Friday, June 21, 2013
Complete DHS Daily Report for June 21, 2013
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Symantec urged oil and gas firms in the U.S.
and worldwide to be vigilant for cyberattacks after a hacker group announced
planned cyberattacks against energy companies. – V3.co.uk
1.
June 20, V3.co.uk – (International) Anonymous
OpPetrol hacking campaign targets oil and gas sectors. Symantec urged oil
and gas firms in the U.S. and worldwide to be vigilant for cyberattacks after a
hacker group announced their plans for attacks on energy companies beginning
June 20. The group promised to use distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)
attacks, deface social media accounts and Web sites, steal sensitive
information from systems and post it online, as well as infect networks with
disk-wiping malware. Source: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2276288/oil-and-gas-sector-warned-of-anonymous-oppetrol-hacking-campaign
• Two men were charged June 17 for stealing
4.3 miles of copper wiring from the Sound Transit Light Rail system in
Washington. – KCPQ 13 Tacoma
14.
June 18, KCPQ 13 Tacoma – (Washington)
4.3 miles of copper wire stolen; empty Gatorade bottles lead to suspects. Two
men were charged June 17 for stealing 4.3 miles of copper wiring from the Sound
Transit Light Rail system. The suspects allegedly committed the theft by
entering maintenance hatches in a tunnel that runs below the light rail between
the SeaTac and Rainer Beach rail stations from November 2010 through August
2011. Source: http://q13fox.com/2013/06/17/4-3-miles-of-copper-wire-stolen-empty-gatorade-bottles-leads-to-charges/?hpt=ju_bn6#axzz2WQBEEPYN
• Crews battled the Doce fire in Arizona that
scorched 7,000 acres and forced the evacuation of roughly 200 homes June 19. – Reuters
22.
June 20, Reuters – (Arizona;
California) Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes, California blaze
wanes. Crews battled the Doce fire in Arizona that scorched 7,000 acres and
forced the evacuation of roughly 200 homes June 19. Firefighters in northern
California reached 40 percent containment of the Carstens fire that burned
1,600 acres and threatened 500 homes. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-us-usa-fires-westbre95i1o6-20130619,0,5823406.story
• One hundred Yellowstone National Park
employees, 50 Grand Teton National Park workers, and at least 50 visitors were
sickened by norovirus. – Reuters (See item 23)
23.
June 20, Reuters – (Wyoming) Norovirus
sickens 200 at Yellowstone, Grand Teton parks. One hundred Yellowstone
National Park employees, 50 Grand Teton National Park workers, and at least 50
visitors were sickened by norovirus as Wyoming park authorities warned visitors
June 19 about the gastrointestinal illness. Workers were requested to isolate
themselves for at least 72 hours until they could be deemed symptom-free.
Source: http://news.msn.com/us/norovirus-sickens-200-at-yellowstone-grand-teton-parks
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Banking and Finance Sector
4. June 19, New Hampshire Union Leader – (New
Hampshire) NH man to be tried in $13 million mortgage fraud scheme. A
man was charged with running a $13 million mortgage fraud scheme through
various companies he owned based in Manchester between 2005 and 2008. Source: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130619/NEWS03/130619147
5. June 19, Atlanta Business Chronicle – (Georgia)
Second former Carter’s exec pleads guilty in insider trading case. A
former Carter’s executive pleaded guilty to his role in an insider trading
scheme that netted between $2.5 and $7 million. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/06/19/second-ex-carters-exec-pleads-guilty.html?page=all
Information Technology Sector
30. June 20,
IDG News Service – (International) LinkedIn outage prompts security concerns. LinkedIn
reported that it experienced an outage for several hours June 19 due to an
unspecified domain name system (DNS) issue caused by human error. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2042506/linkedin-outage-prompts-security-concerns.html
31. June 20,
Softpedia – (International) Domain name registrar Moniker hacked, users
forced to change passwords. Doman name registrar Moniker notified customers
that it discovered and blocked suspicious activity on its network, but did not
find evidence that domains or personal information was affected. Moniker
advised users to change their passwords as a precaution. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Domain-Name-Registrar-Moniker-Hacked-Users-Forced-to-Change-Passwords-362278.shtml
32. June 20,
IDG News Service – (International) Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro
replacement batteries after reports of fire. Best Buy announced a recall of
around 5,100 ATG lithium-ion batteries for MacBook Pro laptops after reports of
batteries catching fire. Source: https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/062013-best-buy-recalls-5100-macbook-271051.html
33. June 20,
IDG News Service – (International) Sony pulls PS3 update after complaints it
bricks consoles. Sony Computer Entertainment pulled a firmware update for
PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming consoles after users reported that the update could
render the consoles inoperable. Source: https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/061913-sony-pulls-ps3-update-after-271002.html
34. June 19,
Computerworld – (International) The panic is over. Facebook is back up. Some
Facebook users experienced an outage for about 4 hours June 18, followed by a
shorter disruption June 19 before the social networking site returned to
normal. Source: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240178/The_panic_is_over._Facebook_is_back_up_
Communications Sector
35. June 18,
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel– (Indiana) PBS39 will be off the air, 1
a.m. – 6 a.m. Thursday. WFWA 39 Fort Wayne viewers were advised the
broadcast channels for the PBS station would be off the air for up to 5 hours
June 20 to allow the station to perform electrical and power system upgrades. Source:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130619/NEWS/306199941/1009
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