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• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reported June 19 that as many as 75 scientists working in federal
government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax
bacteria after failing to follow proper procedures. – Reuters
22.
June 19, Reuters – (Georgia) Exclusive: U.S. says 75 government
scientists possibly exposed to anthrax. The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) reported June 19 that as many as 75 scientists
working in federal government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to
live anthrax bacteria June 13 after failing to follow proper procedures to
inactivate the bacteria and transporting it to lower-security CDC labs. The
employees are being tested and an internal investigation is underway. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/19/us-usa-anthrax-idUSKBN0EU2D620140619
• A King County, Washington sheriff’s deputy
was arrested June 19 and charged for prostituting his wife, drug dealing, and
stealing from the department after officials found that he along with two other
deputies were involved in alleged corruption and other wrongdoing. – Reuters
24.
June 20, Reuters – (Washington) Seattle sheriff’s deputy arrested for
drugs, theft, prostitution. A King County Sheriff’s Department deputy was
arrested June 19 and charged for prostituting his wife, drug dealing, and
stealing from the department after officials found that he along with two other
deputies were involved in the sale of 19,000 pounds of brass bullet casings
stolen from the department’s ranges and used to make an illegal fund. The
deputy also allegedly convinced his estranged wife to work as a prostitute,
taking 80 percent of her earnings. Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/seattle-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-for-drugs-theft-prostitution
• The Federal Communications Commission fined
online retailer CTS Technology $34.9 million for marketing and selling several
models of signal jammers that are illegal in the U.S. – The Verge See item 29
below in the Communications Sector
• Three people were injured in a shooting June
19 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, prompting the lock down and
closure of the venue while police searched the vehicles of all concertgoers. – Denver
Post
30. June 20, Denver Post – (Colorado) Red Rocks
shooting: 3 injured, victims found in Denver. Authorities are investigating
after three people were injured in a shooting June 19 at the Red Rocks
Amphitheatre in Colorad,o prompting the lock down and closure of the venue
while police searched the vehicles on all concertgoers. The victims were found
in Denver after driving off following the altercation. Source: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25999949/denver-police-investigating-shooting-6th-ave-and-kalamath
Financial Services Sector
6. June 19, Jersey Journal –
(New Jersey) Ex-owner of Jersey City jewelry store pleads guilty in credit
card fraud scheme. The owner of the Tanishq Jewels jewelry store in Jersey
City pleaded guilty June 18 to his role in an international credit card fraud
ring that caused over $200 million in losses to financial institutions and
businesses. The man was the seventeenth person to plead guilty in connection
with the fraud scheme. Source: http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/06/ex-owner_of_jersey_city_jewele.html
7. June 19, Roanoke Times –
(Virginia) Former real estate executive indicted in SML mortgage fraud
scheme. The former owner of Moneta-based Genesis Mansions was arraigned in
federal court in Roanoke June 19 for allegedly working with straw buyers to
defraud banks, resulting in $11 million in losses. Source: http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/former-real-estate-executive-indicted-in-sml-mortgage-fraud-scheme/article_5ec14be3-da6b-5fbd-9037-232d408a7b72.html
Information Technology Sector
26. June 20, Softpedia – (International) OpenSSL
vulnerability addressed in Android 4.4.4 updates. Google released an update
for Android KitKat, version 4.4.4, which closes a significant OpenSSL injection
vulnerability in the crypto library. The update will be deployed to Nexus
devices automatically, though factory images were also made available for
manual updating. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpenSSL-Vulnerability-Addressed-in-Android-4-4-4-Update-447637.shtml
27. June 20, Help Net Security – (International) Critical
flaw exposes admin passwords of nearly 32,000 servers. A researcher with
CARI.net’s Security Incident Response Team discovered that 31,964 servers with
Supermicro baseboard management controllers (BMCs) will disclose their password
files in plain text to anyone who connects to port 49152. The issue was fixed
in a patch, but the patch requires administrators to reflash their systems with
a new IPMI BIOS, which is not always possible. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17032
28. June 20, Softpedia – (International) “Yo” messaging
app gets hacked multiple times. A Georgia Tech student reported finding a
method to bypass the security functions of the Yo messaging app, allowing
access to the phone numbers of Yo users and allowing the student to spam users
with messages. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Yo-Messaging-App-Gets-Hacked-Multiple-Times-447675.shtml
For another story, see item 11 from the Transportation Systems Sector below
11. June 19, Nextgov –
(National) Nation state-sponsored attackers hacked two airports, report
says. The Center for Internet Security (CIS) released a report June 19
detailing how federal authorities, industry, and CIS identified and took action
against a series of attacks by a state-sponsored advanced persistent threat
group that targeted systems at 75 U.S. airports via a phishing campaign. Two
airports were compromised before authorities discovered the operation. Source :
http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/06/nation-state-sponsored-attackers-hacked-two-airports-report-says/86812/
Communications Sector
29.
June 19, The Verge – (International) FCC issues largest fine in
history to company selling signal jammers. The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) fined online retailer CTS Technology $34.9 million for
marketing and selling several models of signal jammers that are illegal in the
U.S. The FCC is also trying to force the company to report who they sold the
jammers to. Source: http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/19/5824344/fcc-issues-signal-jammer-seller-largest-fine-ever-34-9-million