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• Research revealed details of the stolen
financial and user information markets, showing the going rate for bank login
details and other products and services available in underweb communities. – The
Register See item
5 below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• A chemical fire began after a train car
carrying butane caught fire at a transfer station near Rapho Township,
Pennsylvania, prompting an evacuation in the area for about 23 hours. – WGAL
8 Lancaster
12. July 2, WGAL 8 Lancaster – (Pennsylvania) 23 hours later,
Rapho Township fire is out. A chemical fire began after a train car
carrying 30,000 gallons of butane caught fire at a transfer station.
Authorities were prompted to force the evacuation in the area near Rapho
Township in Lancaster County for about 23 hours. Source: http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lancaster/lancaster-county-train-car-fire-forces-evacuations/-/9704306/20801988/-/k7ka4vz/-/index.html
• The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus was
found at a sow farm and at a finishing farm in North Carolina. – Reuters
18. July 2, Reuters – (North Carolina) Virus deadly to
piglets spreads to North Carolina’s hog farms. The director of Livestock
Health Programs for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services stated that the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus was found at a sow
farm and at a finishing farm in the State. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/02/us-usa-sw
• Arizona’s Dean Peak Fire burned 900 acres by
July 1 with zero containment, prompting an evacuation order for two communities
in Mohave County. – Lake Havasu City News-Herald
26.
July 2, Lake Havasu City News-Herald –
(Arizona) Mohave County orders mandatory evacuation of Pine Lake and
Hualapai Mountain Park communities. Arizona’s Dean Peak Fire burned 900
acres by July 1 with zero containment as the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office
ordered a mandatory evacuation of all residents in the Pine Lake and Hualapai
Mountain Park communities. Source: http://www.havasunews.com/news/mohave-county-orders-mandatory-evacuation-of-pine-lake-and-hualapai/article_93e66922-e26f-11e2-ac45-001a4bcf887a.html
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
5. July 2, The Register – (International) Crimelords:
Stolen credit cards…keep ‘em. It’s all about banking logins now. Research
by McAfee revealed details of the stolen financial and user information
markets, showing the going rate for bank login details, credit card
information, user account information, and other products and services available
in underweb communities. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/02/mcafee_cybercrime_exposed/
6. July 2, Pleasantville-BriarcliffManor Patch –
(New York) Federal charges filed in Pleasantville skimming case. Federal
charges were filed against a former waiter at the Don Juan Mexican Restaurant
in Pleasantville for allegedly skimming customers’ credit cards and stealing
more than $180,000. Source: http://pleasantville.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/federal-charges-filed-in-pleasantville-skimming-case
7. July 1, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of
Georgia – (Florida; California) Hotel financier pleads guilty to
conspiring to bribe a bank loan officer. A Florida hotel financier pleaded
guilty to bribing a loan officer at Integrity Bank in order to obtain loans
totaling more than $40 million. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/atlanta/press-releases/2013/hotel-financier-pleads-guilty-to-conspiring-to-bribe-a-bank-loan-officer
For another story,
see item 36 in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
32. July 3,
Threatpost – (International) Ubisoft urges password changes following
hack. Ubisoft warned users to reset their passwords following an attack on
some of their online systems that exposed usernames, email addresses, and
encrypted passwords. Source: http://threatpost.com/ubisoft-urges-password-changes-following-hack/
33. July 3,
Softpedia – (International) Microsoft experts warn of “System Doctor
2014” fake antivirus. Researchers warned that the creators behind the
Rogue:Win32/Winwebsec fake antivirus malware are now spreading a new form of
malware called System Doctor 2014 that shares some similarities with its
predecessor. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Experts-Warn-of-System-Doctor-2014-Fake-Antivirus-365199.shtml
34. July 2,
Threatpost – (International) njRAT espionage malware targets Middle
Eastern governments, telecoms and energy. Fidelis reported a surge in activity
involving the njRAT cyberespionage remote access trojan (RAT) targeting energy
and telecoms companies based or operating in the Middle East, as well as
governments in the region. Source: http://threatpost.com/njrat-espionage-malware-targets-middle-eastern-governments-telecoms-and-energy/
35. July 2,
Dark Reading – (International) Fake Twitter accounts remain
multimillion-dollar business. Research from Barracuda Labs found that the
market for fake Twitter accounts to sell as followers has grown, and that the
accounts utilize various methods to avoid abuse detection by Twitter and users.
Source: http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/fake-twitter-accounts-remain-multimillio/240157696
36. July 2,
Network World – (California) California’s first data-breach report finds 131 incidents
hit 2.5 million citizens. California’s first State data breach report
reported a total of 131 data breach incidents affecting 2.5 million individuals
in 2012. Source: https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/070213-california-data-breach-271488.html
37. July 2,
Threatpost – (International) Skype vulnerability can lead to Android
lockscreen bypass. A vulnerability in the Skype app for Android can allow
an attacker to bypass the target device’s lockscreen using a second device.
Source: http://threatpost.com/skype-vulnerability-can-lead-to-android-lockscreen-bypass/
For another story, see
item 5 above in the Banking and Finance Sector
Communications Sector
See
item 34 above in the Information Technology Sector
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