Complete DHS Daily Report for December 2, 2013
Daily Report
• A 30-inch Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
gas line exploded in Hughesville, Missouri, prompting an evacuation order of a
3-mile radius after seven buildings burned. – KWIZ 17 Columbia
1.
November 29, KMIZ 17 Columbia – (Missouri) Explosion
rocks Pettis County gas pipeline. A 30-inch Panhandle Eastern Pipeline
Company gas line exploded in Hughesville November 29 prompting an evacuation
order of a 3-mile radius after seven buildings burned. Crews spent several
hours extinguishing the fire and are investigating the cause of the rupture.
Source: http://www.abc17news.com/news/massive-explosion-reported-in-pettis-county/-/18421100/23206890/-/8fbisb/-/index.html
• Most of the 425 residents evacuated November
26 after a CSX train derailment in Willard, Ohio, that caused a chemical spill
were allowed to return home. – Associated Press
8. November 28,
Associated Press – (Ohio) Most Ohio derailment evacuees allowed back
home. Most of the 425 residents evacuated November 26 after a CSX train derailment
in Willard, Ohio, that caused a chemical spill were allowed to return home
November 28. The roughly 36 homes closest to the scene of the derailment
remained off-limits and were expected to remain until late November 29. Source:
http://www.postcrescent.com/usatoday/article/3777641
• A Chicago Police officer was charged in a
mortgage-fraud scheme that netted close to $750,000 due to his alleged role in
plotting to falsify mortgage applications during his former employment as a
loan processor and originator. – Chicago Sun-Times
21.
November 29, Chicago Sun-Times – (Illinois) Bond set at $25,000 for
Chicago cop charged in mortgage-fraud scheme. A Chicago Police officer was
charged in a mortgage-fraud scheme that netted close to $750,000 due to his
alleged role in plotting to falsify mortgage applications during his former
employment as a loan processor and originator. A co-conspirator filled out loan
applications containing false information and passed them along to the officer
for submission. Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/crime/24053899-418/bond-set-at-25000-for-chicago-cop-charged-in-mortagage-fraud-scheme.html
• Panda Security researchers reported that
almost 10 million new malware strains have been identified so far in 2013, with
close to 77 percent identified as Trojans, followed by worms, and viruses. – Softpedia See item 24 below in the Information
Technology Sector
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Financial Services Sector
4. November 28,
CoinDesk – (International) Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox adds ‘extra
security’ with one-time password card. To increase security following a
series of problems including multiple DDoS attacks, banking delays, and the
seizure of some of its funds by the U.S. government, the bitcoin exchange Mt.
Gox has announced new features and updates to its platform. The platform also
introduced a one – time password card as an additional layer of security.
Source: http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-exchange-mt-gox-adds-extra-security-one-time-password-card/
5. November 27,
Park Ridge Patch – (Illinois) Police: Arlington Heights woman stole
$600,000 from Allstate. An Arlington Heights woman and former payment
annuity specialist was charged with theft and money laundering after stealing
$600,000 from Allstate Insurance Company after an investigation discovered she
had diverted returned annuity checks electronically to another account. Source:
http://parkridge.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/police-arlington-heights-woman-stole-600000-from-allstate-parkridge
6. November 27,
Tampa Bay Times – (Florida) Judge issues temporary injunction in alleged
CD investment scam. A Brevard County Circuit Court issued a temporary
injunction against several companies November 27 for allegedly taking money
from at least 30 customers to invest nearly $3 million in a fake certificates
of deposit program since August 2011. Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/banking/judge-issues-temporary-injunction-in-alleged-cd-investment-scam/2154574
For additional
stories, see items 9 directly
below and 23 below in the Information Technology
Sector
9. November 26,
Bay Area Citizen – (California) HCSO arrests suspects in check cashing
ring. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit and the
United States Postal Inspection Service arrested and charged three individuals,
and are seeking a fourth suspect, in a check cashing scheme where the suspects
stole checks from mailboxes of residences then altered and forged them. Source:
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/bay_area/news/hcso-arrests-suspects-in-check-cashing-ring/article_0490fb3c-96bf-50f1-ae0c-f96b45c5a412.html
Information Technology Sector
22. November 29,
Softpedia – (International) Flash SMS flaw in Google Nexus devices can
be exploited to reboot them. Alecu researchers found a vulnerability in
Google devices that can be exploited to cause them to reboot and is related to
a Class 0 (Flash SMS) messages. The flaw remains unpatched after Google’s
Android Security Team was notified over a year ago. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flash-SMS-Flaw-in-All-Google-Mobile-Devices-Can-Be-Exploited-to-Reboot-Them-404765.shtml
23. November 28, The
Register – (International) You have a Skype voicemail. PSYCHE! It’s just
some fiendish Trojan-flinging spam. A United Kingdom police agency along
with MXLab researchers warned that a spam run of fake Skype voicemail alert
emails are attached with zip files that are contaminated with a variant of the
ZeuS banking trojan. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/skype_voicemail_alert_spam_flings_zeus_trojan/
24. November 27,
Softpedia – (International) 10 million new malware strains identified so
far in 2013, Q3 study shows. Panda Security researchers reported that
almost 10 million new malware strains have been identified so far in 2013, with
close to 77 percent identified as Trojans, followed by worms, and viruses.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/10-Million-New-Malware-Strains-Identified-So-Far-in-2013-Q3-Study-Shows-404043.shtml
For additional stories,
see items 4 above in the Financial
Services Sector and 13 directly below:
13. November 27,
Columbia Basin Herald – (Washington) Secret Service looks into fraud
credit, debit card purchases. The Secret Service investigated credit and
debit card fraud cases stemming from a group of retail grocery stores linked to
URM Stores Inc., who may have been the target of criminal cyberattacks against
their payment processing system. Source: http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/article_9d0404a6-57c2-11e3-8eff-0019bb2963f4.html
Communications Sector
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