Tuesday, September 10, 2013



  
Complete DHS Daily Report for September 10, 2013

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 • Toyota announced a recall of about 780,000 vehicles previously recalled to correct weak rear tie rods due to the initial fix not working. – New York Times

4. September 8, New York Times – (National) Toyota recalls vehicles a second time. Toyota announced a recall of about 780,000 vehicles previously recalled to correct weak rear tie rods due to the initial fix not working. The vehicles included in the recall are about 18,000 model year 2010 Lexus HS 250h vehicles, with the remainder made up of model year 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 vehicles. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/business/toyota-recalls-vehicles-a-second-time.html

 • An engineering company alerted the Florida Department of Environmental Protection the week of September 2 to the presence of benzene in the city of Parker’s groundwater wells and estimated repair costs would be in the millions of dollars over several years. – Panama City News Herald

20. September 6, Panama City News Herald – (Florida) Fuel leak contaminates groundwater in Parker. An engineering company alerted the Florida Department of Environmental Protection the week of September 2 to the presence of benzene in the city of Parker’s groundwater wells and estimated repair costs would be in the millions of dollars over several years. The chemical was introduced into the groundwater by leaking underground gas tanks at a former gas station. Source: http://www.newsherald.com/news/health/fuel-leak-contaminates-groundwater-in-parker-document-photo-gallery-1.198945?page=0

 • Detroit Police are searching for an inmate that escaped from the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Michigan September 9 after he used a shank to stab a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy multiple times in the neck. – Detroit Free Press

30. September 9, Detroit Free Press – (Michigan) Escaped inmate who stabbed deputy is on foot somewhere in Detroit, police say. Detroit Police are searching for an inmate that escaped from the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice September 9 after he used a shank to stab a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy multiple times in the neck, wore the deputy’s uniform, and carjacked a vehicle. The inmate crashed the car shorty after and escaped on foot. Source: http://www.freep.com/article/20130909/NEWS01/309090075/prisoner-escape

 • Trend Micro researchers spotted the Sykipot malware being used in a new campaign targeting the U.S. civil aviation sector. – Softpedia See item 32 below in the Information Technology Sector

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Banking and Finance Sector

5. September 6, Detroit Free Press – (Michigan; Florida) Financial manager indicted in $20 million investment fraud probe. A Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan financial manager was indicted on federal charges for allegedly running a $20 million fraud scheme. The manager purported to be a businessman with ties to oil ventures, maintained homes in Michigan and Florida, and defrauded 28 investors over 11 years. Source: http://www.freep.com/article/20130906/SPORTS05/309060141/Zada-Federov-indicted

Information Technology Sector

32. September 9, Softpedia – (International) Sykipot malware used to gather intel on U.S. civil aviation sector. Trend Micro researchers spotted the Sykipot malware being used in a new campaign targeting the U.S. civil aviation sector. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sykipot-Malware-Used-to-Gather-Intel-on-US-Civil-Aviation-Sector-381440.shtml

33. September 9, Softpedia – (International) Fraudsters abuse Google Calendar for Android to send out scam messages. Researchers at Webroot found that scammers are registering thousands of fake Google accounts and using the Google Calendar app for Android to send out spam calendar invites. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fraudsters-Abuse-Google-Calendar-for-Android-to-Send-Out-Scam-Messages-381359.shtml

Communications Sector

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