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• Anhydrous ammonia began to leak from a DHT
Logistics semi-truck in Shelby County, Ohio, June 17 causing about 5,000 homes
and businesses to evacuate and a portion of Interstate 75 near Sidney to close
for 6 hours while crews cleared the scene. – Dayton Daily News
2.
June 17, Dayton Daily News – (Ohio) Anhydrous ammonia leak on I-75
has been contained. A pressure regulator failed on a DHT Logistics
semi-truck transporting approximately 20 tons of anhydrous ammonia from Lima to
Versailles, Ohio, causing the chemical to leak from the top of a tank in Shelby
County June 17. Approximately 5,000 homes and businesses within a 1-mile radius
were evacuated, several roadways were closed, and a portion of Interstate 75
near Sidney was closed for 6 hours while crews cleared the scene. Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/chemical-leak-reported-highway/ngMfD/
• A severe storm passed through southeastern
South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, and northwest Iowa June 16, swelling rivers
and causing flood waters to shut down part of Interstate 29 near Sioux City. – NBC
News
6.
June 17, NBC News – (South Dakota; Minnesota; Iowa) Flood waters
close South Dakota highway, trap city. A severe storm passed through
southeastern South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, and northwest Iowa June 16,
swelling rivers and causing flood waters to shut down part of Interstate 29
near Sioux City, South Dakota. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/flood-waters-close-south-dakota-highway-trap-city-n133096
• Smithfield Packing’s pork processing plant
in North Carolina was closed and production was halted indefinitely after a hot
water tower collapsed and severed an ammonia container June 17. – Fayetteville
Observer
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June 17, Fayetteville Observer – (North Carolina) Deputy: Hot water
tower collapse severed ammonia line at Smithfield Packing; minor injuries
reported. Smithfield Packing’s pork processing plant in North Carolina was
closed and production was halted indefinitely after a hot water tower collapsed
and severed an ammonia container June 17, prompting the evacuation of more than
2,400 employees and the medical treatment of up to 40 workers. Authorities
closed a 5-mile stretch of North Carolina Route 87 for about 4 hours while
crews worked to cap the leak and officials inspected the facility. Source: http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_adad233a-708b-57e7-a8a2-9b1852bd0e8a.html
• A 12-inch water main break in Ames, Iowa,
June 17 caused a loss of approximately 1 million gallons of water and prompted
officials to block off Lincoln Way for several hours. – Iowa State Daily
15.
June 17, Iowa State Daily – (Iowa) Water main breaks on Lincoln Way. A
12-inch water main break in the city of Ames June 17 caused a loss of
approximately 1 million gallons of water and prompted officials to block off
Lincoln Way for several hours as well as offer solutions to customers who
experienced rusty water in other parts of the city due to the break. Source: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_356285f8-f64f-11e3-9ae8-001a4bcf887a.html
Financial Services Sector
3. June 18, Sacramento Business Journal – (California;
Oklahoma) Another man pleads guilty in Loomis Wealth Solutions mortgage
fraud case. A Yorba Linda, California man pleaded guilty June 17 to his
involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme connected to Loomis Wealth Solutions
that caused over $10 million in damages. The man controlled an escrow company
and prepared fraudulent mortgage documents to further the fraud in Mission
Viejo and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/06/18/another-man-pleads-guilty-in-loomis-wealth.html
4. June 17, ABC News – (National) Alleged church Ponzi
schemer arrested on federal fraud charges. The former CEO of City Capital
Corporation was arrested June 17 on a federal indictment that charged him with
allegedly running an investment fraud scheme that targeted church congregations
in several States and cost investors over $5 million. The former chief operating
officer of the company was also charged in the alleged fraud. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-church-ponzi-schemer-arrested-federal-fraud-charges/story?id=24182271
Information Technology Sector
25. June 18, Softpedia – (International) Zbot variant
poorly detected by AV engines. An AppRiver researcher discovered a variant
of the Zeus/Zbot trojan being distributed in spam emails inside a
password-protected .zip file, allowing it to evade many security programs and
filters. The researcher reported that the malware was identified by 5 of 52
antivirus engines. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Password-Protected-Zbot-Variant-Poorly-Detected-by-AV-Engines-447373.shtml
26. June 18, Help Net Security – (International) Microsoft
patches DoS flaw in its Malware Protection Engine. Microsoft released an
update for its Malware Protection Engine that closes a vulnerability that could
allow an attacker to use a specially-created file to trigger a denial of
service (DoS) attack. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17022
27. June 18, Threatpost – (International) Belkin patches
directory traversal bug in wireless router. Belkin released a firmware
update for its N150 wireless home routers in order to close a serious directory
traversal vulnerability that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to
read system files on the router. Users were advised to update their firmware as
soon as possible. Source: http://threatpost.com/blekin-patches-directory-traversal-bug-in-wireless-router
28. June 18, Softpedia – (International) Symantec Web
Gateway 5.2 susceptible to SQL injection and XSS attacks. Symantec advised
users of its Symantec Web Gateway product running version 5.2 of its appliance
management console to update to the newest 5.2.1 build after a SQL injection
and a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability were found in 5.2. The
vulnerabilities could enable unauthorized privileged access to databases and
the hijacking of user sessions. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Symantec-Web-Gateway-5-2-Susceptible-to-SQL-Injection-and-XSS-Attacks-447241.shtml
29. June 18, Softpedia – (International) Tumblr blogs
compromised to redirect to diet pill spam. A Symantec researcher found that
several Tumblr blogs and Pinterest accounts have been hijacked in order to
redirect visitors to a spam Web site promoting diet pills. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tumblr-Blogs-Compromised-to-Redirect-to-Diet-Pill-Spam-447395.shtml
30. June 17, SC Magazine – (International) Researchers
detect spike in “snowshoe” spam attacks using .club gTLD. Researchers with
Symantec reported an increase in spam attacks utilizing multiple IP addresses
and generic top-level domains (gTLD) to attempt to prevent detection by spam
filters, known as “snowshoe” attacks. The increase was first observed June 12,
with the attacks using .club domains. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/researchers-detect-spike-in-snowshoe-spam-attacks-using-club-gtld/article/356258/
31. June 17, Securityweek – (International) TowelRoot
vulnerability could lead to attacks on Android devices: Researcher. Researchers
with Lacoon Mobile Security reported that a Linux vulnerability exploited in
the TowelRoot rooting tool for Android devices could also be used by attackers
to gain root/administrator privileges and bypass Android security controls.
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/towelroot-vulnerability-could-lead-attacks-android-devices-researcher
Communications Sector
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items 23 from the Government
Facilities Sector below and 24 from the Emergency Services Sector below
23.
June 16, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois –
(International) Alleged associate of NullCrew arrested on federal hacking
charge involving cyber attacks on companies and universities. The FBI
arrested a Tennessee man June 11 and charged him with federal computer hacking
for allegedly conspiring to launch cyberattacks on two universities and three
companies, and releasing information from previously hacked computers causing
significant financial damage to the institutions. The suspect is believed to be
an associate of the NullCrew hacking group. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/chicago/press-releases/2014/alleged-associate-of-nullcrew-arrested-on-federal-hacking-charge-involving-cyber-attacks-on-companies-and-universities
24.
June 18, KOIN 6 Portland – (Oregon) Verizon: Cell service restored in
Portland area. Thousands of Verizon customers in the Portland area were
unable to call 9-1-1 from their cell phones for 2 hours June 18 due to an
outage affecting multiple carriers caused by a Sprint fiber line that was cut.
Source: http://koin.com/2014/06/18/portland-area-experiencing-verizon-sprint-att-outages/