/07/faa-seeks-633-000-in-civil-penalties-against-trans-states-airlines.html
• In the third sewage overflow to affect
Kalamazoo since January 3, up to 1,500 gallons of raw sewage was release from a
manhole in Oshtemo Township January 7. – Mlive.com
14.
January 7, Mlive.com – (Michigan) Up
to 1,500 gallons of raw sewage overflows in Oshtemo Township; third spill since
Thursday. In the third sewage overflow to affect Kalamazoo since January 3,
up to 1,500 gallons of raw sewage was release from a manhole in Oshtemo
Township January 7. Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/01/1200_to_1500_gallons_of_raw_se.html
• The University of Chicago, Advocate Trinity,
and Swedish Covenant hospitals in Chicago asked ambulances to take patients to
other facilities, if possible, after an influx of flu patients crowded
emergency rooms January 8. – WLS-TV 7 Chicago
17.
January 8, WLS-TV 7 Chicago –
(Illinois) Flu outbreak puts Chicago-area hospitals on bypass. The
University of Chicago, Advocate Trinity, and Swedish Covenant hospitals in
Chicago asked ambulances to take patients to other facilities, if possible,
after an influx of flu patients crowded emergency rooms January 8. Northwestern
Memorial was also on bypass until late that morning. Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8945972
• A Chinese citizen agreed to plead guilty for
his part in a $100 million software piracy ring that sold high-end software.
One of his customers included a NASA electronics engineer, who previously
pleaded guilty. – Wired.com See item 25
below in the Information Technology
Sector
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
Nothing to report
Information Technology Sector
22. January
8, The H – (International) Facebook password reset bug closed. Facebook
closed a security vulnerability that allowed attackers to reset users’
passwords and compromise their accounts without knowing their previous
passwords. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Facebook-password-reset-bug-closed-1779440.html
23. January
8, Help Net Security – (International) Cybercriminals mostly targeting LinkedIn,
PayPal, and Amazon. A list of the most frequent threats detected by GFI Software
found that in December 2012 there were several spam campaigns targeted against
Amazon, LinkedIn, and Paypal, while fake Google Play app markets served trojans
to users. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2370&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+HelpNetSecurity+(Help+Net+Security)&utm_content=Google+Reader
24. January 7, The H – (International) Ubisoft
investigating compromised Uplay accounts. Ubisoft confirmed that some
accounts of its Uplay online gaming service had their associated emails changed
to .ru and .su top level domains, denying user access. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ubisoft-investigating-compromised-Uplay-accounts-1778618.html
25. January 7, Wired.com – (International) Feds
dismantle piracy ring that stole super-expensive software. A Chinese
citizen agreed to plead guilty for his part in a $100 million software piracy
ring that sold high-end software for design, engineering, and other uses. One
of his customers included a NASA electronics engineer, who previously pleaded
guilty. Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/piracy-scheme/
Communications Sector
26.
January 8, Environmental Protection –
(National) EPA reaches settlement with New Cingular Wireless. New
Cingular Wireless (NCW), formerly AT&T Wireless (AWS), was ordered to pay
$750,000 in civil penalties and will spend $625,000 creating environmental
projects as ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency due to alleged
reporting, planning, and permitting violations at 332 AWS sites across 43 States.
Source: http://eponline.com/articles/2013/01/08/epa-reaches-settlement-with-new-cingular-wireless.aspx
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