Complete DHS Daily Report for December 5, 2013
Daily Report
• A power interruption at the Rocky Mountain
Power Blackfoot substation resulted in a power outage for 48,806 customers in
Idaho Falls and prompted the closure of over a dozen schools. – East Idaho
News
1.
December 4, East Idaho News – (Idaho) Massive power outage. Rocky
Mountain power crews worked to restore service to 48,806 customers in Idaho
Falls December 4 after an Energy Emergency Interruption at the utility’s
Blackfoot substation. The outage prompted the closure of over a dozen schools,
the Cargill Facility, and the Shelley Senior Center. Source: http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/12/massive-power-outage/
• Authorities in Mexico are searching for a
truck hauling radioactive cobalt-60 that was stolen near Mexico City. – Reuters
2.
December 4, Reuters – (International) Mexico searches for stolen
truck carrying radioactive material. Authorities in Mexico notified the
International Atomic Energy Agency that a truck hauling cobalt-60 from a
Tijuana hospital to a waste disposal center was stolen near Mexico City
December 2. The material could be dangerous if its storage vessel is damaged or
opened, or if the material were dispersed. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/04/us-mexico-nuclear-iaea-idUSBRE9B30J820131204
• The European Union fined 6 European and U.S.
banks and brokers $2.3 billion for manipulating the Libor and Euribor lending
rates between 2005 and 2008. – CNNMoney See item 4
below in the Financial Services Sector
• Fire crews battled an 8 alarm fire at an
office building near Boston’s South Station that left an estimated $2 million
in damages. – Reuters
35.
December 3, Reuters – (Massachusetts) Fire crews battle blaze near
Boston’s South Station. Fire crews spent several hours battling an 8 alarm
fire at an office building near Boston’s South Station December 3 that left an
estimated $2 million in damages. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/fire-crews-battle-blaze-near-bostons-south-station-1
Details
Financial Services Sector
4. December 4,
CNNMoney – (International) EU fines banks record $2.3B over Libor. European
Union regulators fined six European and U.S. banks and brokers $2.3 billion
over their manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and the
Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor) between 2005 and 2008. Source: http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/04/news/companies/libor-europe-fines/index.html
5. December 3,
Orlando Sentinel – (Florida) Former investment executive pleads guilty
in fraud scheme. A former Orlando-area Ocoee investment executive pleaded
guilty to defrauding more than 100 investors of $11 million through now-defunct
Capital Blu Management. Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-investment-fraud-guilty-plea-20131203,0,7199908.story
6. December 3, Los
Angeles Times – (California) FBI searches for ‘Button-Down Bandit,’
suspected in 4 robberies. The FBI and local law enforcement are seeking a
suspect known as the “Button-Down Bandit” who allegedly robbed four banks in
Riverside and Orange counties, including a December 2 robbery of a U.S. Bank
branch in Riverside. Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-button-down-bandit-20131203,0,7822978.story
7. December 3,
KOKH 25 Oklahoma City – (Oklahoma) Reward increased for serial bank
robbery suspect dubbed ‘Back Fence Bandit’. The FBI increased its reward
for information on a bank robbery suspect known as the “Back Fence Bandit,”
allegedly responsible for four bank robberies in Oklahoma City, including a
November 29 robbery of a Bank of Oklahoma branch. Source: http://www.okcfox.com/story/24127016/reward-increased-for-serial-bank-robbery-suspect-dubbed-back-fence-bandit
For another story,
see item 30 below in the Information
Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
30.
December 4, IDG News Service – (International) Logins stolen from
Facebook, Google, ADP payroll processor. Researchers at Trustwave gained
access to the control panel of a botnet running the Pony controller software
and found around 2 million logins and passwords for social media accounts,
payment processor ADP, and other services. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244513/Logins_stolen_from_Facebook_Google_ADP_payroll_processor
31.
December 4, Softpedia – (International) Credentials of 38,000 Pixel
Federation users leaked by hacker. Game developer Pixel Federation
confirmed that a hacker breached its systems and leaked around 38,000 users’
usernames and passwords. The same hacker was also reported to be behind an
attack on the U.K. Council for Graduate Education. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Credentials-of-38-000-Pixel-Federation-Users-Leaked-by-Hacker-405987.shtml
32.
December 4, Softpedia – (International) Important security fixes
included in Ruby on Rails 4.0.2 and 3.2.16. The developers of Ruby on Rails
released new versions of two variants of Ruby on Rails, addressing four
vulnerabilities. Users were advised to update their installations as soon as
possible. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Important-Security-Fixes-Included-in-Rails-4-0-2-and-3-2-16-405757.shtml
Communications Sector
Nothing to
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