Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for March 20, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• About 103,000 Alabama Power customers were
still without electricity after a severe storm knocked out power in locations
across the State. – Associated Press
1.
March 19, Associated Press – (Alabama) More
than 100,000 still without power after storms. About 103,000 Alabama Power
customers were still without electricity after a severe storm knocked out power
in locations across the State. Source: http://www.wdef.com/news/state/story/More-than-100-000-still-without-power-after-storms/xeqHXgn8qEuFczcTvE0_9g.cspx
• A former defense contractor was sentenced to
prison for purchasing pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and
using it to design components for military helicopters. – IDG News Service
6.
March 18, IDG News Service –
(International) US defense scientist bought pirated software from Russians,
Chinese, DOJ says. A former defense contractor was sentenced to prison for
purchasing pirated software from Russian and Chinese hackers and using it to
design components for military helicopters. The former contractor paid $6,000
to purchase modeling and design software which has a retail value of more than
$2.3 million. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/031913-us-defense-scientist-bought-pirated-267830.html
• A Web site that recently exposed the
personal information of celebrities and public figures by stealing credit
report information appears to be linked to the use of the Zeus banking malware
– IDG News Service See item 9
below in the Banking and Finance Sector
• Mandatory water restrictions were set in
place by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission after a massive March 18
water main break in a 54-inch water main shut down traffic along a major
corridor. – WTTG 5 Washington D.C.
17.
March 19, WTTG 5 Washington, D.C. –
(District of Columbia) Chevy Chase water main break causes delays; mandatory
water restrictions in place. Mandatory water restrictions were set in place
by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to its residential and business
customers after a massive March 18 water main break in a 54-inch water main
shut down traffic along a major corridor. Repairs were delayed by loss of power
from a tree which fell on electrical lines near the work area, temporarily
halting progress. Source: http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/21678346/chevy-chase-water-main-break-causes-delays-mandatory-water-restrictions-in-place#axzz2NzTN1oZF
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Banking and Finance Sector
7. March
19, Associated Press – (National) Citigroup to pay $730 million to settle lawsuit. Citigroup
agreed to settle a class action lawsuit by investors claiming they were misled
in the purchase of debt and preferred stock, and agreed to pay $730 million. Source:
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20130319_ap_citigrouptopay730milliontosettlelawsuit.html
8. March
19, IDG News Service – (International) JPMorgan Chase customers see zero balances
after technical glitch. JPMorgan Chase reported that it experienced a
technical problem March 18 that caused customers to see balances of zero in the
online and mobile bank services. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/031913-jpmorgan-chase-customers-see-zero-267838.html
9. March
18, IDG News Service – (International) Credit report breach has link to Zeus banking
malware. A Web site that recently exposed the personal information of
celebrities and public figures by stealing credit report information appears to
be linked to the use of the Zeus banking malware and to domains used in past
cybercrime campaigns. Source: http://www.csoonline.com/article/730446/credit-report-breach-has-link-to-zeus-banking-malware
10. March
18, Portland Oregonian – (Oregon) FBI seeks info on ‘Tall Man’
bandit, who hit sixth bank today in Eugene. The FBI offered a reward for
information about the “Tall Man Bandit” suspect who has robbed six bank
branches in the Eugene area since February 14. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/03/fbi_seeks_info_on_tall_man_ban.html
11. March
18, Minneapolis Star Tribune – (Minnesota) First of two
defendants convicted in Twin Cities credit-card skimming case. One of two
suspects in a skimming scheme that placed skimmers inside several Twin Cities’
gas pumps and stole the card information of more than 450 people was convicted
March 18. Source: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/198884531.html
Information Technology Sector
28. March
18, CNET News – (International) What 420,000 insecure devices reveal about
Web security. A researcher using simple techniques to take over unsecured
devices left exposed to the Internet, created a benign botnet to demonstrate
how many personal and industrial computer systems are easily exploitable.
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57574919-83/what-420000-insecure-devices-reveal-about-web-security/
29. March
18, IDG News Service – (International) Internal-use SSL certificates pose security
risk for upcoming domain extensions. An advisory by the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) stated that issuing secure
socket layer (SSL) certificates for internal domain names could lead to privacy
and integrity concerns for HTTPS communications and new generic top-level
domains (gTLD). Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237678/Internal_use_SSL_certificates_pose_security_risk_for_upcoming_domain_extensions
30. March
18, Computerworld – (International) Google Drive suffers outage Monday morning. Users
experienced problems accessing files stored on Google Drive for several hours
March 18. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/031813-google-drive-suffers-outage-monday-267812.html
31. March
18, Threatpost – (International) Flaw leaves EA Origin platform users open to
attack. Researchers discovered a vulnerability in Electronic Arts’s (EA)
Origin gaming platform that could allow attackers to run malicious code on
users’ computers. Source: http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/flaw-leaves-ea-origin-platform-users-open-attack-031813
Communications Sector
32.
March 19, San Antonio Express-News–
(Texas) Fire knocks WOAI-TV off the air. A March 19 fire knocked WOAI-TV
San Antonio off the air and force the building’s evacuation. The fire was
contained to the 2 floor offices of the building. Source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Fire-knocks-WOAI-TV-off-the-air-4366143.php
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