Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for September 11, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• An audit conducted by the Arizona Auditor
General’s Office determined over half of the underground fuel storage tanks in
the State are either reaching or have passed their 30-year life expectancy. – KPHO
5 Phoenix
1. September 10, KPHO 5 Phoenix – (Arizona) Thousands
of underground fuel tanks at risk of leaking. An audit conducted by the
Arizona Auditor General’s Office determined over half of the underground fuel
storage tanks in the State are either reaching or have passed their 30-year
life expectancy and are at risk of leaking gasoline, diesel fuel, and other
chemicals into surrounding soil and groundwater. Source: http://www.kpho.com/story/23386085/thousands-of-fuel-tanks-at-risk-of-leaking
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• Crews reached 45
percent containment September 10 of the 3,718-acre wildfire burning in Mount
Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, California. – Associated Press
19. September 10, Associated Press – (California) Containment
more than doubles overnight on SF Bay Area wildfire. Crews reached 45
percent containment September 10 of the 3,718-acre wildfire burning in Mount
Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County. Officials reduced the number of homes
threatened to 75 after firefighters made progress towards containment of the
fire. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/about-100-homes-evacuated-smoke-advisory-issued-as-wildfire-surges-in-sf-bay-area-state-park/2013/09/09/50f25474-19af-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html
• A man was taken
into custody after guards at Louisiana State Penitentiary opened fire on him
September 8 after he rammed his car through the prison’s gates and hit a prison
investigator inside the complex. – Baton Rouge Advocate
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September 9, Baton Rouge Advocate –
(Louisiana) Sheriff: Man slams into Angola gate, hits investigator. A
man was taken into custody after guards at Louisiana State Penitentiary opened
fire on him September 8 after he rammed his car through the prison’s gates and
hit a prison investigator inside the complex. Authorities are investigating the
cause of the incident after discovering the man kidnapped his 2 children who
were also in the vehicle. Source: http://theadvocate.com/news/7003247-123/sheriff-man-slams-into-angola
• Websense reported that 81 percent of
businesses run outdated versions of Java and 40 percent run outdated versions
of Flash, leaving them vulnerable to common exploits. – The Register See item 30 below in the Information Technology Sector
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. September 10, Softpedia – (International) Experts
spot targeted attack aimed at Asian financial institutions. Researchers at
Websense identified a cybercrime campaign targeting financial institutions in
Asian countries including Nepal, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates that
uses fake remittance and currency exchange emails to deliver a variant of the
Zeus banking trojan. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Experts-Spot-Targeted-Attack-Aimed-at-Asian-Financial-Institutions-381831.shtml
5. September 10, Mount Vernon Patch – (Virginia) ‘Beacon
Hill Bandit’ believed to have struck TD Bank for fifth time. A suspect
known as the “Beacon Hill Bandit” was believed to have been responsible for a
September 9 robbery of a TD Bank branch in Alexandria. The suspect is believed
to have robbed the same bank four times since 2010. Source: http://mountvernon.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-investigating-5th-robbery-at-td-bank-on-richmond-highway_4e913a2e
Information Technology Sector
30. September
10, The Register – (International) Biz bods STILL don’t patch hacker’s delight
Java and Flash. Websense reported that 81 percent of businesses run
outdated versions of Java and 40 percent run outdated versions of Flash,
leaving many businesses vulnerable to popular exploits that can be used to
steal data or disrupt operations. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/10/java_flash_security_snapshot/
31. September
10, Threatpost – (International) Adobe fixes code execution bugs in Flash,
Reader. Adobe released a set of patches for Flash and Reader, resolving
several security vulnerabilities, including memory corruption flaws and buffer
overflows that could allow code execution. Source: http://threatpost.com/adobe-fixes-code-execution-bugs-in-flash-reader/102234
32. September
10, Softpedia – (International) Android malware uses SMTP to send stolen
information. F-Secure researchers identified a piece of Android malware,
Trojan:Android/SMSAgent.C, that uses SMTP servers to send back stolen
information. The malware collects phone numbers, SMS messages, and recorded
audio. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Android-Malware-Uses-SMTP-to-Send-Stolen-Information-381891.shtml
33. September
10, Softpedia – (International) 1,000 Japanese one-click fraud apps published
on Google Play in August 2013. Symantec reported that during August a total
of 2,500 one-click fraud apps were spotted on the Google Play store, with close
to 1,000 of the malicious apps being uploaded by a suspected Japanese
cybercrime group. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/1-000-Japanese-One-Click-Fraud-Apps-Published-on-Google-Play-in-August-2013-381669.shtml
34. September
9, Softpedia – (International) AVG warns of fake AVG antivirus apps hosted
on Google Play. AVG Technologies reported finding at least 33 fake versions
of the company’s antivirus app on Google Play. The fake apps change devices’
search options and spam victims with advertisements. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/AVG-Warns-of-Fake-AVG-Antivirus-Apps-Hosted-on-Google-Play-381464.shtml
Communications Sector
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September 9, WAFB 9 Baton Rouge –
(Louisiana) Cox outage affects downtown BR. Cox customers in downtown
Baton Rouge lost cable television, Internet, and phone services for several
hours September 9 after an accident ruptured 3 fiber optic lines. Source: http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/baton-rouge-news/item/526036-cox-outage-affects-downtown-br