Thursday, February 7, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for February 7, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Containment and cleanup
continued February 4 after nearly 40,000 gallons of oil and oilfield waste were
emptied into a storm drain. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is
investigating the incident. – WFMJ 21 Youngstown
2. February
5, WFMJ 21 Youngstown – (Ohio) Ohio EPA releases document saying
dumping of drilling waste in Youngstown was intentional. Containment and
cleanup continued February 4 after nearly 40,000 gallons of oil and oilfield
waste were emptied into a storm drain. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
is investigating the incident.
• Federal authorities
charged 18 people in an international credit card ring that used at least 7,000
false identities to steal $200 million. – Associated Press See item 7 below in
the Banking and Financing Sector
• Officials said that
Interstate 16 in Laurens County would likely be closed in both directions most
of February 6 after a major accident involving commercial vehicles and a tanker
truck. – WMAZ 13 Macon
9. February
6, WMAZ 13 Macon; Associated Press – (Georgia) Official: 3 dead
in fiery highway crash in Georgia. Officials said that Interstate 16 in
Laurens County would likely be closed in both directions most of February 6
after a major accident involving commercial vehicles and a tanker truck. Source:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/authorities-3-dead-infiery-highway-crash-in-ga/1895875/
• Pittsburgh VA hospitals
are under heavy scrutiny after a reported 5 patients died from Legionnaires
disease since 2011. – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
21. February
5, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – (Pennsylvania) Investigators
link 5 Legionnaires’ deaths to Pittsburgh VA. Pittsburgh VA hospitals are
under heavy scrutiny after a reported 5 patients died from Legionnaires disease
since 2011. Centers for Disease Control regulators have voiced concerns over
the hospitals’ unsanitary health practices and misreporting of data. Source: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/3423500-74/officials-legionnairesdisease#axzz2K87L3Haj
Details
Banking and Finance Sector
6. February
6, Reuters – (International) Fed says internal site breached by hackers,
no critical functions affected. The Federal Reserve stated that an internal
Web site was compromised by hackers who obtained information from it before the
vulnerability was addressed. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/06/net-us-usa-fed-hackersidUSBRE91501920130206
7. February
5, Associated Press – (International) Feds: 18 charged in $200M global credit card
fraud. Federal authorities charged 18 people in an international credit
card ring that used at least 7,000 false identities to steal $200 million. Source:
http://news.msn.com/us/feds-18-charged-in-dollar200m-global-credit-cardfraud
8. February
5, Associated Press – (Arizona) Ariz.-based supermarket chain hit by cyber attack. The
Bashas’ supermarket chain reported that they removed sophisticated malware from
the company’s computer systems which provided criminals with customers’ payment
information. Source: http://azstarnet.com/business/local/ariz--based-supermarket-chain-hit-bycyber-attack/article_c03d1e4a-6fe1-11e2-abed-0019bb2963f4.html
Information Technology Sector
29. February
6, Softpedia – (International) Vulnerability in D-Link routers allows hackers
to execute malicious code. A researcher discovered a vulnerability in some D-Link
DIR-300 and DIR-600 routers that can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code at
the root level. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vulnerabilities-in-D-Link-Routers-Allow-Hackers-to-Execute-Malicious-Code-327246.shtml
30. February
6, Softpedia – (International) Brazilian banking trojan disguises itself as Avast!
Antivirus. A banking trojan discovered attacking Brazilian users disguises itself
as the Avast! Antivirus program and attempts to remove legitimate antivirus programs.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Brazilian-Banking-Trojan-Disguises-Itself-as-Avast-Antivirus-327221.shtml
31. February
6, V3.co.uk – (International) Nap trojan uncovered copying New York Times
attack methods. FireEye researchers discovered a trojan dubbed Nap with advanced
capabilities similar to those used to hack into New York Times computers in a
recent attack. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2241943/nap-trojan-uncovered-copying-newyork-times-attack-methods
32. February
5, Computerworld – (International) Bad Kaspersky antivirus update prevents
business and home users from accessing websites. An update for Kaspersky
Endpoint Security (KES) was faulty, causing users to be unable to reach legitimate
Web sites February 5. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236525/Bad_Kaspersky_antivirus_update_prevents_business_and_home_users_from_accessing_websites
33. February
5, V3.co.uk – (International) Malwarebytes uncovers digital
certificatespoofing trojan. Researchers at Malwarebytes discovered a
banking trojan which uses digital certificates from Digicert that are obtained
by a fake company. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2241553/malwarebytes-uncovers-digitalcertificatespoofing-trojan
For another story, see item 8 above in the Banking and Finance Sector
Communications Sector
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