Complete DHS Report for February 10, 2014
Daily Report
• A CSX freight train that derailed during an
ice storm in Molino, Florida, spilled 24,000 - 30,000 gallons of phosphoric
acid into Fletcher Creek, which feeds into the Escambia River. – Pensacola
News Journal
4.
February 6, Pensacola News Journal – (Florida) EPA cleaning up
extensive acid spill in northern Escambia County. The Florida State
Department of Environmental Protection announced that a CSX freight train
derailed during an ice storm in Molino January 28 and spilled between 24,000
and 30,000 gallons of phosphoric acid into Fletcher Creek, which feeds into the
Escambia River. Crews removed the derailed cars and the acid was being
contained and neutralized on site before being transported to a wastewater treatment
plant for treatment. Source: http://www.pnj.com/article/20140206/NEWS01/140206011/EPA-cleaning-up-extensive-acid-spill-northern-Escambia-County
• Fazio Mechanical Services confirmed that
attackers used a data connection with Target used for billing, project
management, and contract submission to breach Target’s systems and steal large
amounts of customer payment information. – Softpedia See item 9
below in the Financial Services Sector
• A former portfolio manager for SAC Capital
Advisors was found guilty of running the most lucrative insider trading scheme
ever, using nonpublic information to make profits and avoid losses totaling
$275 million. – Washington Post See item 10 below in the Financial Services Sector
• The Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New
York, temporarily closed in order to undergo a thorough cleaning and sanitizing
of the resort, after hundreds of guests and employees were sickened by a virus.
– WABC 7 New York City
31. February 7, WABC 7 New York City – (New York) Virus
temporarily closes Mohonk Mountain House. The Mohonk Mountain House in New
Paltz closed February 7 and will reopen February 14 in order to undergo a
thorough cleaning and sanitizing of the resort, after hundreds of guests and
employees were sickened by a virus. Source:http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/northern_suburbs&id=9422693
Details
Financial Services Sector
9. February 7, Softpedia – (National) HVAC company makes
statement on Target data breach. Fazio Mechanical Services confirmed that
attackers used a data connection with Target used for billing, project
management, and contract submission to breach Target’s systems and steal large
amounts of customer payment information. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/HVAC-Company-Makes-Statement-on-Target-Data-Breach-424941.shtml
10. February 6, Washington Post – (New York) SAC
portfolio manager found guilty of insider trading. A former portfolio
manager for SAC Capital Advisors was found guilty February 6 of running the
most lucrative insider trading scheme ever, using nonpublic information on
pharmaceutical trials to make profits and avoid losses totaling $275 million.
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sacs-martoma-found-guilty-of-insider-trading/2014/02/06/63e4d020-8f4d-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html
11. February 6, New York Times – (New York) Ex-brokerage
executives charged with fraud. The owner and two executives of the
now-defunct WJB Capital Group were arrested February 6 and charged for
allegedly running an investment fraud scheme that defrauded at least 15
investors of over $11 million. Source: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/ex-brokerage-executives-charged-with-fraud/
12. February 6, The Press of Atlantic City – (New Jersey) Alabama
man admits role in mortgage scam involving Wildwoods properties, attempted
murder. An Alabama man pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges
for his role in a $15 million fraud scheme involving properties in Wildwood
Crest and North Wildwood, New Jersey. The man also pleaded guilty to attempting
to murder a straw buyer who was part of the scheme. Source: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/lower_capemay/alabama-man-admits-role-in-mortgage-scam-involving-wildwoods-properties/article_c8756e1a-8f83-11e3-9b08-001a4bcf887a.html
For another story, see item 28 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
28.
February 7, Softpedia – (International) Cybercriminals hijack router
DNS settings to lure users to fake banking websites. Researchers at
Poland’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska) identified an attack
that uses vulnerabilities in home routers to redirect users to fake banking Web
sites. The attack hijacks DNS settings and then redirects users to malicious
Web sites that mimic legitimate banking sites. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cybercriminals-Hijack-Router-DNS-Settings-to-Lure-Users-to-Fake-Banking-Websites-424920.shtml
29.
February 7, Help Net Security – (International) Facebook bug prevents
revocation of app permissions. Developers at software vendor MyPermissions
identified a vulnerability in Facebook’s mobile app that can be exploited to
make it impossible for users to revoke permissions given to Facebook apps. The
vulnerability was reported to Facebook and a solution is being developed.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16331
For
another story, see item 9 above
in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
30.
February 6, Paxton Record – (Illinois) Conxxus phone outage may
continue through Saturday. Nearly 500 Conxxus customers in Paxton,
Illinois, were without landline service starting February 4 due to a heavy snow
storm that damaged the company’s main and backup equipment. The utility worked
to restore service by February 8. Source: http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/technology/2014-02-06/conxxus-phone-outage-may-continue-through-saturday.html
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