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• Two people were killed, thousands of customers
lost power across several States, and hundreds of flights were cancelled or
delayed due to a derecho storm that moved through the Midwest and Plains
regions June 30. – Weather.com; Associated Press
1.
July 1, Weather.com; Associated Press – (National) Derecho hits
Chicago and Milwaukee: 2 dead, several more injured in the Midwest and Plains. Two
people were killed, thousands of customers lost power across several U.S.
States, and hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed at Chicago’s O’Hare
and Midway airports due to a derecho storm that moved through the Midwest and
Plains regions June 30. Source:
http://www.weather.com/news/commuter-forecast/severe-weather-plains-midwest-20140630
• A piece of equipment that dries corn
exploded at an Arkalon Energy, LLC ethanol plant in Liberal, Kansas, June 29,
potentially causing over $1 million in damages. – KWCH 12 Hutchinson
2.
June 30, KWCH 12 Hutchinson – (Kansas) Dryer explodes at Liberal
ethanol plant. A piece of equipment that dries corn exploded at an Arkalon
Energy, LLC ethanol plant in Liberal, Kansas, June 29, potentially causing over
$1 million in damages. Fire crews worked through June 30 putting out fires and
investigators believe the explosion may have been caused by a natural gas
explosion in the combustion chamber of the dryer. Source: http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/dryer-explodes-at-liberal-ethanol-plant/26727254
• General Motors announced six recalls June 30
affecting 8.4 million vehicles, including 7.6 million vehicles in the U.S. – CNBC
3.
June 30, CNBC – (International) GM announces 6 new recalls, 7.6
million cars in the US. General Motors announced six recalls June 30
affecting 8.4 million vehicles, including 7.6 million vehicles in the U.S. The
recalls cover several vehicle makes and models from the 1997-2014 model years.
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101793176
• BNP Paribas agreed in court documents June
30 to enter a guilty plea and pay $8.9 billion in penalties for conspiring to
violate U.S. sanctions by processing billions of dollars of transactions for
Cuban, Iranian, and Sudanese entities. – U.S. Department of Justice See item 5
below in the Financial Services Sector
Financial Services Sector
5. June 30, U.S. Department of
Justice – (International) BNP Paribas agrees to plead guilty and to pay
$8.9 billion for illegally processing financial transactions for countries
subject to U.S. economic sanctions. France-based financial institution BNP
Paribas agreed in court documents June 30 to enter a guilty plea for conspiring
to violate U.S. sanctions by processing billions of dollars of transactions for
Cuban, Iranian, and Sudanese entities. BNP Paribas also agreed to pay $8.9
billion in penalties. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/bnp-paribas-agrees-to-plead-guilty-and-to-pay-8.9-billion-for-illegally-processing-financial-transactions-for-countries-subject-to-u.s.-economic-sanctions
6. June 30, WLKY 32 Louisville – (Kentucky;
Indiana) Suspected serial bank robber tied to crimes in 5 cities. Police
believe a man arrested in Kenton County, Kentucky, June 25 is responsible for
at least four bank robberies in Kentucky and one in Indiana. Authorities are
continuing to investigate and believe the man may be connected with robberies
in five cities. Source: http://www.wlky.com/news/suspected-serial-bank-robber-tied-to-crimes-in-5-cities/26730902
7. June 30, U.S. Attorney’s Office,
District of Maryland – (Maryland; Virginia) Bank robber pleads guilty to
a series of robberies in 2013. A Washington D.C. man pleaded guilty June 30
to participating in five bank robberies in Maryland and Virginia in 2013. Two
other men previously pleaded guilty to the same charges for their involvement
in six robberies in which the men worked together. Source: http://www.justice.gov/usao/md/news/2014/BankRobberPleadsGuiltyToASeriesOfRobberiesIn2013.htm
Information Technology Sector
23. July 1, Help Net Security – (International) Microsoft
disrupts malware networks and APT operations. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes
Unit seized 22 free domain names operated by No-IP.com due to the domain names
allegedly being used by the NJrat and NJw0rm families of malware. No-IP stated
that the Microsoft takeover and rerouting of traffic through sinkholes has also
disrupted legitimate customers’ service. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17071
24. July 1, Computerworld – (International) Apple
patches iOS, OSX and Safari on mega Monday. Apple released updates June 30
for its iOS mobile operating system, OSX operating system, and Safari Web
browser, closing 44 vulnerabilities in iOS, 19 in OSX, and 12 in Safari.
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249480/Apple_patches_iOS_OS_X_and_Safari_on_Mega_Monday
25. June 30, Softpedia – (International) A lighter ZeuS
is discovered. Researchers with Fortinet identified a new variant of the
Zeus trojan named Zeus Lite that has fewer functions than previous versions but
contains improved encryption and the ability to control infected systems.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/A-Lighter-ZeuS-Is-Discovered-448940.shtml
Communications Sector
26.
June 30, Cincinnati Enquirer – (Ohio) WLWT-TV, Me TV broadcasts
resume after 4 days. WLWT-TV 5 Cincinnati and its sister station MeTV,
resumed full-power broadcasts June 30 after going off-air June 26 due to a
faulty transmission line on its Chickasaw Street tower in Fairview Heights.
About 15 percent of viewers who use an antenna were impacted by the outage.
Source: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/06/30/wlwt-tv-metv-scripps-wcpo-tv-wcet-tv-wpto-tv-hearst-television/11790471/