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· Nearly
8,000 gallons of oil spilled out of Duke Energy’s W.C. Beckjord power station
near Cincinnati, Ohio, August 18 when a secondary unit failed to contain the
fuel causing it to spill into the Ohio River and prompting authorities to close
a 15-mile stretch of the river. – WCPO 9 Cincinnati
1.
August 19, WCPO 9 Cincinnati – (Ohio;
Kentucky) Mayor: Our drinking water is safe after Duke Energy diesel spill
in Ohio River. Between 5,000 to 8,000 gallons of oil spilled out of Duke
Energy’s W.C. Beckjord power station near Cincinnati August 18 when a secondary
unit failed to contain the fuel when it was released due to an open valve
causing it to spill into the Ohio River. A 15-mile stretch of the river was
closed to vessel traffic as well as three Cincinnati Waterworks and Northern
Kentucky Waterworks intakes. Source: http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/diesel-spill-at-duke-energy-plant-leaks-diesel-fuel-into-ohio-river
· Community
Health Systems announced August 18 that the personal information of nearly 4.5
million patients was stolen in April and June by China-based hackers who used
sophisticated malware to attack the company’s systems. – CNN; WREG 3
Memphis
14.
August 18, CNN; WREG 3 Memphis –
(International) Tennessee-based hospital network hacked, 4.5 million records
stolen. Community Health Systems, which operates 206 hospitals in 28
States, announced August 18 that the personal information, including Social
Security numbers, of 4.5 million patients was stolen in April and June by
China-based hackers who used sophisticated malware. The company cleared their
computer systems of the malware and implemented protections against future
breaches. Source: http://wreg.com/2014/08/18/tennessee-based-hospital-network-hacked-4-5-million-records-stolen/
· Carondelet
Health Network, based out of Tucson, Arizona, agreed to pay $35 million August
18 in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and a whistle-blower for
violating the False Claims Act by charging health care agencies for inpatient
rehabilitation services that were not reimbursable.– Arizona Republic
15.
August 18, Arizona Republic –
(Arizona) Tucson hospitals pay $35 million in fraud settlement. Tucson-based
Carondelet Health Network agreed to pay $35 million August 18 in a settlement
with the U.S. Department of Justice and a woman for violating the False Claims
Act by charging State and federal health-care agencies for inpatient rehabilitation
services that were not reimbursable from 2004 to 2011. Source: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/investigations/2014/08/19/tucson-hospitals-pay-million-fraud-settlement/14271947/
· A
1,200-acre wildfire burning near the southern entrance to Yosemite National
Park August 19 threatened about 500 homes in Madera County, California, and
prompted authorities to order mandatory evacuations for 13,000 individuals. – San
Francisco Chronicle
16.
August 19, San Francisco Chronicle –
(California) 13,000 asked to evacuate as wildfire near Yosemite grows. The
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported August 19 that the
1,200-acre Junction Fire burning near the southern entrance to Yosemite
National Park threatened about 500 homes in Madera County and prompted
authorities to order mandatory evacuations for 13,000 individuals after the
fire consumed 8 structures and forced the closure of Highway 41 in both
directions in Oakhurst. Source: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/13-000-asked-to-evacuate-as-wildfire-near-5697807.php
Financial Services Sector
5. August
19, Bloomberg News – (International) Ex-Rabobank employee pleads
guilty in Libor-rigging probe. A former senior trader at Rabobank Groep’s
London office pleaded guilty August 18 in New York City to conspiring with
others to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) lending
benchmark to benefit his and others’ trading positions. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-18/ex-rabobank-employee-pleads-guilty-in-libor-rigging-probe
Information Technology Sector
23. August
18, Threatpost – (International) New attack binds malware in
parallel to software downloads. Researchers at Ruhr University developed a
proof-of-concept attack that can inject malicious code into a legitimate
download that runs parallel to the original and does not modify the code,
taking advantage of security deficiencies present in some free and open source
software. An attacker using the attack would need to control an intermediate
network node between the client and the download server, such as compromising a
router, using a network redirection attack, or compromising an insider through
social engineering. Source: http://threatpost.com/new-attack-binds-malware-in-parallel-to-software-downloads
24. August
18, Securityweek – (International) Four-year old flaw exploited
by Stuxnet still targeted. Kaspersky Lab researchers found that
vulnerability CVE-2010-2568 leveraged in the Stuxnet attacks was still present
on many systems 4 years after it was patched, with tens of millions of exploits
targeting the vulnerability observed between November 2013 and June 2014. The
researchers also found that other older vulnerabilities are still frequently
targeted, and that around 53 percent of 15.06 million detected exploits
targeted Java vulnerabilities. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/four-year-old-flaw-exploited-stuxnet-still-targeted
Communications Sector
25.
August 18, Hesperia Star –
(California) Verizon FiOS service interrupted. Amn unknown number of
Verizon FiOS customers in Hesperia experienced an outage affecting their
ability to use the Internet and utilize FiOS TV services. Service was expected
to resume August 19. Source: http://www.hesperiastar.com/article/20140818/NEWS/140819791
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