Wednesday, March 6, 2013


Daily Report

Top Stories

 • Dangerous weather conditions and snowstorms led to the closure of a significant section of Interstate 70 from a multi-vehicle crash and caused major airports in the Midwest to cancel over 1,000 flights. – Reuters

8. March 5, Reuters – (National) Snowstorm slams road, air travel in Midwest. Snowstorms caused major airports in the Midwest to cancel over 1,000 flights. A significant section of Interstate 70 in Colorado closed as a result of a 25-vehicle chain reaction crash due to dangerous weather conditions. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-weatherbre9230h9-20130304,0,6099327.story

 • An Ormond Beach brush fire that scorched nearly 1,200 acres and threatened roughly 250 homes was 85 percent contained which allowed some residents to regain access to their homes. – Associated Press

16. March 4, Associated Press – (Florida) Ormond Beach brush fire contained; voluntary evacuation lifted. An Ormond Beach brush fire that scorched nearly 1,200 acres and threatened roughly 250 homes was 85 percent contained as some residents were allowed back into their homes. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/af754949a3a74e54bee1107c70ff4bdf/FL--Brush-Fires

 • Arizona State Prison moved 80 inmates involved in a large March 3 riot, that left 17 injured, to different institutions while keeping the prison locked down to allow authorities to investigate the incident. – ABC News

20. March 4, ABC News – (Arizona) 80 inmates moved after Arizona prison riot. After a March 3 riot at the Arizona State Prison Complex that left 17 injured, officials decided to move all 80 inmates involved to different institutions. The prison remained locked down while authorities continued to investigate the incident. Source: http://www.eastidahonews.com/2013/03/80-inmates-moved-after-arizona-prison-riot/

 • A March 4 fire at a 50-unit apartment complex left four apartments completely destroyed, eight others damaged, and 51 people displaced. – Ukiah Daily Journal

29. March 4, Ukiah Daily Journal – (California) Ukiah: 51 residents evacuated from Fir Crest Apartments fire. A March 4 fire at a 50-unit apartment complex left four apartments completely destroyed, eight others damaged, and 51 people displaced. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Source: http://www.willitsnews.com/ci_22713662/51-evacuated-from-fir-crest-fire

Details

Banking and Finance Sector

5. March 5, Help Net Security – (International) Gang arrested for hacking and stealing from exchange companies. Authorities in Dubai arrested three individuals for allegedly being part of a group that hacked systems and wired almost $2 million from the accounts of exchange companies. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14549

6. March 4, News 12 Connecticut – (Connecticut) Police: Man held on $500k bail after planting ATM skimming device in Stamford. A man was arrested in Stamford after police found an ATM skimmer and pinhole camera attached to an ATM. Source: http://connecticut.news12.com/news/police-man-held-on-500k-bail-after-planting-atm-skimming-device-in-stamford-1.4749500

Information Technology

21. March 5, Sophos – (International) Russian ransomware takes advantage of Windows PowerShell. A recent form of ransomware was found by researchers to be using Windows PowerShell to encrypt victims’ files. Source: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/05/russian-ransomware-windows-powershell

22. March 5, Softpedia – (International) New RemoteIt RAT advertised on hacker forums. A beta version of a HTTP botnet with remote access trojan (RAT) capabilities has been spotted on underground forums. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-RemoteIt-RAT-Advertised-on-Hacker-Forums-334428.shtml

23. March 5, Sophos – (International) USA is number one! (…for spam). The U.S. rose from third to first in rankings of countries with the most spam being sent between December 2012 and February 2013. Source: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/05/usa-number-one-spam-dirty-dozen/

24. March 5, Softpedia – (International) 6 high-severity vulnerabilities fixed with the release of Chrome 25.0.1364.152. Google patched several vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser with its newest release version. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/6-High-Severity-Vulnerabilities-Fixed-With-the-Release-of-Chrome-25-0-1364-152-334391.shtml

25. March 4, Krebs on Security – (International) Oracle issues emergency Java update. Oracle released emergency patches for Java 7 Update 17 and Java 6 Update 43 to close a critical vulnerability recently used in targeted attacks. Source: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/03/oracle-issues-emergency-java-update/

26. March 4, Help Net Security – (International) Blackhole outfitted with exploit for recently patched Java flaw. A recently patched Java vulnerability was added to the Blackhole exploit kit, seen in a PayPal-themed spam email analyzed by researchers. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2430

Communications Sector

Nothing to report.