Wednesday, February 12, 2014




Complete DHS Report for February 12, 2014

Daily Report

 • Two explosions occurred February 10 at the New Hampshire Ball Bearings plant in Peterborough, New Hampshire, injuring 13 people, 2 critically. – Boston Globe
5. February 10, Boston Globe – (New Hampshire) 13 injured in blasts at factory in N.H. Two explosions occurred February 10 at the New Hampshire Ball Bearings plant in Peterborough, injuring 13 people, 2 critically. Local, State, and federal authorities were continuing to investigate the cause but reported that it appeared to be an industrial accident. Source: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/02/10/explosion-fire-reported-peterborough-factory/1NrlvoRm8mXQqvGRwIeesN/story.html

 • A 30-inch water main in downtown Peoria, Illinois, broke February 10 and caused thousands of residents as well as a university and hospital to lose water pressure for 2 hours and go under a boil order. – WMDB 31 Peoria

19. February 10, WMBD 31 Peoria – (Illinois) Thousands affected after water main break. A 30-inch water main in downtown Peoria broke February 10 and caused thousands of residents as well as Bradley University and St. Francis Medical Center to lose water pressure for 2 hours and go under a boil order until February 11. Source: http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/thousands-affected-after-water-main-break/19623/RodBrrd-g0axZ6QKkVhWJQ

 • Officials from Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, announced that 18 neurological patients may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease after being operated on in January by surgeons who used tools that had not been sufficiently sterilized. – Reuters


21. February 10, Reuters – (North Carolina) 18 NC patients may have been exposed to rare brain disease. Officials from Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem announced that 18 neurological patients may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease after being operated on in January by surgeons who used tools that had not been sufficiently sterilized after they were used on a man suspected of having the disease. The hospital stated that the possibility of contracting the disease through surgical exposure is remote. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/18-nc-patients-may-have-been-exposed-to-rare-brain-disease


 • Researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified a sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting government offices, embassies, and energy companies in several countries for over 5 years dubbed Careto/Mask. – Threatpost See item 27 below in the Information Technology Sector

Details

Financial Services Sector

6. February 11, Softpedia – (International) New POS malware JackPOS targets companies in Canada, Brazil, India and Spain. Researchers at IntelCrawler identified a new piece of point-of-sale (POS) malware dubbed JackPOS that has been spotted in attacks on POS systems in several countries over the past 3 weeks. The malware is disguised as the Java Update Scheduler in drive-by attacks and has affected POS systems in the U.S. and several other countries. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-POS-Malware-JackPOS-Targets-Companies-in-Canada-Brazil-India-and-Spain-425871.shtml

7. February 11, The Register – (International) MtGox takes heat as reasons for Bitcoin FAIL surface. Bitcoin exchange site MtGox reported that it continued to suspend transactions to third-party accounts after detecting suspicious transactions in its network that could involve attackers abusing a transaction malleability issue to receive payments twice. Source:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/11/mtgox_takes_heat_as_bitcoin_transactions_remain_on_hold/

8. February 7, Associated Press – (New Mexico) NM farmer gets 14-year prison term for tax fraud. A Hobbs, New Mexico farmer was ordered to pay over $18 million in restitution and serve 14 years in prison after he was convicted of tax evasion and other charges. The farmer also made false statements in order to defraud the U.S. Department of Agriculture of farm subsidies. Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/ap/agriculture/nm-farmer-gets-14-year-prison-term-for-tax-fraud/ndG8z/

Information Technology Sector

26. February 11, Softpedia – (International) Malicious versions of Flappy Bird game send SMSs to premium rate numbers. Trend Micro researchers spotted several rogue versions of the recently-discontinued Flappy Bird game for Android that are designed to send SMS messages to premium rate numbers. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Malicious-Versions-of-Flappy-Bird-Game-Send-SMSs-to-Premium-Rate-Numbers-425977.shtml

27. February 10, Threatpost – (International) New ‘Mask’ APT campaign called most sophisticated yet. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified a sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting government offices, embassies, and energy companies in several countries for over 5 years dubbed Careto/Mask. The campaign appears to be operated by Spanish-speakers and utilizes at least one zero-day vulnerability, with versions of its malware for Windows, OS X, and Linux systems. Source: http://threatpost.com/new-mask-apt-campaign-called-most-sophisticated-yet/104148

For another story, see item 6 above in the Financial Services Sector

Communications Sector

28. February 10, KOIN 6 Portland – (Oregon) KOIN on low-power after fire. KOIN 6 Portland switched to low-power after a fire in an electrical room in a building in Tualatin spread to transformer lines and knocked the station, along with KATU 2 Portland and KRCW 32 Salem, off the air February 10 while crews contained the fire. Source: http://koin.com/2014/02/10/fire-knocks-koin-off-air/