Complete DHS Daily Report for November 26, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Strong winds in the San Francisco area that
knocked down power lines and trees left at least 2 people dead and more than
50,000 people without power. – Reuters
6.
November 22, Reuters – (California) Severe
winds leaves two dead, 50,000 without power in San Francisco area. Strong
winds in the San Francisco area that knocked down power lines and trees
November 21 left at least 2 people dead and more than 50,000 people without
power. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/severe-winds-leaves-two-dead-50-000-without-091905056.html
• A large winter storm that moved through the
Southwest caused major transportation disruptions in several States. – Associated
Press
14. November
25, Associated Press – (National) Wintry storm threatens Thanksgiving travels. A
large winter storm that moved through the Southwest caused at least 8 deaths in
several fatal traffic accidents, more than 300 cancelled flights at the
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, cancellations of sporting events and
parades across Arizona, and multiple road closures in several States November
24. Source: http://www.theeagle.com/news/texas/article_7272a5ec-5599-11e3-842d-001a4bcf887a.html
• A former crime lab chemist in Massachusetts
pleaded guilty to charges that she mishandled evidence affecting possibly
thousands of criminal cases. – CNN
27.
November 22, CNN – (Massachusetts) Ex-Massachusetts
chemist gets 3 to 5 years in tampering case. A former crime lab chemist
from the William A. Hinton State Laboratory in Massachusetts pleaded guilty
November 22 to charges that she mishandled evidence affecting possibly
thousands of criminal cases by visually identifying alleged drug samples in
lieu of performing chemical tests. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/22/justice/massachusetts-chemist-plea/index.html
• Suffolk, New York police arrested a teenager
in connection with allegedly hacking into Sachem school district computers and
posting personal data of thousands of students online. – Long Island Newsday
32.
November 22, Long Island Newsday –
(New York) Arrest in Sachem schools data breach. Suffolk police arrested
a teenager in connection with allegedly hacking into Sachem school district
computers and posting personal data of thousands of students online from July
through November. Source: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/arrest-in-sachem-schools-data-breach-1.6484286
Details
Financial Services Sector
11. November 25, Softpedia – (International) Bitcoin
payment solutions provider BIPS hacked, 1,295 BTC stolen. Denmark-based
Bitcoin payment solutions provider BIPS was attacked by cybercriminals November
15 and November 17 with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, followed
by an attack that stole 1,295 BTC, equivalent to $1,085,208. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitcoin-Payment-Solutions-Provider-BIPS-Hacked-1-295-BTC-Stolen-403365.shtml
12. November 24, Louisville Courier-Journal –
(Kentucky) Louisville couple awarded $22.5 million verdict in mortgage fraud
case. A verdict in Jefferson Circuit Court awarded $22.5 million to two
victims of a Ponzi scheme run by New Age Title Co., a company run by two
Louisville residents, who failed to pay off the victims’ original mortgage
during refinancing. Damages against Wells Fargo, Forcht Bank, and an attorney
were also awarded for various improper actions or parts in the scheme. Source: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20131123/NEWS10/311230092/Louisville-couple-awarded-22-5-million-verdict-mortgage-fraud-case
13. November 22, KMOX 1120AM St. Louis – (Missouri;
Nebraska) Secret Service arrests two in Lake Saint Louis debit card scheme. Police
announced November 22 that two men were arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, by U.S.
Secret Service agents in connection with several skimming incidents in Lake
Saint Louis, Missouri. The suspects were found in possession of gift cards and
$140,000 in cash. Source: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/11/22/secret-service-arrests-two-in-lake-saint-louis-debit-card-scheme/
For another story,
see item 33 below:
33. November 22, Associated Press – (Colorado) Colorado
county says hacker stole $146,000 from its bank accounts through email virus. Huerfano
County shut down all but one of its computers used in financial transactions
after hackers twice stole over $146,000 from the county’s bank accounts through
a computer virus in November. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0d1c00f3fdda4c2b95cc2b3b9a794a1c/CO--Countys-Bank-Hacked
Information Technology Sector
36. November
25, Help Net Security – (International) Twitter adds Forward
Secrecy to thwart surveillance efforts. Twitter introduced Perfect Forward
Secrecy for traffic to its Web site and mobile Web site in an effort to
increase security. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16004
37. November
25, Softpedia – (International) Evernote warns users whose passwords have
been exposed in Adobe breach. Evernote analyzed user data from a recent
Adobe breach and found that some of its customers were using the same passwords
for Adobe and Evernote. Evernote notified affected customers and advised them
to change their passwords. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Evernote-Warns-Users-Whose-Passwords-Have-Been-Exposed-in-Adobe-Breach-403297.shtml
38. November
25, Softpedia – (International) ICANN terminates accreditation of registrar
Dynamic Dolphin. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) announced that it will terminate registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s registrar
accreditation agreement effective December 20 due to the registrar having a
convicted felon as its owner, a violation of ICANN regulations. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/ICANN-Terminates-Accreditation-of-Registrar-Dynamic-Dolphin-403142.shtml
39. November
24, The Register – (International) Rackspace patches Windows Updater vuln. CloudPassage
researchers discovered a vulnerability in the Rackspace Windows Agent and
Updater that allowed modified code to be uploaded to Rackspace Cloud Server
instances and then allowed the execution of arbitrary code after a restart.
Rackspace closed the vulnerability after CloudPassage notified the company of
the issue. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/24/rackspace_patches_windows_updater_vuln/
40. November
23, Softpedia – (International) Kaspersky publishes spam report for October
2013. Kaspersky published their spam report for October and found that
email spam increased by 6.6 percent, among other findings. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kaspersky-Publishes-Spam-Report-for-October-2013-402999.shtml
41. November
22, The Register – (International) ‘High impact’ Gmail password security hole
blew accounts wide open. A security researcher found and reported a
security flaw in Gmail that could allow an attacker to use a spoof email with a
password reset link to direct users to a site that launches a cross-site
request forgery (CSRF) attack, harvesting the user’s username, new password,
and login cookie. Google closed the vulnerability after it was notified by the
researcher. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/22/researcher_earns_payday_for_fixing_high_impact_gmail_password_flaw/
Communications Sector
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