Complete DHS Report for January 16, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· A water main
break caused by a burst valve spilled thousands of gallons of water for almost
13 hours in northeast Philadelphia January 14, forcing crews to work overnight
to shut off the water. – WPVI 6 Philadelphia
14. January
15, WPVI 6 Philadelphia – (Pennsylvania) Geyser finally shut off
hours after huge water main break in Northeast Philadelphia. A water main
break caused by a burst valve spilled thousands of gallons of water for almost
13 hours in northeast Philadelphia January 14, forcing crews to work overnight
to shut off the water. Fire hydrants in the area were without water for a time
but no residents in the area lost service as a result. Source: http://6abc.com/news/efforts-to-shut-off-huge-geyser-fail-in-ne-phila/475668/
· Two correctional
officers and 8 inmates were killed while 5 others were injured January 14 after
their prison transport bus collided with a moving Union Pacific train near Penwell,
Texas. – CNN
25. January 14, CNN – (Texas) 10 dead after prison bus
collides with train in Texas. Two correctional officers and 8 inmates were
killed while 5 others were injured January 14 after their prison transport bus
collided with a moving Union Pacific train near Penwell, Texas. Authorities are
investigating and no rail cars derailed in the accident.
· All 208 inmates
were evacuated from the Northumberland County Prison in Pennsylvania January 14
due to a large fire that destroyed the facility. – Associated Press
26. January
14, Associated Press – (Pennsylvania) Fire forces 200 inmates
from century-old Pennsylvania prison. All 208 inmates were evacuated from
the Northumberland County Prison in Pennsylvania January 14 due to a large fire
that destroyed the facility. The inmates were divided by gender and moved to
separate State prisons nearby while authorities investigated the cause of the
fire after declaring the prison a total loss. Source: http://www.aol.com/article/2015/01/14/fire-forces-200-inmates-from-century-old-pennsylvania-prison/21129932/
· The improper use
of propane and oxygen at the Princess Diamond jewelry store at the Eden Center
shopping mall in Falls Church, Virginia, January 14 sparked an accidental
explosion and 2-alarm fire that caused about $1 million in damage. – WJLA 7
Washington, D.C.
33. January 15, WJLA 7
Washington, D.C. –
(Virginia) 3 injured in fire & gas explosion at Falls Church shopping
center. The improper use of propane and oxygen at the Princess Diamond
jewelry store at the Eden Center shopping mall in Falls Church January 14
sparked an accidental explosion and 2-alarm fire that caused about $1 million
in damage. Three individuals were transported to an area hospital with
non-life-threatening injuries and all stores, with the exception of the jewelry
store, were expected to reopen January 15. Source: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/01/breaking-news-fire-gas-explosion-at-falls-church-shopping-center-110560.html
Financial Services Sector
5. January
14, KIFI 8 Idaho Falls – (Idaho) Man pleads guilty to installing
credit card skimmers in Idaho Falls. A California man pleaded guilty
January 14 to placing skimming devices on gas pumps at two stations in Caldwell
and Idaho Falls during January and February 2014 which collected the
information of about 160 payment cards. Source: http://www.localnews8.com/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-installing-credit-card-skimmers-in-idaho-falls/30708970
6. January
14, KPRC 2 Houston – (Texas) ‘Texas Longhorn Bandit’ bank robber
on the run. The FBI is searching for a suspect known as the “Texas Longhorn
Bandit” believed to be responsible for 4 bank robberies in the Houston area,
including the robbery of 2 Chase Bank branches January 14. Source: http://www.click2houston.com/news/texas-longhorn-bandit-bank-robber-on-the-run/30714062
Information Technology Sector
27. January 15, Softpedia – (International) Google AdSense used
for malvertising campaign. Researchers with Sucuri identified at least two
AdWords campaigns using Google’s AdSense program to modify legitimate ads in
order to redirect users to fraudulent Web sites. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-AdSense-Used-For-Malvertising-Campaign-470064.shtml
28. January 15, Softpedia – (International) LinkedIn phishing
uses HTML file to steal credentials. A researcher with Symantec reported
that a recent phishing campaign designed to harvest login credentials for
professional networking service LinkedIn uses a modified HTML file that
contains the legitimate code from LinkedIn’s login page but instead redirects
the information to the attackers running the campaign. The use of an HTML file
prevents users from being protected by blacklists and also allows the attacker
to use several techniques to avoid automatic phishing detection methods.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/LinkedIn-Phishing-Uses-HTML-File-to-Steal-Credentials-470136.shtml
29. January 15, Softpedia – (International) Bogus Oracle
patches flung by malicious websites. Oracle posted a warning to users the
week of January 12 stating that it had received information on several
fraudulent Web sites claiming to provide patches for Oracle products that are
in fact malware. Oracle advised users to only download patches from its
official sites and asked users encountering the fraudulent sites to report
them. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bogus-Oracle-Patches-Flung-By-Malicious-Websites-470147.shtml
30. January 15, CSO –
(International) Mobile malware up 77 percent in 2014. Lookout Inc., released
a report on mobile malware and found that the mobile malware encounter rate for
2014 increased from 4 percent in 2013 to 7 percent, a 75 percent increase. The
researchers also noted that mobile malware attacks increased in both
sophistication and frequency during the past year, among other findings.
Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2871116/mobile-security/mobile-malware-up-75-in-2014.html
31. January 14, Softpedia –
(International) CryptoWall makes a comeback, version 3.0 spotted in the wild.
Microsoft researchers and an independent researcher identified a new
version of the CryptoWall (also known as Crowti) ransomware dubbed CryptoWall
3.0 that contains localized ransom messages and directs victims to several
addresses located on the I2P anonymity network, or the Tor network as a
fallback. The malware encrypts victims’ files and demands a $500 ransom be paid
in Bitcoin virtual currency in order to decrypt the files. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/CryptoWall-Makes-a-Comeback-Version-3-0-Spotted-In-the-Wild-470033.shtml
Communications Sector
32. January 14, American
Radio Relay League – (Pennsylvania) FCC fines Pennsylvania Ham
$11,500 for causing intentional interference. The FCC Enforcement Bureau
affirmed a fine January 13 against the North Huntingdon operator of K3VR
totaling $11,500 for deliberately interfering with others’ Amateur Radio
communications. Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-fines-pennsylvania-ham-11-500-for-causing-intentional-interference