Monday, April 22, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for April 22, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Storms in the Midwest have caused hundreds
of flight cancellations and flooding along with an evacuation of a hospital due
to rising floodwaters. – CNN
5.
April 19, CNN – (National) Hospital,
homes evacuated amid flood threats in Illinois, elsewhere. Severe storms in
the Midwest have caused hundreds of flight cancellations and flooding, with one
Illinois hospital evacuating patients due to rising floodwaters. Various roads
and highways have also been inundated by flash floods around Illinois, Indiana,
and elsewhere creating dangerous travel conditions. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/travel/weather/index.html
• A U.S. Senator’s office was evacuated and
closed due to a suspicious letter delivered to the facility. – Detroit News
26.
April 17, Detroit News – (Michigan) U.S. Senator’s office to remain closed
after receiving suspicious mail. A U.S. Senator’s office was evacuated
April 17 and is closed indefinitely due to a suspicious letter that was
delivered to the facility. The staffer that found the piece of mail was sent to
the hospital as a precaution and authorities are awaiting test results. Source:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130417/POLITICS03/304170427
• Authorities in Boston implemented a
city-wide lockdown so law enforcement officials could search for a second
suspect believed to be involved in the April 15 marathon bombings. – NBC
News
35.
April 19. NBC News – (Boston) Boston
transit shut down, nearly 1 million sheltering in place amid terror hunt. Authorities
implemented a city-wide lock down in Boston including the cancellation of all
public school activities, the suspension of transportation services, and the
closure of trial courthouses and offices to allow law enforcement officials to
conduct a search for a second suspect believed to be involved in the April 15
marathon bombings. Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/19/17822687-boston-transit-shut-down-nearly-1-million-sheltering-in-place-amid-terror-hunt?lite
• Officials evacuated over 1,000 residents
from the northern Illinois community of Marseilles after nine barges broke free
from a tugboat and struck a levee. – Associated Press
38.
April 19. Associated Press – (Illinois)
More than 1,000 evacuated after barge hits levee. Officials have
evacuated as many as 1,500 residents including those in a nursing home from the
northern Illinois community of Marseilles after nine barges broke free from a
tugboat and struck a levee. Source: http://www.wgem.com/story/22022204/more-than-1000-evacuated-after-barge-hits-levee
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Banking and Finance Sector
2. April
18. SEC News – (Washington, D.C.) SEC charges Chicago-based investment
adviser with defrauding CalPERS and other clients. The Securities and
Exchange Commission charged the CEO of a Chicago-based investment advisory firm
with lying about his investment holdings to attract institutional investors.
The CEO agreed to be barred from the securities industry and pay several
penalties. Source: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2013/2013-64.htm?utm_source=feedly
3. April
18. ITN – (International) $15 million in counterfeit US bank notes
seized in Peru. Peruvian police seized $15 million in counterfeit bank
notes along with one million fake euros and ten million Peruvian soles in a law
enforcement operation. Source: http://www.itn.co.uk/World/73953/-15-million-in-counterfeit-us-bank-notes-seized-in-peru
4. April
17. WWAY 3 Raleigh – (North Carolina) Wilmington attorney headed to prison for
mortgage fraud. A Wilmington-based lawyer was sentenced April 17 to three
years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud amongst
other violations after he prepared HUD-1 settlement statements which falsified
financing and down payment amounts, property contract price, and other items.
The scheme led banks and lenders to issue loans to conspirators in the amount
of approximately $15.8 million. Source: http://www.wwaytv3.com/2013/04/17/wilmington-attorney-headed-to-prison-for-mortgage-fraud&utm_source=feedly
Information Technology Sector
28. April
19, Softpedia – (International) OpGabon: Gabon Ministry of Justice, other
government sites attacked by Anonymous. Members of a hacktivist group have disrupted
a number of Web sites that belong to the government of Gabon by distributing
DDoS attacks. A few participants attempted to utilize a web-based DDoS attack
tool to send large amounts of packets in an effort to render the sites
inoperable. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/OpGabon-Gabon-Ministry-of-Justice-Other-Government-Sites-Attacked-by-Anonymous-346887.shtml?
29. April
19, Softpedia – (International) Reddit disrupted by DDOS attack – 4/19/2013. Representatives
from Reddit announced the site was the target of a DDoS attack that disrupted
service and they are working to mitigate the incident. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Reddit-Disrupted-by-DDOS-Attack-4-19-2013-346850.shtml?
30. April
19, The H – (International) Facebook closes cross-site scripting holes. Facebook
closed a number of cross-site scripting (XSS) holes that were discovered by a
security firm after they determined the social media site was vulnerable to
attack through their chat feature as well as their check-in and messenger for
Windows components. Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Facebook-closes-cross-site-scripting-holes-1845850.html
31. April
19, Softpedia – (International) Hackers deface Google Kyrgyzstan and Google
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two hackers have defaced Google Kyrgyzstan and
Google Bosnia Herzegovina along with several of their .kg and .ba domains. By
breaching the country’s domain registrar, cybercriminals can make it seem as
though they have breached a large number of high-profile Web sites. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Deface-Google-Kyrgyzstan-and-Google-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-346753.shtml?
32. April
19, Softpedia – (International) Websites of 8 US organizations hacked for
OpUSA. A hacktivist group is taking credit for defacing 8 U.S.
organizations’ Web sites as part of their campaign to go after establishments
with ties to the government. Some of the sites have been restored while others
were taken offline. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Websites-of-8-US-Organizations-Hacked-for-OpUSA-346698.shtml?
33. April
18, Softpedia – (International) Cybercriminals use fake TPG Telecom
notifications to spread ZeuS variant. Kaspersky published a spam report and
detailed an email campaign that utilizes the Australian telecom company TPG
Telecom to distribute a variant of the ZeuS Trojan through an attachment.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cybercriminals-Use-Fake-TPG-Telecom-Notifications-to-Spread-ZeuS-Variant-346510.shtml?
34. April
18, IDG News Service – (International) Russian malware mines bitcoins through
botnet. Researchers from a security firm determined a Russian porn site is
delivering the malware Fareit to mine victims’ bitcoins while attacking the
computer and looking for vulnerabilities upon visiting a Web site. The malware
has been circulating for at least 6 months and infects Windows computers. Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/041913-russian-malware-mines-bitcoins-through-268903.html?source=nww_rss&
Communications Sector
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