Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for April 23, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Authorities continued to search for a
suspect who exchanged gunfire with a security officer at the perimeter of the
Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant. – Knoxville News Sentinel
3.
April 22, Knoxville News Sentinel –
(Tennessee) Search still on for gunman after shootout near Watts Bar plant. Authorities
continued to search April 22 for a suspect who exchanged gunfire with a
security officer at the perimeter of the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant near
Spring City the night of April 21. Source: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/apr/22/search-still-on-for-gunman-after-shootout-near/
• Torrential rains impacted six Midwestern
States with high water levels, forced evacuations, closed roads and bridges,
swamped hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, closed a manufacturing
plant, and shut down barge traffic on much of the upper Mississippi River. – Associated
Press
10.
April 21, Associated Press –
(National) Midwestern rivers reach dangerously high levels; communities
evacuated due to rising waters. Torrential rains the week of April 15,
which dumped up to 7 inches of rain in some locations, affected six Midwestern
States with high water levels, forced evacuations, closed roads and bridges,
swamped hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, closed a manufacturing
plant, and shut down barge traffic on much of the upper Mississippi River.
Source: http://www.10news.com/news/u-s-world/midwestern-rivers-reach-dangerously-high-levels-communities-evacuated-due-to-rising-waters-04212013
• The surviving Boston Marathon bombing
suspect was accused of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction
resulting in deaths after being captured April 19. – Bloomberg News
34.
April 22, Bloomberg News – (Boston) Marathon
suspect faces weapon of mass destruction charges. The surviving Boston Marathon
bombing suspect was accused of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass
destruction resulting in deaths after being captured and hospitalized from
injuries sustained during a gunfight and a 4 day manhunt. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-22/boston-marathon-bomb-suspect-charged-by-u-dot-s-dot-in-terror-attack
• The Illinois governor declared more than 38
counties State disaster areas, easing the process for relief aid to those
affected by the near-record levels of rainfall. – Chicago Tribune
43.
April 19, Chicago Tribune – (Illinois)
Residents rescued as rivers rise and levees break. The Illinois governor
declared more than 38 counties State disaster areas, easing the process for
relief aid to those affected by the near-record levels of rainfall that
threatens levee breaches. Areas saw up to 4 feet of standing water, prompting
road detours and closures, and requiring some residents to be rescued by boat.
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-flooding-april-19-20130419,0,6669807,full.story
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. April 22, Help Net Security – (International) World’s
largest bitcoin exchange under DDoS attack. Mt. Gox, the largest exchange
service for virtual currency Bitcoin, was downed by a distributed denial of
service (DDoS) attack April 22, the latest in a series of recent DDoS attacks
against the site. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14787
7. April 19, KPTV 12 Portland – (Oregon) Police
arrest ‘Hammer Pants Bandit’ for 3 bank robberies. A suspect known as the
“Hammer Pants Bandit” was arrested by Portland police and accused of robbing
three bank branches since October 2012. Source: http://www.kptv.com/story/22025566/police-arrest-hammer-pants-bandit-for-3-bank-robberies
Information Technology Sector
30. April
22, Softpedia – (International) Researchers identify Reflection API
vulnerability in Java 7 Update 21. Researchers at Security Explorations
identified a new Reflection API vulnerability in all variants of Java 7,
including the newest Update 21, which can be used to achieve a security sandbox
bypass. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Researchers-Identify-Redirection-API-Vulnerability-in-Java-7-Update-21-347204.shtml
31. April
22, Softpedia – (International) TorRAT malware launches MitB attack to hijack
Twitter accounts. A variant of the banking credential malware TorRAT has
been found in the wild that steals authentication tokens to hijack users’
Twitter accounts and then send out tweets with malicious links. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/TorRAT-Malware-Launches-MitB-Attack-to-Hijack-Twitter-Accounts-347310.shtml
32. April
22, Help Net Security – (International) 108,000+ account details
of Sims players leaked. The NewSeaSims resource for players of The Sims
suffered a leak of user information affecting around 108,000 users. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14788
33. April
19, EuroGamer.net – (International) World of Tanks security breach exposes email
addresses and password hashes, but financial information remains safe. Wargaming.net,
the owners of World of Tanks, reported a security breach where users
information may have been compromised. Financial information was not affected,
and Wargaming.net advised users to change their passwords. Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-19-world-of-tanks-security-breach-exposes-email-addresses-and-password-hashes-but-financial-information-remains-safe
Communications Sector
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