· State offices closed
August 8 as Tropical Storm Iselle hit Hawaii. – Los Angeles Times
2. August
8, Los Angeles Times – (Hawaii) Iselle hits Hawaii: Heavy rain
damages homes; roads blocked. About 21,000 customers lost power August 8
due to Tropical Storm Iselle, which caused heavy rains and strong winds
prompting the closure of several roads and highways on the Big Island and Maui,
as well as the cancellation of flights into and out of the island. Public
schools, universities, beach parks, and national parks were closed while all
Hawaii State government offices were closed through August 11. Source: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-hawaii-storm-iselle-juliio-20140808-story.html
· Police
in Brea, California, arrested an Anaheim man believed to be the “Quad Bandit”
August 7, a suspect linked to 10 bank robberies in Los Angeles and Orange
counties. – KCBS 2 Los Angeles See item 9 below in the Financial
Services Sector
· A
100,000-gallon water tower in Shelby County, Kentucky, collapsed, wiping out a
shed and causing significant damage a post office and a church. – WAVE 3
Louisville
19. August
10, WAVE 3 Louisville – (Kentucky) Water tower collapse damages
church, utility lines in Shelby County. A 100,000-gallon water tower in
Shelby County collapsed, wiping out a shed and causing significant damage a
post office and the Waddy Baptist Church. Source: http://www.wave3.com/story/26240839/water-tower-collapse-damages-church-utility-lines-in-shelby-county
· Police in Cobb County, Georgia, arrested a woman who
allegedly stole a police car, led police on a chase that closed Interstate 75,
and then crashed and injured several people August 10. – Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
24. August
10, Atlanta Journal-Constitution – (Georgia) Police: Cobb patrol
car stolen, officer hurt during chase on I-75. Police in Cobb County
arrested a woman who allegedly stole a police car during a traffic stop and led
officers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 75 August 10. The suspect crashed
the patrol car, injuring a number of people which prompted the closure of
Interstate 75/85 southbound for several hours. Source: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/cobb-police-woman-steals-patrol-car-wrecks-near-do/ngywn/
Financial Services Sector
9. August
8, KCBS 2 Los Angeles – (California) Man in custody as ‘Quad
Bandit’ after 10th bank robbery. Police in Brea arrested an Anaheim man
believed to be the “Quad Bandit” August 7, a suspect linked to 10 bank
robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The suspect was arrested
following the robbery of a Bank of the West branch in Brea. Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/08/quad-bandit-suspect-in-custody-following-tenth-bank-robbery-in-brea/
10. August
8, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC
charges Bahamas-based brokerage firm and president with facilitating fraudulent
scheme by hedge fund manager. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
announced charges August 8 against Bahamas-based Alliance Investment Management
Limited (AIM) and its president for allegedly working with a man charged with
defrauding investors in order to misrepresent the assets and performance of the
man’s investment scheme. AIM and its president allegedly allowed the man to
misappropriate at least $45 million in investor funds and received over $5
million in return for their assistance. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370542613185#.U-jMsPldVKA
11. August
8, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (National) SEC
obtains final judgments against all defendants and relief defendants, securing
permanent injunctions and nearly $70 million in disgorgement, prejudgment
interest, and civil penalties. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
obtained final judgments August 1 against AIC Inc., Community Bankers
Securities LLC, and their founder and CEO, as well as against several relief
defendants, ordering them to pay almost $70 million in disgorgement and other
penalties for running an offering fraud scheme that operated between 2006 and
2009 and defrauded investors in several States. Source: http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2014/lr23062.htm
For another story, see item 35 below
from the Commercial Facilities Sector
35. August
8, Crain’s Chicago Business – (Illinois) Chicago Yacht Club
hacked. The Chicago Yacht Club notified its members July 31 that a computer
firm confirmed that malware was installed between April 26 and May 22 onto a
server that hosts the club’s membership database, allowing hackers to access
members’ personal information, including name, address, and payment card
information. Source: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140808/BLOGS03/140809804
Information Technology Sector
27. August 11, Help Net Security – (International) Critical 0-days found in CPE WAN Management
Protocol. Check Point researchers reported finding several zero-day
vulnerabilities in CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP/TR-069) deployments used
by major Internet service providers (ISPs) to control home and business
Internet equipment which could allow large-scale malware infections able to
compromise privacy, steal information, or cause service disruptions. Check
Point reported the vulnerabilities to ISPs and assisted in closing them before
reporting their findings publicly. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17237
28. August 11, Help Net Security – (International) Smart Nest thermostat easily turned
into spying device. An independent researcher and two researchers from the
University of Central Florida presenting at the 2014 Black Hat conference
demonstrated how Nest smart thermostats can be compromised quickly using a USB
flash drive, potentially allowing attackers to obtain information on a victim’s
habits as well as network information such as WiFi credentials. Compromised
thermostats could also be used to connect to the Internet and be used in a
variety of malicious tasks. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17239
29. August 9, Softpedia – (International) 10,000 impacted by resurging Facebook
color changing app scam. Researchers at Cheetah Mobile reported that a
resurgence of a scam that purports to change the color scheme of Facebook has
affected 10,000 users recently. The campaign steals users’ Access Tokens and
then attempts to install a malicious fake antivirus program or video player.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/10-000-Impacted-by-Resurging-Facebook-Color-Changing-App-Scam-454306.shtml
30. August 8, The Register – (International) Oracle Database 12c’s data redaction
security smashed live on stage. A researcher with Datacomm TSS presenting
at the Defcon 22 conference demonstrated how a remote attacker could inject SQL
queries to access redacted information in Oracle Database 12c due to several
coding flaws. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/08/oracle_database_12c_redaction_is_totally_borked_by_bad_code/
Communications Sector
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