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· Phoenix Sky
Harbor International Airport in Arizona reopened Terminal 4 after authorities
locked it down for over 3 hours and grounded its flights September 18 while
searching for three suspects connected to a shooting at a nearby gas station. –
Associated Press
9.
September 19, Associated Press –
(Arizona) Shooting suspect captured at Sky Harbor. Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport in Arizona reopened Terminal 4 after authorities locked
it down for over 3 hours and grounded its flights September 18 in search of
three suspects connected to a shooting at a nearby Tempe gasoline station.
Police located and arrested all three suspects. Source: http://www.azfamily.com/news/Police-search-for-Tempe-shooting-suspects-at-Sky-Harbor-275669941.html
· A JetBlue
flight that was forced to return to Long Beach Airport in California shortly
after takeoff September 18 landed safely and closed the airport’s main runway
for approximately 2 hours while the airplane was towed. – Associated Press
10.
September 18, Associated Press –
(California) Passenger says JetBlue plane filled with smoke. An Austin,
Texas-bound JetBlue flight that was forced to return to Long Beach Airport
shortly after takeoff September 18 landed safely when the pilot declared an
emergency after smoke was seen coming from the engine and filled the cabin,
prompting passengers to evacuate onto the runway using the plane’s emergency
slides. Four people sought medical attention and the airport’s main runway was
closed for approximately 2 hours while the airplane was towed. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/airliner-returns-long-beach-emergency-25599587
· Police
arrested a man September 18 and charged him with arson in connection to
starting the 73,184-acre King Fire in El Dorado County, California, that is 10
percent contained and threatens over 12,000 residences. – CNN
21.
September 19, CNN – (California;
Oregon) Arson arrest made at 10 wildfires scorch California; state emergency
declared. Police arrested a man September 18 and charged him with arson in
connection to starting the 73,184-acre King Fire in El Dorado County,
California, that is 10 percent contained and threatens over 12,000 residences.
Fire crews in California worked to contain 9 other fires that have burned over
125,000 acres and destroyed dozens of structures, including near the Oregon
border. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/18/us/california-fires/
· Home Depot
officials reported September 18 that 56 million payment cards were likely
compromised when attackers used custom-built malware to breach the networks of
stores in the U.S. and Canada. – Reuters
33.
September 18, Reuters –
(International) Home Depot breach bigger than Target at 56 million cards. Home
Depot officials reported September 18 that 56 million payment cards were likely
compromised when attackers used custom-built malware to breach the networks of
stores in the U.S. and Canada between April and September 8 when the breach was
detected. Costs associated with the breach are estimated to total $62 million
to date. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/18/us-home-depot-dataprotection-idUSKBN0HD2J420140918
Financial Services Sector
6. September 18, Threatpost – (International) Dyre trojan caught in the cookie jar. An
analysis by Adallom researchers found that a new variant of the Dyre banking
trojan is targeting login credentials for large banks and corporate accounts.
The new variant is capable of stealing client certificates and browser cookies,
potentially acquiring the same account persistence for attackers as that held
by legitimate users. Source: http://threatpost.com/dyre-trojan-caught-in-the-cookie-jar/108373
7. September 18, Southern California
City News Service – (California) Four charged with
making credit cards with ‘skimmed’ info. Four men from the Los Angeles area
were arrested September 18 for allegedly using skimming devices to obtain
payment card information, creating fraudulent payment cards, and stealing over
$2 million from around 10,000 accounts. Source: http://www.encinitasadvocate.com/news/2014/sep/18/credit-card-skimming-encinitas/
8. September 18, Federal Bureau of
Investigation – (California) Penny stock fraud
nets millions. The FBI announced the arrest of two Los Angeles men
September 18 for allegedly running a penny stock manipulation scheme that used
shell companies to create the illusion of demand for stocks in several
companies in order to defraud investors of several million dollars. The alleged
scheme also used kickbacks paid to brokers in order to make the penny stocks
appear to have value. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/cleveland/press-releases/2014/penny-stock-fraud-nets-millions
For another story, see item 33 below from the Commercial Facilities
Sector
33. September
18, Reuters – (International) Home Depot breach bigger than
Target at 56 million cards. Home Depot officials reported September 18 that
56 million payment cards were likely compromised when attackers used
custom-built malware to breach the networks of stores in the U.S. and Canada
between April and September 8 when the breach was detected. Costs associated
with the breach are estimated to total $62 million to date. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/18/us-home-depot-dataprotection-idUSKBN0HD2J420140918
Information Technology Sector
27. September 19, Securityweek – (International) Apple fixes numerous vulnerabilities
with release of Mac OS X 10.9.5. Apple released the latest version of its
OS X operating system September 18, which addresses over 40 vulnerabilities
that could lead to information disclosure, arbitrary code execution, privilege
escalation, and other issues. Apple also released security updates for its OS X
Server, Apple TV, Xcode development platform, and Safari Web browser. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/apple-fixes-numerous-vulnerabilities-release-mac-os-x-1095
28. September 18, IDG News Service – (International) Malicious advertisements distributed
by DoubleClick, Zedo networks. Researchers at Malwarebytes found that the
DoubleClick and Zedo advertisement networks have been delivering malicious ads
to several popular Web sites including Last.fm, The Times of Israel, and The
Jerusalem Post. The malicious ads redirect users to a page hosting the Nuclear
exploit kit which then attempts to drop the Zemot malware used by attackers to
download additional malicious components. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2686393/malicious-advertisements-distributed-by-doubleclick-zedo-networks.html
For another story, see item 6 above in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
29.
September 19, Natchez Democrat – (Mississippi)
Cable ONE fiber optic cable cut. Nearly 4,000 Cable ONE customers in
Natchez and Yazoo City lost Internet and other services for nearly 3 hours
September 18 when a fiber cable was cut. Source: http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2014/09/19/cable-one-fiber-optic-cable-cut/
30.
September 18, Fluvanna Review –
(Virginia) Communication outage could affect 911 calls. Internet, land
line, and some cellular phone service was disrupted for CenturyLink customers
around the Lake Monticello area in Fluvanna County September 18 due to a cut
fiber optic line. Officials warned the public that 9-1-1 calls may also be
impacted as well. Source: http://www.fluvannareview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5983:outage