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· Heavy rain
closed portions of Interstate 17 and other major roads in Phoenix, Arizona,
August 19 and prompted at least a dozen rescues of residents and motorists
trapped in vehicles and homes, flooded a school, and swept away hundreds of
cactuses from a farm while flights were delayed up to 2 hours due to the storm.
– Associated Press
8.
August 20, Associated Press –
(Arizona) Flood leads to dramatic rescues in Phoenix area. Heavy rain
and flooding closed portions of Interstate 17 and several other major roads in
Phoenix August 19 while flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
were delayed up to 2 hours due to the storm. The storm prompted at least a
dozen rescues of residents and motorists trapped in vehicles and homes, flooded
a school, and swept away hundreds of cactuses and other plants from a farm.
Source: http://news.msn.com/us/floods-force-dramatic-rescues-in-phoenix-area
· Firefighters
reached 35 percent containment August 19 of the Junction Fire in California
near the south entrance to Yosemite National Park, and mandatory evacuations
were lifted for California State Route 41 and all areas west of the highway. – Los
Angeles Times
18.
August 19, Los Angeles Times –
(California) Junction fire near Yosemite 35% contained as firefighters make
progress. Firefighters reached 35 percent containment August 19 of the
Junction Fire, which was downgraded in size to 612 acres near the south
entrance to Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills. Mandatory
evacuations were lifted for California State Route 41 and nearly all areas west
of the highway. Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-firefighters-make-progress-junction-fire-20140819-story.html
· Authorities
in Aurora, Colorado, charged three juvenile males August 19 in connection with
attempting to detonate a pipe bomb at Mrachek Middle School August 9, prompting
the cancellation of classes after the device was discovered August 11. – KUSA
9 Denver
21.
August 19, KUSA 9 Denver – (Colorado) 3
juveniles charged in pipe bomb incident. Aurora authorities charged three
juvenile males August 19 in connection with attempting to detonate a pipe bomb
at Mrachek Middle School August 9, prompting the cancellation of classes after
the device, which only briefly ignited, was discovered August 11. Source: http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/08/19/3-juveniles-charged-in-pipe-bomb-incident/14307353/
· Mizado
Cocina, a restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, notified about 8,000 customers
that their payment card information may have been breached after the business
discovered that a hacker installed malware known as Backoff on the restaurant’s
point of sale system May 9. – New Orleans Times-Picayune
31. August 19, New Orleans Times-Picayune – (Louisiana) Restaurant Mizado Cocina says customer credit card data breached by hacker. The New Orleans restaurant Mizado Cocina notified about 8,000 customers that their payment card information, including names, card numbers, and CVV security codes, may have been breached after the business discovered that a hacker installed malware known as Backoff on the restaurant’s point of sale system May 9. The restaurant’s IT company replaced affected computer hardware and the business’s point of sale system was secured July 18. Source: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/08/restaurant_mizado_cocina_says.html
Financial Services Sector
5. August
19, South Florida Sun Sentinel – (Florida) Ponzi ‘feeder’ admits
$20M role in fraud. A Coral Springs man pleaded guilty in federal court
August 19 to directing over $20 million of investors’ funds into a $1.4 billion
Ponzi scheme before it collapsed in 2009. Source: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-08-19/news/fl-frank-preve-rothstein-pleads-20140819_1_rothstein-fraud-ponzi-scheme-scott-rothstein
6. August
19, Bellingham Herald – (Washington) ‘Alabama Band Bandit’ bank
robber caught in Everett. The suspect known as the “Alabama Band Bandit”
was arrested August 19 in Everett. The Woodinville man is suspected in the
robbery of five banks in western Washington during July. Source: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/08/19/3809829/alabama-band-bandit-bank-robber.html
7. August
19, WBAL 11 Baltimore – (Maryland) Man arrested on credit card
fraud, theft charges. A New York City man was arrested August 19 at a
Target store in Glen Burnie for allegedly using over 100 suspected cloned
payment cards to purchase around $17,000 worth of gift cards. Source: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/man-arrested-on-credit-card-fraud-theft-charges/27617400
For additional stories, see item 25 abelow in Information
Technology and 31 above in Top Stories
Information Technology Sector
23. August
20, The Register – (International) Cryptolocker flogged on
YouTube. Two researchers reported that cybercriminals have been observed to
use purchased ad space on YouTube in order to redirect users to malicious sites
serving the Cryptolocker ransomware. The researchers are scheduled to present
at the Virus Bulletin 2014 conference detailing how legitimate ad networks
could be used to spread malware. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/20/cryptolocker_flogged_on_youtube/
24. August
20, Securityweek – (International) Vulnerability in WordPress
Mobile Pack exposes password-protected posts. Researchers with dxw Security
identified and reported a vulnerability in the Mobile Pack plugin for WordPress
that could allow access to password-protected posts. The vulnerability was
reported July 24 and closed August 19 with the release of Mobile Pack version
2.0.2. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-wordpress-mobile-pack-exposes-password-protected-posts
25. August
19, IDG News Service – (International) ‘Reveton’ ransomware
upgraded with powerful password stealer. Avast researchers analyzed a new
variant of the Reveton ransomware that now includes the Pony password and
virtual currency stealer and a Papras family password stealer that can also
disable security programs. The new variant was also programmed to check if an
infected user had visited the Web sites of 17 German banks. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2466981/reveton-ransomware-upgraded-with-powerful-password-stealer.html
26. August
19, SC Magazine – (International) Bug in iOS Instagram app fixed,
impacts Facebook accounts. IOActive researchers reported that an issue in
the Instagram app for iOS could leave users open to having their Facebook
access token intercepted over public Wi-Fi due to the app sending the token in
plain text. The issue was fixed in Instagram version 6.0.4 and users were
advised to update to the latest version. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/bug-in-ios-instagram-app-fixed-impacts-facebook-accounts/article/367039/
Communications Sector
27.
August 20, Harrisburg Patriot News–
(Pennsylvania) Comcast outage leaves downtown Harrisburg customers without
phone or internet service. About 2,800 Comcast customers in downtown
Harrisburg were without phone and Internet service when the company was
experiencing routing-type issues that caused the outage August 20. Employees at
the Martin Luther King Government Center also lost Internet connectivity in the
outage. Source: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/comcast_phone_internet_down_ha.html
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