The Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report is a compilation of summaries of publicly available and Public Safety Canada information concerning critical infrastructure protection and emergency management.
DOB07-220 - 15 November 2007
News
FCAC issues warning about phishing e-mail sent to Canadian financial institutions
On November 14, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada ( FCAC) warned Canadian financial institutions and consumers about a fraudulent phishing e-mail crafted to look like a message sent by FCAC. Several Canadian financial institutions have received a fraudulent e-mail stating that FCAC is investigating a complaint against their organization. The e-mail recipients are directed to click a link in the e-mail to view the status of the complaint. The FCAC indicates that under no circumstances would it contact financial institutions or consumers in this manner during its complaint-investigation process, or direct them to a link on its website.
(Source: FCAC , 14 November 2007)
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According to Public Safety Canada’s Information Note on Best Practices for Preventing Online Identity Theft, aimed at owners and operators of Canadian critical infrastructure, phishing refers to the act of sending e-mails to users falsely claiming to be trusted enterprises in an attempt to gather personal, financial and sensitive information.
Seismic activity occurring in B.C.: Update
Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DOB07-206, on November 13, Earthquakes Canada reported that seismic activity continues 20 kilometres to the west of Nazko cone (and 100 kilometres west of Quesnel) in central B.C. However, during the past week, the seismicity rate has decreased to fewer than about 10 events per day. In total, more than 1000 micro-earthquakes have been recorded since this swarm began. At this time, there is no evidence to suggest that a volcanic eruption is likely.
(Source:Natural Resources Canada, 13 November 2007)
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Natural Resources Canada provides more information about the Nazko cone, including historical information, a summary of the 2007 activity (and what the activity suggests), a map of the area and subject matter expert contacts.
In brief
BC Hydro power outages: Update
Further to Public Safety Daily Infrastructure Report DOB07-219, on November 15, BC Hydro reported it is continuing to restore power to customers following widespread power outages caused by a major windstorm on November 11.
(Source: BC Hydro , 15 November 2007)
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BC Hydro provides detailed information on outage updates by region.
Earthquake in Chile
The U.S. Geological Survey indicated that on November 14 at 10:40 EDT, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter Scale occurred approximately 40 kilometres east-southeast of Tocopilla, Chile,
(Source: USGS, 14 November 2007)
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No tsunami watch or warning was issued for residents along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coast.
Cyber risk assessment
Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) has not detected any significant new threats or vulnerabilities.
No significant incidents with the potential to affect critical infrastructure have been reported.
Accordingly, based on the information available to CCIRC, the cyber risk facing Canadian critical infrastructure is assessed as low.
Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to apply appropriate security precautions and monitor their systems.
Recent cyber alerts and advisories issued by CCIRC can be viewed under Recent analytical releases.
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