Monday, February 3, 2014




Complete DHS Report for February 3, 2014

Daily Report

 A January 31 fire that erupted at the Brookwood Equestrian Center in Oconee County, Georgia, caused around $1 million in damage and killed 18 horses. – Athens Banner-Herald.

15. January 31, Athens Banner-Herald – (Georgia) Barn fire that killed 18 horses in Oconee attributed to electrical cause. Authorities believe a January 31 fire that erupted at the Brookwood Equestrian Center in Oconee County and destroyed a stable, caused around $1 million in damage, and killed 18 horses was caused by an electrical issue. Source: http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2014-01-31/fire-oconee-county-equestrian-center-kills-18-horses-early-friday

 The Michigan Department of Community Health stated January 30 that a worker was unknowingly ill with tuberculosis and recommended about 560 patients who received dental care at 4 health care facilities in Detroit be tested for possible exposure. – AssociatedPress

21. January 30, Associated Press – (Michigan) State health officials investigating tuberculosis exposure at 4 Detroit health care facilities. The Michigan Department of Community Health stated January 30 that a worker was unknowingly ill with tuberculosis and recommended about 560 patients who received dental care at 4 health care facilities in Detroit between August and December 2013 get tested for possible exposure. Source: http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/a38784d348eb410a8c576fd72b97e4bb/MI--Tuberculosis-Exposure-Detroit

 The number of nuclear missile launch officers under investigation for allegedly cheating or being aware of the cheating on a proficiency exam at the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana rose to 92. – NBC News

25. January 30, NBC News – (Montana) 92 nuclear missile officers implicated in cheating scandal, Air Force says. A U.S. Air Force official stated January 30 that the number of nuclear missile launch officers under investigation for allegedly cheating or being aware of the cheating on an important proficiency exam rose at the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana from 34 to 92. Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/30/22508088-92-nuclear-missile-officers-implicated-in-cheating-scandal-air-force-says

 Yahoo reported January 30 that attackers attempted to access a large number of Yahoo Mail accounts using usernames and passwords likely obtained from a third-party database breach. – Help Net Security See item 31 below in the Information Technology Sector

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Financial Services Sector

8. January 31, Softpedia – (International) Tor-based malware ChewBacca used to steal card data from POS systems. Researchers at RSA found that the ChewBacca trojan has been used to log track 1 and track 2 data from compromised point-of-sale (POS) systems since October 2013 in attacks targeting dozens of retailers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tor-Based-Malware-ChewBacca-Used-to-Steal-Card-Data-from-POS-Systems-422634.shtml

9. January 30, Spokane Spokesman-Review – (National) URM Stores narrows list of regional grocers hit by credit card fraud. URM Stores announced January 30 that it identified 70 stores in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington where transactions were exposed to payment card fraud during a September-November 2013 breach. Affected stores included Yoke's Fresh Market, Super 1 Foods, Harvest Foods, and Stein's Market grocery stores. Source: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/30/urm-stores-narrows-list-regional-grocers-hit-credi/

Information Technology Sector

30. January 31, Softpedia – (International) Experts find 28 security issues in Oracle's Java Cloud Service. Researchers at Security Explorations analyzed Oracle's Java Cloud Service and found 28 security issues, 16 of which could be leveraged to bypass the Java security sandbox of a targeted WebLogic server environment. The vulnerabilities could also be leveraged to gain access to deployments of other users in the same regional data center, according to the researchers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Experts-Find-28-Security-Issues-in-Oracle-s-Java-Cloud-Service-422629.shtml

31. January 31, Help Net Security – (International) Yahoo Mail accounts compromised in coordinated attack. Yahoo reported January 30 that attackers attempted to access a large number of Yahoo Mail accounts using usernames and passwords likely obtained from a third-party database breach. Yahoo reset passwords for affected accounts and advised users to secure their accounts by changing their passwords. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16289

32. January 30, Softpedia – (International) Service promising Twitter followers hijacks accounts and uses them for spam. A service promising to increase a user's Twitter followers was found by Trend Micro researchers to hijack users' accounts to send out spam. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Service-Promising-Twitter-Followers-Hijacks-Accounts-and-Uses-Them-for-Spam-422236.shtml

33. January 30, SC Magazine – (International) GoDaddy admits giving up info that led to Twitter username extortion. GoDaddy reported that an attacker with personal information of the owner of a rare Twitter account name was able to use social engineering to access the account holder's GoDaddy account over the phone as part of an extortion scheme to steal the Twitter account. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/godaddy-admits-giving-up-info-that-led-to-twitter-username-extortion/article/331867/

Communications Sector

34. January 30, WLSTV 7 Chicago – (National) ‘One ring’ cell phone scams, $9.84 credit card charges. The Better Business Bureau warned cell phone users about a “one ring” scam where scammers program computers to call random cell phones from an international number and hang up after one ring. If a user calls the number back, an automatic $19.95 international call fee plus $9.00 per minute is charged. Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=resources&id=9412370