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· E.I. du Pont de
Nemours and Company will pay $1.275 million to settle allegations that the
company released harmful levels of hazardous substances on eight occasions at
the company’s facility in Belle, West Virginia, between May 2006 and January
2010. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
6.
August 27, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency –
(West Virginia) US settles with DuPont to resolve Clean Air Act violations
and protect communities, Kanawha River near West Virginia facility. The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice
announced August 27 that E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) will pay
$1.275 million to settle allegations that the company released harmful levels
of hazardous substances on eight occasions at the company’s facility in Belle
between May 2006 and January 2010. Several of the releases posed human health
risks and environmental risks to the Kanawha River, while one release resulted
in the death of a DuPont employee who was exposed to phosgene gas after a hose
on a holding tank ruptured in January 2010. Source: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/F7E930442EED166F85257D41006AE467
· A spokesperson for
the FBI stated August 27 that the FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating
to determine the scope of recently reported cyberattacks against several major
U.S. financial services institutions. – IDG News Service See item 9 below in the Financial
Services Sector
· Fire crews reached
20 percent containment August 27 of the 27,403-acre Happy Camp Complex fires
burning across California, while an evacuation warning for some residents
remained in effect. – U.S. Forest Service; Eureka Times-Standard
24.
August 27, U.S. Forest Service; Eureka
Times-Standard – (California) Fires grow in Happy Camp Complex,
total containment at 20 percent. Fire crews reached 20 percent containment
August 27 of the 27,403-acre Happy Camp Complex fires burning across
California. An evacuation warning for residents from Elk Creek Road to Frying
Pan Creek remained in effect. Source: http://www.times-standard.com/breakingnews/ci_26416411/fires-grow-happy-camp-complex-total-containment-at
· Officials reported
August 27 that an earthquake which struck Napa, California, August 24 may have
caused $300 million in damage to businesses and homes in the region, including
more than 600 structures that were red- or yellow-tagged. – KTVU 2 Oakland
35. August 27, KTVU 2 Oakland – (California) Napa quake damage estimated at $300
million. Napa officials reported August 27 that a 6.0-magnitude earthquake
which struck the city of Napa August 24 may have caused $300 million in damage
to privately owned businesses and homes in the region, excluding business
inventories and general economic losses. At least 100 structures were
red-tagged and more than 500 others were yellow-tagged until repairs could be
assessed. Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/napa-quake-damage-private-homes-businesses-estimat/ng9zk/
Financial Services Sector
9. August
28, IDG News Service – (International) FBI, Secret Service
studying ‘scope’ of reported bank cyberattacks. A spokesperson for the FBI
stated August 27 that the FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating to
determine the scope of recently reported cyberattacks against several major
U.S. financial services institutions. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2599961/fbi-secret-service-studying-scope-of-reported-bank-cyberattacks.html
10. August
27, KCBS 2 Los Angeles – (California) ‘Purse Packing Bandit’
charged in series of LA bank robberies. The suspect known as the “Purse
Packing Bandit” was charged August 26 with robbing nine banks in Los Angeles,
Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood beginning October 2012. The suspect was
arrested August 22 following the robbery at a bank branch in Beverly Hills.
Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/27/purse-packing-bandit-charged-in-series-of-la-bank-robberies/
11. August
27, KGTV 10 San Diego – (California) ‘Hills Bandit’ bank robber
sought. The FBI asked for the public’s help in identifying a suspect known
as the “Hills Bandit” responsible for at least six bank robberies in Lake
Forest, Carlsbad, Laguna Hills, La Jolla, and Laguna Niguel since May 16. The
most recent bank robbery connected to the suspect occurred August 25 at a
California Bank and Trust branch in San Diego. Source: http://www.10news.com/news/hills-bandit-bank-robber-sought
Information Technology Sector
29. August 28, Softpedia – (International) Malvertising hits high-profile
websites, Java, deviantART, TMZ, Photobucket. Researchers at Fox-IT
identified a malvertising campaign that used ads on popular Web sites such as
those belonging to Java, deviantART, Photobucket, TMZ, and others to expose
users with outdated Java, Flash Player, and Silverlight versions to compromise
using the Angler exploit kit. The ads ran between August 19 and August 23 and
did not require users to click on them in order to attempt to drop the Rerdom
trojan. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Malvertising-Hits-High-Profile-Websites-Java-deviantART-TMZ-Photobucket-456663.shtml
30. August 28, IDG News Service – (International) Mozilla reports user data leak from
Bugzilla project. Mozilla disclosed August 27 that the email addresses and
encrypted passwords of around 97,000 users who tested early versions of the
Bugzilla bug tracking tool were exposed for 3 months after a server migration.
The breach was caused by database dump files being left in an unprotected
server location starting May 4. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2600081/mozilla-reports-user-data-leak-from-bugzilla-project.html
31. August 28, Computerworld – (International) Microsoft purges 1,500 copycat,
fraudulent Windows 8.1 apps. Microsoft stated August 27 that it removed
over 1,500 fake Windows 8 and 8.1 apps from its Windows Store marketplace due
to the apps attempting to charge users for free software. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2599810/windows-apps/microsoft-purges-1-500-copycat-fraudulent-windows-8-1-apps.html
32. August 27,
The Register – (International) Scratched
PC-dispatch patch patched, hatched in batch rematch. Microsoft released an
updated version of a security patch following reports that some users
experienced ‘blue screen of death’ crashes after applying the original patch.
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/27/microsoft_reissues_security_patch/
33. August 27,
Softpedia – (International) Crypto-malware
steals email addresses and passwords, spreads itself. Avast researchers
analyzed a new piece of ransomware that uses several freely available tools to
infect users, encrypt files, and demand a ransom. The ransomware also steals
email credentials to attempt to propagate itself and is currently targeting
users in Russian-speaking countries. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Crypto-Malware-Steals-Email-and-Passwords-Spreads-Itself-456658.shtml
For another story, see item 9 above in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
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