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• The U.S. President signed a bill in December which
prohibits selling products containing microbead particles that are solid
plastic, do not dissolve, and are less than 5 millimeters in size in order to
help protect that nation’s waterways. – CNN
7. December
31, CNN – (National) Microbead ban signed by U.S. President. The
U.S. President signed a bill in December which prohibits selling and
distributing products containing microbead particles that are solid plastic, do
not dissolve, and less than 5 millimeters in size in order to help protect that
nation’s waterways. The microbeads are used in products for exfoliating or
cleansing. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/health/obama-bans-microbeads/index.html
• Officials at the Waukesha wastewater treatment plant in
Wisconsin announced December 29 that a series of electrical power failures at
the plant caused 1 million gallons of untreated sewage to discharge into the
Fox River December 24. – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
10. December
29, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – (Wisconsin) Power failures
cited in Waukesha’s discharge of untreated sewage. Officials at the
Waukesha wastewater treatment plant in Wisconsin announced December 29 that a
series of electrical power failures at the plant caused 1 million gallons of
untreated sewage to discharge into the Fox River December 24 after a tree fell
onto the primary utility power line and transformer, causing pumps and flows to
stop working December 23. Source: http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/power-failures-cited-in-waukeshas-discharge-of-untreated-sewage-b99642754z1-363772071.html
• Valve Corporation reported that its Internet-based
platform, Steam deployed catching configurations, one that incorrectly cached
traffic for unauthenticated users, which caused users’ personal information to
be displayed to other users. – SecurityWeek See item 12 below in the Information Technology Sector
• Approximately 115 residents were displaced from a
Bridgeport, Connecticut condominium December 31 after a 2-alarm fire began
inside a vehicle located in the building garage and spread to several condos. –
SecurityWeek
13. December
31, Connecticut Post – (Connecticut) More than 100 homeless after Bridgeport condo
fire. Approximately 115 residents were displaced from a Bridgeport
condominium December 31 after a 2-alarm fire began inside a vehicle located in
the building garage and spread to several condos. One firefighter sustained
minor injuries while fire crews remained on site for over 2 hours containing
the incident. Source: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Car-fire-at-Bridgeport-condo-complex-6729609.php
Financial Services Sector
Nothing
to report
Information Technology Sector
12. December
31, SecurityWeek – (International) Details of 34,000 Steam users exposed during
DDoS attack. Valve Corporation reported that its Internet-based platform,
Steam deployed catching configurations, one that incorrectly cached traffic for
unauthenticated users, which resulted in users’ personal information to be
displayed to other users after the company tried to resolve distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the Steam Store that affected 34,000
users. The company was working to identify affected users. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/details-34000-steam-users-exposed-during-ddos-attack
Communications Sector
Nothing to report
