Monday, March 11, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Repair
crews discovered the source of a sewage leak that has allowed 1.5 million
gallons to spill into a Maryland creek since March 5. – WTOP 103.5 FM
Washington
20. March 7, WTOP 103.5 FM
Washington D.C. – (Maryland) Olney sewage spill tops
million-gallon mark. Repair crews have discovered the source of a leak that
has allowed 1.5 million gallons to spill into a local creek since March 5. The
sewage overflow will not be fixed until after the leak is repair and the nearby
pumping station is operational again. Source: http://www.wtop.com/46/3243449/Olney-sewage-spill-tops-million-gallon-mark
• Over
$580 million was spent on putting out wildfires in 2012, the National
Interagency Fire Center reported. – KRIS-TV 6 Corpus Christi
22. March 8, KRIS-TV 6 Corpus
Christi – (National) Estimated $580M spent on largest wildfires
in 2012. Over $580 million was spent on putting out wildfires in 2012, the
National Interagency Fire Center reported. Source: http://www.kristv.com/news/estimated-580m-spent-on-largest-wildfires-in-2012/
• Roughly
1,500 individuals were evacuated from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado
Springs March 7 after employees became suspicious about five packages that were
found at the North American Aerospace Defense Command headquarters. – Associated
Press
26. March 7, Associated Press
– (Colorado) 5 suspicious packages found at NORAD base in Colo. Roughly
1,500 individuals were evacuated from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado
Springs March 7 after employees became suspicious about five packages that were
found at the North American Aerospace Defense Command headquarters. Officials
are investigating and continue to test the packages for harmful substances.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/5-suspicious-packages-fou_0_n_2831783.html
• Researchers
participating in the Pwn2Own 2013 competition discovered vulnerabilities in
Flash, Adobe Reader, and Java. – Softpedia See item 29 below in the Information Technology Sector
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
6. March 8, V3.co.uk –
(International) Europol takes down €70,000 cyber gang in co-ordinated sting.
European and Finnish authorities arrested two men allegedly involved in an
international credit card fraud scheme and found 15,000 stolen credit card
numbers on the suspects’ computers. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2253543/europol-takes-down-eur70-000-cyber-gang-in-coordinated-sting
7. March 8, Softpedia –
(International) Websites of major Czech banks, stock exchange disrupted by
DDOS attacks. The Web sites of several major banks and a stock exchange in
the Czech Republic experienced service interruptions due to distributed denial
of service (DDoS) attacks. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Websites-of-Major-Czech-Banks-Stock-Exchange-Disrupted-by-DDOS-Attacks-335476.shtml
8. March 7, Providence Journal –
(Rhode Island) ‘Bearded Bandit’ pleads guilty to 9 bank robberies. The
man known as the “Bearded Bandit” pleaded guilty to robbing nine banks in Rhode
Island. Source: http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/03/bearded-bandit-pleads-guilty-to-nine-bank-robberies-sentencing-scheduled-fo.html
9. March 6, KLTV 7 Tyler –
(Texas; Arkansas; Mississippi) FBI issues nationwide search for ‘Loan Ranger
Bandit.’ The FBI expanded their search for the “Loan Ranger Bandit”, who
has robbed at least ten banks in Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Source: http://www.kltv.com/story/21538742/fbi-issues-nationwide-alert-for
10. March 6, Reuters –
(International) U.S. fighting use of armored cars in money laundering. U.S.
authorities believe that Mexican drug cartels are using armored car services to
launder money across the border, and regulators are preparing guidance for
armored car companies to combat this activity. Source: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-06/news/sns-rt-us-usa-moneylaunderingbre9251n9-20130306_1_armored-car-firm-cartels-money-launderer:
Information Technology
29. March 8, Softpedia –
(International) Flash, Adobe Reader and Java hacked on the second day of
Pwn2Own 2013. Researchers participating in the Pwn2Own 2013 competition
discovered vulnerabilities in Flash, Adobe Reader, and Java. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flash-Adobe-Reader-and-Java-Hacked-on-the-Second-Day-of-Pwn2Own-2013-335660.shtml
30. March 8, The Register –
(International) Leaked: The ‘secret OAuth app keys’ to Twitter’s VIP lounge.
The private OAuth login keys used by Twitter to get preferential access
have been uploaded to Github, potentially allowing the impersonation of
legitimate clients. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/08/twitter_oauth_leaked_keys/
31. March 8, Softpedia –
(International) XSS vulnerability identified in Google Fusion Tables. A
researcher found a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Fusion
Tables that could allow attackers to trick users into clicking malicious links.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/XSS-Vulnerability-Identified-in-Google-Fusion-Tables-Video-335573.shtml
32. March 8, V3.co.UK –
(International) Hidden data trick could be malware writer’s boon. A new
technique was identified that could allow up to 94MB of data onto a hard
drive’s reserved or system area, allowing malware or hidden information to be
stored covertly. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/the-frontline-blog/2253176/hidden-data-trick-could-be-malware-writers-boon
33. March 7, The H –
(International) Report: Android is home to 96% of new mobile malware. F-Secure’s
latest Mobile Threat Report found that Android accounted for 96% of new mobile
threats. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Report-Android-is-home-to-96-of-new-mobile-malware-1818594.html
34. March 7, Network World –
(International) Freezedroid: Researchers discover cold temps can unblock
secured Android phones. Researchers found a security cracking technique
that can allow information to be gleaned from encrypted Android devices by
putting the devices in very cold environments and then using custom recovery
software. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/030713-frost-267492.html
Communications Sector
35. March 7, Verge –
(National) FTC files charges against spammers accused of sending 180 million
text messages. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints against
more than two dozen individuals connected to a massive spam SMS operation. The
FTC charges claim the defendants refused to disclose the costs and conditions
associated with gift cards offered to recipients of the text messages,
collected personal information, and therefore violated and act put forth by the
Federal Communications Commission. Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/7/4076996/ftc-files-charges-against-spammers-accused-of-sending-180-million
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