Complete DHS Report for March 14, 2014
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• A severe winter storm dumped heavy snow and
brought high winds in the Midwest and Northeast March 12, wreaking havoc on the
regions. – Associated Press
1.
March 13, Associated Press – (National) Northeast digs out from late
winter storm. A severe winter storm dumped heavy snow and brought high
winds in the Midwest and Northeast March 12, causing tens of thousands of homes
and businesses to lose power, hundreds of flight cancellations, and a pileup
involving at least 50 vehicles on the Ohio Turnpike that left 3 people dead.
Source: http://news.msn.com/us/late-winter-storm-hits-midwest-northeast
• More than 4,000 people in Long Island, New
York, were alerted March 11 that they could have been infected with HIV while
being treated for diabetes. – WCBS 2 New York City
16.
March 11, WCBS 2 New York City – (New York) L.I. hospital: Reused
insulin pen part may mean hepatitis, HIV risk for patients. South Nassau
Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York, recommended more than 4,000
patients get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV after it learned that
patients being treated for diabetes may have received insulin injections from a
pen reservoir that may have been used on more than one patient. The hospital
has since banned the use of insulin pens and now only permits
single-patient-use vials. Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/11/l-i-hospital-reused-insulin-pen-part-may-mean-hepatitis-hiv-risk-for-patients/
• Two people were killed and 23 others were
injured after a motorist fleeing from police plowed through barricades and into
a crowd in front of a nightclub at the South by Southwest festival in Austin,
Texas, March 13. – Associated Press
31.
March 13, Associated Press – (Texas) Police: 1 man, 1 woman died at
South by Southwest. Two people were killed and 23 others were injured after
a motorist fleeing from police plowed through barricades and into a crowd in
front of a nightclub at the South by Southwest festival in Austin March 13. The
suspect was allegedly intoxicated and taken into custody at the scene. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/police-driver-kills-2-at-south-by-southwest
• Rescuers continued to search March 13 for at
least 5 people unaccounted for after a suspected gas line explosion killed 7
and injured more than 60 people in two New York City apartment buildings March
12. – Reuters (See item 32)
32.
March 13, Reuters – (New York) Rescuers search site of NY building
collapse; seven dead. Rescuers continued to search March 13 for at least
five people unaccounted for after a suspected gas line explosion caused two
apartment buildings in New York City’s Harlem area to collapse March 12. At
least 7 people were killed and more than 60 others were injured. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-usa-newyork-collapse-idUSBREA2B11D20140313
Financial Services Sector
5.
March 13, Softpedia – (International) PayPal rewards researcher for
finding EL injection vulnerability in Zong. A researcher identified and
reported an Expression Language (EL) vulnerability in mobile payments processor
Zong which could be used for code execution and other tasks. PayPal then issued
a reward to the researcher after verifying the finding. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/PayPal-Rewards-Researcher-for-Finding-EL-Injection-Vulnerability-in-Zong-431930.shtml
6.
March 12, Trumbull Patch – (Connecticut) Trumbull man admits to straw
buyer mortgage scheme. A Trumbull man pleaded guilty March 12 to running a
straw buyer real estate scheme involving several properties in Fairfield
County, many of which went into default and cost lenders over $7 million.
Source: http://trumbull.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/trumbull-man-admits-to-straw-buyer-mortgage-scheme
7.
March 12, KTVU 2 Oakland – (California) Petaluma real estate agent
pleads no contest to securities fraud. A Petaluma real estate agent pleaded
guilty to running a Ponzi scheme through his business, Baccala Realty, which
defrauded investors of $20 million. Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/petaluma-real-estate-agent-pleads-no-contest-secur/nfBms/
For
another story, see item 15 below
15.
March 12, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – (Pennsylvania) Security breach
compromises credit-card info at Bloomfield medical practice. Partners in
Nephrology & Endocrinology in Pittsburgh confirmed March 12 that an
attacker hacked into a vendor’s system that processes credit card payments for
the practice and potentially accessed credit card numbers and personal
information of about 5,000 patients in November 2013. Authorities are
investigating the incident. Source: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5753432-74/card-credit-practice
Information Technology Sector
27. March 13, The Register – (International) Ethical
hacker backer hacked, warns of email ransack. The EC-Council, which runs
the Certified Ethical Hacker program, notified its members that attackers who
defaced its Web site in February also gained access to the site’s control
panel, allowing them access to the organization’s email system. The EC-Council
is continuing to investigate and notified members as a precaution. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/13/ethical_hacker_cert_org_pwned/
28. March 13, Softpedia – (International) Pwn2Own 2014:
Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari hacked on day one. The first day of
the 2014 Pwn2Own security competition resulted in researchers identifying
vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Adobe Flash and
Reader, with participants being awarded $400,000 in total for the discoveries.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pwn2Own-2014-Firefox-Internet-Explorer-and-Safari-Hacked-on-Day-One-432001.shtml
29. March 13, Help Net Security – (International) Rbrute
trojan hacks Wi-Fi routers to help spread Sality. Researchers at Dr. Web
identified and analyzed a trojan dubbed Rbrute, which compromises Wi-Fi routers
in order to spread the Sality malware family. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2731
30. March 12, Computerworld – (International) Twitter
crashed – again – on Tuesday. Twitter was down for around 1 hour March 11
due to unexpected issues arising from a planned deployment of an upgrade. The
social media network experienced a similar disruption March 2. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/031214-twitter-crashed----again----279654.html
For another story, see item 5 above in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
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