Monday, July 21, 2014




Complete DHS Report for July 21, 2014

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 · FedEx Corp., was indicted July 17 for allegedly conspiring with two online pharmacies to ship prescription medications to customers who lacked valid prescriptions. – Associated Press

7. July 17, Associated Press – (National) FedEx charged with assisting illegal pharmacies. The U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment July 17 against shipping company FedEx Corp., for allegedly conspiring with two online pharmacies to ship prescription medications to customers who lacked valid prescriptions between 2000 and 2010. FedEx disputed the charges and stated that it planned to plead not guilty. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/fedex-charged-with-assisting-illegal-pharmacies

 · Fifteen cars and 9 semi-trucks collided leaving 13 people injured on Interstate 90 near Vantage, Washington, July 17, closing westbound lanes for around 2 hours while eastbound lanes remained closed until July 18. – KIRO 7 Seattle

9. July 17, KIRO 7 Seattle – (Washington) 24-vehicle crash closes EB I-90 near Vantage, injures 13. Fifteen cars and 9 semi-trucks collided leaving 13 people injured on Interstate 90 near Vantage July 17, closing westbound lanes for around 2 hours while eastbound lanes remained closed until July 18. The crash remains under investigation and authorities suggested that a dust storm resulting from a recent brush fire played a part in the incident. Source: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/massive-crash-closes-eastbound-i-90-near-vantage-i/nghWH/

 · A July 17 fire at the Swanson Group Manufacturing Springfield Plywood and Veneer facility in Oregon prompted the evacuation of employees and damaged or destroyed all of the buildings in the complex. – Eugene Register-Guard

10. July 18, Eugene Register-Guard – (Oregon) Fire destroys mill, idles 250 workers. Authorities issued a temporary 1-mile radius evacuation order July 17 for the area surrounding the Swanson Group Manufacturing Springfield Plywood and Veneer facility in Springfield, Oregon, due to a fire that started in one of the wood processing plant’s dryer units. About 250 employees were evacuated and every building on the complex was damaged or destroyed by the incident. Source: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/31883882-76/mill-fire-springfield-south-explosions.html.csp

 · Fire crews worked to contain over 17 large fires in Oregon and Washington July 17 that have burned through tens of thousands of acres combined, prompted evacuations, burned or destroyed buildings, and forced the closure of various campgrounds and highways. – Portland Oregonian

16. July 17, Portland Oregonian – (Washington; Oregon) Fire officials track 17 large wildfires in Oregon, Washington, with mandatory evacuations. Fire crews in the Northwest worked to contain over 17 large fires in Oregon and Washington July 17 that have burned through tens of thousands of acres combined, prompted evacuations, burned or destroyed buildings, and forced the closure of various campgrounds and highways. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/07/fire_officials_track_17_large.html

Financial Services Sector

5. July 18, Lake Havasu City News-Herald – (Arizona; California) Havasu bank robber could be ‘Bombshell Bandit.’ Police stated that the person who robbed a Wells Fargo bank branch in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, July 8 may be the suspect known as the “Bombshell Bandit” who robbed two banks in California by stating that she had a bomb. The previous robberies in California occurred in Valencia and Point Loma. Source: http://www.havasunews.com/news/havasu-bank-robber-could-be-bombshell-bandit/article_648662aa-0e37-11e4-92dd-001a4bcf887a.html

 6. July 17, Softpedia – (International) Neverquest banking trojan expands list of targets. Researchers with Symantec found that the attackers operating the Neverquest banking trojan, also known as Snifula, have focused their efforts on banks in the U.S. and Japan since December 2013. The trojan is able to obtain banking login information from victims and can also steal digital certificates, among other capabilities. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Neverquest-Banking-Trojan-Expands-List-of-Targets-451157.shtml

For additional stories, see items 18 and 20 below in the Information Technology Sector

Information Technology Sector

17. July 18, Softpedia – (International) New Android ransomware locks device completely. Researchers at Lookout identified a new piece of Android ransomware dubbed ScarePakage that infects devices by posing as a legitimate app on third-party Android markets and then locks the device and demands a ransom. The ransomware uses a Java TimerTask to kill other processes and a wave lock mechanism to prevent the phone from entering sleep mode. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Android-Ransomware-Locks-Device-Completely-451125.shtml

18. July 17, Dark Reading – (International) Government-grade stealth malware in hands of criminals. Sentinel Labs researchers reported that a piece of malware likely originating from a state-sponsored espionage campaign known as Gyges is being repurposed by cybercriminals to conceal and protect various pieces of malware and ransomware. Gyges contains several sophisticated features to avoid detection and prevent reverse-engineering and appears to have originated in Russia. Source: http://www.darkreading.com/government-grade-stealth-malware-in-hands-of-criminals/d/d-id/1297362

19. July 17, The Register – (International) Microsoft’s Black Thursday: Xbox Live goes down as Xbox Studio canned. Microsoft reported that its Xbox Live gaming and entertainment service went offline for several hours July 17, leaving users unable to access the service during the outage. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/17/xbox_live_problems/

20. July 17, Softpedia – (International) DDoS attacks decrease in Q2 2014, compared to Q1. Arbor Networks reported that distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks during the second quarter of 2014 decreased in terms of speeds and frequency compared to the previous quarter, with average DDoS attack size at 759.83 Mb/s, among other findings. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Volumetric-DDoS-Attacks-Decrease-in-Q2-2014-Compared-to-Q1-451160.shtml

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

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