Complete DHS Report for February 18, 2014
Daily Report
• Utility crews worked February 14 to restore
power across several northeast States after a winter and ice storm caused power
outages and also led to flight and train cancellations February 13. – CNN
1.
February 14, CNN – (National) Weather woes leave many holiday travel
plans up in the air. Utility crews worked February 14 to restore power to
the remaining 489,000 customers across several northeast States that lost power
after a winter and ice storm February 13. More than 1,100 flights were
cancelled while two long-distance services provided by Amtrak were also
cancelled. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/14/us/winter-weather/index.html
• A series of accidents involving around 100
vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, February
14, injured at least 30 people, closed lanes, and backed up traffic into a
neighboring county. – CNN
8. February 14, CNN – (Pennsylvania) 100 vehicles wreck,
closing part of Pennsylvania Turnpike near Philly. A series of accidents
involving around 100 vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County
February 14 left at least 30 people injured, closed lanes, and backed up
traffic into neighboring Montgomery County for several hours. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/14/us/pennsylvania-turnpike-crashes/
• Researchers identified a cyberattack
campaign dubbed SnowMan utilizing a zero-day vulnerability affecting Internet
Explorer (IE) 9 and IE 10 that may be targeting military personnel. – Softpedia
See
item 16 below in the Information
Technology Sector
• Authorities are investigating a 4-alarm fire
at the Stone Ranch Apartments in Dallas that left 90 residents displaced and
destroyed or rendered uninhabitable 48 apartment units February 13. – KXAS 5
Fort Worth
23.
February 14, KXAS 5 Fort Worth – (Texas) Dallas fire-rescue battles
4-alarm apartment fire. Authorities are investigating a 4-alarm fire at the
Stone Ranch Apartments in Dallas that left 90 residents displaced and destroyed
or rendered uninhabitable 48 apartment units February 13. Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/DFR-Battles-Apartment-Fire-245454311.html
Details
Financial Services Sector
6. February 14,
Honolulu Star-Advertiser – (Hawaii) Three Honolulu visitors plead guilty
to $325K credit card scam. Three New York City residents pleaded guilty
February 13 to identity theft charges for using fraudulent credit cards to make
over $325,000 in purchases in Honolulu during 2012. Two others also pleaded
guilty in the case during 2013. Source: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140213_Three_Honolulu_visitors_plead_guilty_to_325K_credit_card_scam.html
7. February 14,
Norwalk Patch – (Connecticut) Stamford attorney pleads guilty in
mortgage fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s office announced February 14 that an
attorney pleaded guilty February 12 to his part in a $7 million mortgage fraud
scheme that involved dozens of properties in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Source: http://norwalk.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/stamford-attorney-pleads-guilty-in-mortgage-fraud
For another story,
see item 19 below in the Information
Techology Sector
Information Technology Sector
16.
February 14, Softpedia – (International) IE zero-day served by
DeputyDog cybercriminals from US Veterans of Foreign Wars site. Researchers
at FireEye identified a cyberattack campaign dubbed SnowMan utilizing a
zero-day vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer (IE) 9 and IE 10 being
served from the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars Web site. The researchers believe
the same group behind the DeputyDog and Ephemeral Hydra campaigns is also
responsible for SnowMan and may be targeting military personnel. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/IE-Zero-Day-Served-by-DeputyDog-Cybercriminals-from-US-Veterans-of-Foreign-Wars-Site-426909.shtml
17.
February 14, Softpedia – (International) Cybercriminals abuse Twilio
and Ow.ly for SMS phishing attack. Cloudmark researchers reported that
cybercriminals are using Twilio and URL shortening service Ow.ly in an SMS
message phishing campaign attempting to steal mobile service provider account
login credentials. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cybercriminals-Abuse-Twilio-and-Ow-ly-for-SMS-Phishing-Attack-426840.shtml
18.
February 14, Help Net Security – (International) Thousands of FTP
sites compromised to serve malware and scams. Researchers at Hold Security
reported that around 7,000 FTP sites and servers have been compromised and are
being used by cybercriminals to host malware or to compromise connected Web
services. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2709
19.
February 13, Help Net Security – (International) Fake SSL
certificates used to impersonate Facebook, Google, banks. Netcraft
researchers discovered a large number of fake SSL certificates in the wild
purporting to be from banks, social networks, payment providers, and other
services which could be used by attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
The researchers warned that mobile banking apps are especially vulnerable
because they may not adequately check the validity of SSL certificates. Source:
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16360
Communications Sector
20.
February 14, Redding Record Searchlight – (California) Charter cable
outage fixed. Charter Communications customers between Sacramento and Yuba
City lost Internet, phone, and video service February 13 when road construction
crews severed a fiber optic cable line along railroad lines between the two
cities. Repairs were made and service was restored February 14. Source: http://www.redding.com/news/2014/feb/13/charter-cable-outages-reported-redding/
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