Thursday, June 27, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Over 34,000 FirstEnergy customers in
northeast Ohio remained without power June 25 after severe storms moved through
the area. – WKYC 3 Cleveland
3. June 25, WKYC 3 Cleveland
– (Ohio) Power
outages top 60,000 after northeast Ohio storms. Over 34,000 FirstEnergy
customers in northeast Ohio remained without power June 25 after severe storms
moved through the area leaving over 50,000 customers without electricity at the
peak of the outage. Source: http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/304208/226/Power-outages-across-Northeast-Ohio
• The June 13 explosion and fire at the
Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, released more than
62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals during an accident that killed two workers and
injured 114 others. – Associated Press
4. June 25, Associated Press
– (Louisiana) Geismer
explosion, fire released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals, company
reports. According to a report filed by the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality, the June 13 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins
chemical plant in Geismar released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals
during an accident that killed two workers and injured 114 others. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8ee5ffa579404f308847ebf24ac161d2/LA--Plant-Explosion
• Researchers have
reported that the China-based hacking group known as “Comment Crew” has resumed
operations. – IDG News Service
33. June 26, IDG News Service
– (International) Suspected
China-based hackers ‘Comment Crew’ rises again. Researchers at FireEye
reported that the China-based hacking group known as “Comment Crew” has resumed
operations using different methods. The group had ceased operations following
an extensive report on their activities in February. Source: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240353/Suspected_China_based_hackers_39_Comment_Crew_39_rises_again
• Emergency management officials reported the
city-wide evacuation order for New Hartford, Iowa, will last through June 25
after seven inches of rainfall fell into Beaver Creek and flooded a portion of
the city. – KSRC 9 Cedar Rapids
43.
June 25, KCRG 9 Cedar Rapids – (Iowa) New
Hartford City officials hope for changes as city floods again. Butler
County emergency management officials reported the city-wide evacuation order
for New Hartford, Iowa, will last through June 25 after seven inches of
rainfall fell into Beaver Creek and flooded a portion of the city. Close to 30
homes and businesses were flooded in preliminary findings. Source: http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/New-Hartford-Braces-for-Near-Record-Flooding-212867671.html
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Banking and Finance Sector
6. June 25, Reuters – (Oregon) Former Oregon
politician pleads guilty to Facebook IPO fraud. A former Oregon politician
pleaded guilty to running a $13.2 million Ponzi scheme by claiming that he had
access to shares of Facebook before the company’s initial public offering.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/us-facebook-ipo-berkman-idUSBRE95O12T20130625
7. June 25, Chicago Tribune – (Illinois) Morton
Grove man charged in ATM ‘skimming’ scam. A Morton Grove man was arrested
and charged with installing a two skimming devices and a camera on an ATM in
Park Ridge. Police are also investigating his possible involvement in another
skimming case. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/evanston_skokie_morton_grove/chi-morton-grove-man-charged-atm-skimming-20130625,0,4169284.story
Information Technology Sector
32. June 26,
Softpedia – (International) Expert identifies backdoor in HP’s StoreOnce
backup system. A researcher identified a backdoor vulnerability in the HP
StoreOnce 4210 backup appliance where a hidden administrative account can be
easily accessed by an SSH client. The researcher released the SHA1 hash of the
administrator account password. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Expert-Identifies-Backdoor-in-HPs-StoreOnce-Backup-Sy
stem-363472.shtml
33. June 26,
IDG News Service – (International) Suspected China-based hackers ‘Comment Crew’
rises again. Researchers at FireEye reported that the China-based hacking
group known as “Comment Crew” has resumed operations using different methods.
The group had ceased operations following an extensive report on their
activities in February. Source: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240353/Suspected_China_based_hackers_39_Comment_Crew_39_rises_again
34. June 26,
Softpedia – (International) Root exploit on LG Android devices possible
due to Sprite backup software flaw. A race condition bug in the Sprite
Software backup application on at least 40 types of LG Android devices can
allow attackers to write to, change permission, and change ownership of files,
according to a researcher. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Root-Exploit-on-LG-Android-Devices-Possible-Due-to-Sprite-Backup-Software-Flaw-363496.shtml
35. June 26,
Help Net Security – (International) Blizzard suspends mobile app access following
account hijacks. Blizzard confirmed an increase in unauthorized access to
World of Warcraft (WoW) accounts and blocked access to the WoW auction house
via its mobile app after users reported account compromises. Source: https://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15143
36. June 26,
Softpedia – (International) Mozilla fixes 14 vulnerabilities in Firefox
22. Mozilla released an update for its Firefox browser, closing 14
vulnerabilities. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mozilla-Fixes-14-Vulnerabilities-in-Firefox-22-363443.shtml
37. June 25,
McAfee – (International) Mobile malware plays hide and seek. Researchers
at McAfee found that the Android/Obad.A malware targeting Android devices has
several advanced capabilities, such as hiding itself from the Device
Administrator list and the ability to infect devices via Bluetooth. Source: http://blogs.mcafee.com/mobile/mobile-malware-plays-hide-and-seek
Communications Sector
38.
June 25, Great Falls Tribune –
(Montana) Verizon subscribers without service in Little Belts. Verizon
Wireless customers in the Little Belts area of Montana lost cell phone service
June 24 after a contract allowing Verizon to roam using AT&T cell towers
ended. Verizon Wireless reported there would be isolated, temporary disruptions
in service during conversion of networks, but it is unknown when the issue will
be resolved. Source: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130625/BUSINESS/306250016/Verizon-subscribers-without-service-Little-Belts?nclick_check=1
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