Wednesday, August 21, 2013



  
Complete DHS Daily Report for August 21, 2013

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 • A worker was killed welding near Brownies Oil Co. in the Reynolds Industrial Park in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, August 19 after a 10,000-gallon fuel oil tank exploded and went flying across the road. – Associated Press

1.            August 20, Associated Press – (Pennsylvania) 10,000-gallon fuel tank explodes, 1 dead. A worker was killed welding near Brownies Oil Co. in the Reynolds Industrial Park in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, August 19 after a 10,000-gallon fuel oil tank exploded and went flying across the road. Nearly 7,500 gallons of fuel leaked and flooded a dike encircling the area before the spill was contained. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/emergency-crews-respond-pa-plant-explosion-20006184

 • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 600 cases of people infected with Cyclospora in 20 States as of August 16. – Food Safety News

18. August 19, Food Safety News – (National) Week 8: Cyclospora outbreak hits 20 States: 600 with parasite. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 600 cases of people infected with cyclospora in 20 States as of August 16. Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/08/20th-state-joins-cyclospora-outbreak-in-8th-week-586-illnesses-in-latest-count/

 • Crews reached 9 percent containment of the 104,000-acre Beaver Creek Fire burning near Sun Valley, Idaho, August 19. – NBC News

25. August 19, NBC News – (Idaho) ‘Beast’ of a fire threatens luxury resort homes in Sun Valley area of Idaho. Crews reached 9 percent containment of the 104,000-acre Beaver Creek Fire burning near Sun Valley August 19. Nearly 1,850 homes remained under mandatory evacuation orders as pre-evacuation orders were given to 7,700 others. Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/19/20087238-beast-of-a-fire-threatens-luxury-resort-homes-in-sun-valley-area-of-idaho?lite

 • Officials are investigating the cause of an August 19 B-1B bomber crash near Broadus, Montana, which prompted the South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base to temporarily suspend flights. – Associated Press

26. August 19, Associated Press – (Montana) B-1B bomber crashes in Montana; crew ejects. The four-person crew of a B-1B bomber safely ejected from the South Dakota-based aircraft August 19 as the bomber crashed near Broadus, Montana. Officials are investigating the cause of the crash while South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base temporarily suspended flights. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/b-1b-bomber-crashes-in-montana-crew-ejects

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Banking and Finance Sector

8. August 20, Associated Press – (Connecticut) Man pleads guilty to skimming ATMs in Conn. A Romanian national pleaded guilty to his role in an ATM skimming fraud group that stole more than $100,000 from customers in Connecticut. Source: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/08/20/2641114/man-pleads-guilty-to-skimming.html

Information Technology Sector

34. August 20, V3.co.uk – (International) Amazon outage: US and Canada service fail takes down 82 domains. Amazon experienced an outage August 19 affecting its Web sites in the U.S. and Canada for almost half an hour. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2289922/amazon-outage-us-and-canada-service-fail-takes-down-82-domains

35. August 20, Threatpost – (International) Sirefef malware found using Unicode right-to-left override technique. A variant of the Sirefef malware was found to be using a known Unicode right-to-left technique to disguise entries in infected machines' registries as legitimate ones. Source: http://threatpost.com/sirefef-malware-found-using-unicode-right-to-left-override-technique/102033

36. August 19, IDG News Service – (International) Attackers use Ramnit malware to target Steam users. Trusteer researchers found a new variant of the Ramnit financial malware being used to steal login credentials for the Steam gaming service. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/081913-attackers-use-ramnit-malware-to-272961.html

37. August 19, Threatpost – (International) Microsoft reissues MS13-066 Windows Server patch. Microsoft reissued an August security patch for Windows Server 2008 after correcting a regression issue that could cause some servers to stop working. Source: http://threatpost.com/microsoft-reissues-ms13-066-windows-server-patch/102029

Communications Sector

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