Complete DHS Report for March 28, 2014
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• Authorities announced March 26 that 13
individuals in Chicago and 2 people in Bulgaria were arrested in connection
with an alleged international money laundering scheme that used fraudulent
payment cards to withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars from ATMs. – Chicago
Tribune See
item 5 below in the Financial
Services Sector
• Two people were killed and more than a dozen
others were injured in a crash involving 49 vehicles along Interstate 81 in
Berkeley County, West Virginia, March 26, prompting the interstate to close for
over 4 hours. – WJLA 7 Washington, D.C.
8.
March 26, WJLA 7 Washington, D.C. – (West Virginia) Report: Two dead
in I-81 W.Va. crash. Two people were killed and more than a dozen others
were injured in a chain-reaction crash involving 49 vehicles along Interstate
81 in Berkeley County March 26. Southbound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed
for more than 4 hours while northbound lanes were closed for over 8 hours.
Source: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/03/report-3-people-dead-in-i-81-west-va-crash-101549.html
• A March 26 power outage at the McDowell
Creek sewage plant halted an ultraviolet disinfection, allowing more than
73,000 gallons of partially treated sewage to flow into a tributary of
Charlotte, North Carolina’s water supply. – Charlotte Observer
14. March 26, Charlotte Observer – (North Carolina) 73,000
gallons of partly-treated sewage flows into Charlotte creek. A March 26
power outage at the McDowell Creek sewage plant halted an ultraviolet
disinfection, a final treatment step, allowing more than 73,000 gallons of
partially treated sewage to flow into a tributary of Charlotte’s water supply
which drains into Mountain Island Lake. Operators began diverting the sewage
into storage basins. Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/03/26/4796684/partly-treated-sewage-flows-into.html#.UzQHAT9OWM8
• Two firefighters were killed, 13 others were
injured, and several police officers were hospitalized as they battled a
9-alarm fire at a brownstone in Boston March 26. – Associated Press
26.
March 27, Associated Press – (Massachusetts) Boston mourns 2
firefighters killed in blaze. Two firefighters were killed, 13 others
injured, and several police officers were hospitalized as they battled a
9-alarm fire at a brownstone in Boston’s Back Bay area March 26. Responders
rescued residents from the building before strong winds fueled the flames that
quickly engulfed the building. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/boston-mourns-2-firefighters-killed-in-blaze
Financial Services Sector
5.
March 26, Chicago Tribune – (International) Arrests made in
international ATM skimming. Authorities announced March 26 that 13
individuals in Chicago and 2 in Bulgaria were arrested in connection with an
alleged international payment card fraud and money laundering scheme that used
fraudulent payment cards to withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars from
ATMs. One additional suspect was previously arrested and another remains at
large. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-arrests-made-in-international-atm-skimming-20140326,0,2239227.story
Information Technology Sector
22. March 27, Help Net Security – (International) Hidden
crypto currency-mining code spotted in apps on Google Play. Researchers at
Lookout warned that Android apps which include hidden code used to mine for
several forms of cryptocurrency have been spotted being offered on Spanish
underweb forums. Trend Micro researchers also spotted two apps available in the
Google Play store which contain cryptocurrency mining code, similar to
compromised apps originally discovered by G Data researchers. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2746
23. March 27, Help Net Security – (International) Cerberus
app users warned about data breach. Cerberus Security Team advised users of
their Android security app to reset their passwords as a precaution after
suspicious traffic was detected and blocked on the company’s servers. Attackers
were able to gain access to some users’ usernames and encrypted passwords
during the breach. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16588
24. March 27, The Register – (International) When
ZOMBIES attack: DDoS traffic triples as 20Gbps becomes the new normal. Incapsula
released a report on distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigation
which found that DDoS attack volumes are increasing, with 20Gbps or above
attacks occurring in around one-in-three attacks, among other findings. Source:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/27/ddos_trends_incapsula/
25. March 26, SC Magazine – (International) Windows
trojan packs punch, downloads ransomware “Cribit.” Trend Micro researchers
found that the Fareit trojan is being used to spread a ransomware known as
Cribit that encrypts victims’ files and demands a ransom in Bitcoins. The
trojan has previously been used to download other malware such as Zeus. Source:
http://www.scmagazine.com/windows-trojan-packs-punch-downloads-ransomware-cribit/article/339958/
Communications Sector
Nothing to report