Complete DHS Daily Report for August 14, 2013
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Top Stories
• A report issued August 12 by the White House
and the U.S. Energy Department stated the aging U.S. electricity grid is
extremely vulnerable to blackouts due to extreme weather events fueled by
climate change and severe weather. – Baltimore Sun
2.
August 12, Baltimore Sun – (National) U.S.
electricity grid ‘highly vulnerable’ to blackouts, report says. A report
issued August 12 by the White House and the U.S. Energy Department stated the
U.S. electricity grid is extremely vulnerable to blackouts due to extreme
weather events fueled by climate change. The aging of the grid has made the
public more susceptible to outages caused by severe weather. Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-electricity-grid-20130812,0,4769274.story
• A man accused of participating in the
biggest hacking scheme in U.S. history spanning pleaded not guilty August 12 to
stealing more than 160 million credit card numbers by hacking into
corporations. – CNET See item 5
below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in
Lexington, Virginia, were shut down for several hours August 11 after a 2-car
accident led to a pileup of 41 cars, trucks, and other vehicles that left 10
people injured. – Associated Press
8.
August 12, Associated Press –
(Virginia) Police: 2-car accident, downpour led to 41-vehicle pileup on
interstate in Va. that injured 10. Southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in
Lexington, Virginia, were shut down for several hours August 11 after a 2-car
accident led to a pileup of 41 cars, trucks, and other vehicles that left 10
people injured. Source: http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/1e868ff1dd6442f4bdd226df2ff5602d/US-41-Vehicle-Pileup-Virginia
• The production and shipment of salad mix and
leafy greens from Taylor Farms de Mexico to the U.S. was stopped August 9 as
the number of individuals infected with in the Cyclospora outbreak went up to
at least 535 in 18 States. – Food Safety News
12.
August 12, Food Safety News –
(National) 18-state Cyclospora outbreak spreads parasite to 21 more victims.
The production and shipment of salad mix and leafy greens from Taylor Farms
de Mexico to the U.S. was stopped August 9 as the number of individuals
infected with in the Cyclospora outbreak went up to at least 535 in 18 States
August 12. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/08/18-state-cyclospora-outbreak-sickens-21-more-parasite-victims/#.UgpVXZK1Fg1
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Banking and Finance Sector
5. August 12, CNET – (International) Hacker
pleads not guilty to stealing 160M credit cards. A man accused of
participating in the biggest hacking scheme in U.S. history spanning from 2005
to 2012 pleaded not guilty August 12 to stealing more than 160 million credit
card numbers by hacking into corporations and selling the stolen credit card
information to other parties. The Russian national and several others cost the
companies and customers a combined total of more than $300 million. Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57598232-83/hacker-pleads-not-guilty-to-stealing-160m-credit-cards/
6. August 12, Financial Advisor – (Ohio) Ohio
financial advisor gets 17.5 years in prison for fraud. An Ohio financial
planner was ordered to pay more than $4.4 million in restitution to nearly 100
clients, including charities and churches, and was sentenced to 17.5 years in
prison for financial crimes he committed from 2002 to 2012 through several
businesses and two schemes. Source: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/ohio-financial-advisor-gets-17-5-years-in-prison-for-fraud-15152.html
Information Technology Sector
26. August
13, Softpedia – (International) Security firm warns of Joomla exploit, users
advised to update their installations. Researchers from Verasafe warned
users of a zero-day attack in the wild that can control Joomla Web sites and
advised them to update their installations. Servers become compromised after
users are redirected to a Blackhole landing page and become infected with a
Zbot variant. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Security-Firm-Warns-of-Joomla-Exploit-Users-Advised-to-Update-Their-Installations-375148.shtml
27. August
13, The Register – (International) Revealed: Simple ‘open sesame’ to unlock your
HOME by radiowave. Researchers identified a vulnerability in the Z-Wave
home-automation standard that allowed them to unlock doors and disable sensors
controlled by the technology through a flaw in the implementation of the
commands sent to the lock from the encrypted network controller using AES128.
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/13/wave_goodbye_to_security_with_zwave/
28. August
12, Softpedia – (International) Facebook scam: Free tickets to Las Vegas from
Southwest Airlines. Researchers warned Facebook users about scam posts
claiming to give away free Southwest Airline tickets to Las Vegas that are
actually malicious links hidden behind a survey used to extract money from
unsuspecting users. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Scam-Free-Tickets-to-Las-Vegas-from-Southwest-Airlines-374930.shtml
29. August
12, Threatpost – (International) Counter.php found redirecting to sites
peddling Styx exploit kit. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered the
counter.php strain of malware while searching through Web sites and suggested
the sites FTP accounts may have been compromised as they passed out the Styx
exploit kit. Source: http://threatpost.com/counter-php-found-redirecting-to-sites-peddling-styx-exploit-kit/101967
30. August
12, IDG News Service – (International) Chinese hacker group behind New York Times
attack returns with updated tools. FireEye researchers believe a Chinese
hacking group responsible for breaking into the New York Times and other
high-profile organizations, launched a new attack using variants of
Backdoor.APT.Aumlib and Backdoor.APT.lxeshe malware programs. The researchers
recommended companies ensure their detection tools are updated to identify new
variants. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/081213-chinese-hacker-group-behind-new-272765.html
Communications Sector
31.
August 12, KSFY 13 Sioux Falls –
(South Dakota) KSFY to be off air over night Monday, Tuesday. KSFY13
Sioux Falls announced to Dish Network, and other over-the-air signal customers,
the station would be off the air during overnight hours August 12-13 to install
new tower lights. Source: http://www.ksfy.com/story/23114606/ksfy-to-be-off-air-monday-tuesday-nights
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