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• A makeshift device deemed suspicious by
authorities exploded at the UniSource Energy Services’ Valencia Plant in
Nogales, Arizona, June 11 damaging a diesel storage tank and forcing the
shutdown of the plant while officials investigated the incident. – Phoenix
Arizona Republic
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June 12, Phoenix Arizona Republic – (Arizona) “Suspicious device”
explodes at Nogales power plant. A makeshift device deemed suspicious by
authorities exploded at the UniSource Energy Services’ Valencia Plant in Nogales,
Arizona, June 11 damaging a diesel storage tank and forcing the shutdown of the
plant while officials investigated the incident. There were no power
disruptions or injuries due to the explosion. Source: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/06/11/nogales-explosion-power-plant-arizona-abrk/10351107/
• A semi-truck carrying 4,800 gallons of toxic
embalming fluid overturned off the side of Windy Gap Mountain closing Virginia
Route 116 in Roanoke County, Virginia, for about 24 hours June 11 and injuring
the driver. – Roanoke Times
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June 11, Roanoke Times – (Virginia) Jae Valley Road reopened after
tanker spill. A semi-truck carrying 4,800 gallons of toxic embalming fluid
overturned off the side of Windy Gap Mountain on Virginia Route 116 in Roanoke
County, split open, and spilled its contents June 11, sending the driver to an
area hospital with minor injuries. The roadway was closed for about 24 hours
while crews cleaned the crash site, and as many as 20 homes and businesses were
evacuated as a precaution. Source: http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/franklin_county/jae-valley-road-reopened-after-tanker-spill/article_09edb8ea-f16b-11e3-a15a-001a4bcf6878.html
• Officials shut down both directions of
Interstate 81 in Hamblen County, Tennessee, June 11 for about 8 hours after a
semi-truck carrying 40, 55-gallon drums of ethanolamine caught fire due to a
mechanical issue on the rig. – Knoxville News Sentinel
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June 11, Knoxville News Sentinel – (Tennessee) All lanes of I-81 open
after hazardous materials truck fire in Hamblen County. Officials shut down
both directions of Interstate 81 in Hamblen County June 11 for about 8 hours
after a semi-truck carrying 40 55-gallon drums of ethanolamine caught fire due
to a mechanical issue on the rig. HAZMAT crews responded and cleaned up the
scene. Source: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/jun/11/hazardous-materials-truck-fire-closes-i-81-in/
• The U.S. Inspector General’s office is
investigating a potential multi-State unemployment insurance fraud scam after
Massachusetts authorities discovered the State paid out at least $280,000 in
false claims since March. – State House News (See item 22)
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June 11, State House News Service – (National) US investigating
possible multi-state unemployment insurance fraud scheme. The U.S.
Inspector General’s office is investigating a potential multi-State
unemployment insurance fraud scam after Massachusetts authorities discovered
the State paid out at least $280,000 in false claims since March. Officials
continue to investigate after stopping the fraudulent benefit payments and have
notified victims of the erroneous claims. Source: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/us_investigating_possible_mult.html
Financial Services Sector
6. June 11, White Plains Journal
News – (New York) Former bank employee pleads not guilty to stealing
$187G. A former Key Bank personal banker from Spring Valley pleaded not
guilty June 11 to charges that she allegedly stole $187,000 from two customers
between August 2012 and November 2013 while she was employed by the bank.
Source: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/11/rockland-banker-fraud-charges-indicted/10332197/
7. June 11, Fort Worth
Star-Telegram – (Texas) Wig bandit II strikes again in Fort Worth. Police
stated that a suspect known as the “Wig Bandit II” was responsible for the
robberies of two banks June 9 and June 10 in Fort Worth, bringing the total
robberies attributed to the suspect to three. Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/11/5892664/wig-bandit-ii-strikes-again-in.html
Information Technology Sector
23. June 12, The Register – (International) Sealed with
an XSS: I gave TweetDeck a heart attack, says teen comp sci boff Firo. A
computer science student who identified a basic cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw
in Twitter’s TweetDeck client stated that the vulnerability was spotted while
experimenting with the HTML heart-symbol character. The vulnerability caused
Twitter to shut down the TweetDeck client for some users due to others abusing
the XSS vulnerability. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/12/tweetdeck_xss_vuln_uncovered_by_heart_hunting_teenager/
24. June 12, The Register – (International) Poison PDF
pusher released to public. A security researcher released a tool developed
as part of a penetration testing exploit kit which allows users to easily
create malicious PDF documents with URL pointers added to them. Only unpatched
systems were likely to be affected. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/12/adobe_hack_tool_makes_targeted_attacks_even_easier/
25. June 11, Securityweek – (International) Twitter
fixes TweetDeck XSS security vulnerability. Twitter disabled its TweetDeck
app for about an hour June 11 after a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
was discovered that could allow XSS to be executed by viewing a
specially-crafted tweet. Researchers at Rapid7 reported that the issue
primarily affected users of the TweetDeck plugin for Chrome. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/twitter-fixes-tweetdeck-xss-security-vulnerability
26. June 11, Securityweek – (International) Chrome,
Firefox updates address security vulnerabilities. Google released an update
for its Chrome browser, closing four security vulnerabilities. Mozilla also
released an update for its Firefox browser, which closed seven vulnerabilities,
five of which were rated as critical. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/chrome-firefox-updates-address-security-vulnerabilities
27. June 11, Securityweek – (International) Adobe issues
security updates for Flash Player, AIR. Adobe released updates for several
versions of its Flash Player and AIR products June 10, including updates for
Flash Player for Windows and Mac OS X which were rated as high priority due to
current or potential attacks exploiting those vulnerabilities. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-issues-security-updates-flash-player-air
Communications Sector
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June 12, Stanford Interior Journal – (Kentucky) Storm takes out
power, phones in Crab Orchard. Strong storms which produced heavy rain
caused an indefinite citywide power outage and loss of telephone service for
Crab Orchard, Kentucky, June 10. Source: http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/local/boyle/storm-takes-out-power-phones-in-crab-orchard/article_64fb1a9f-e9a2-5a64-beb4-d93e80955fea.html
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