Complete DHS Report for February 27, 2014
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• A federal emergency order was issued
requiring that all oil produced from North Dakota’s Bakken region being loaded
onto trains must be tested and properly labeled reflecting its volatile nature
after a series of explosive train derailments. – Reuters
1.
February 26, Reuters – (National) Accidents spur U.S. to mandate
tests of oil moving by train. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued
an emergency order February 25 requiring that all oil produced from North
Dakota’s Bakken region being loaded onto trains must be tested and properly
labeled reflecting its volatile nature after a series of explosive train
derailments. Source:
http://news.msn.com/us/accidents-spur-us-to-mandate-tests-of-oil-moving-by-train
• General Motors expanded its compact car
recall to fix faulty ignition switches linked to fatal accidents, to include
842,000 Saturn Ion, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice, and Saturn Sky models
built between 2003 and 2007. – CBS News; Associated Press
6.
February 25, CBS News; Associated Press – (National) GM adds 842,000
vehicles to recall linked to fatal crashes. General Motors expanded its
compact car recall to fix faulty ignition switches linked to fatal accidents,
to include 842,000 Saturn Ion, Chevrolet HHR, Pontiac Solstice, and Saturn Sky
models built between 2003 and 2007. The company is aware of 31 crashes and 13
front-seat fatalities related to the issue. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gm-adds-588000-vehicles-to-recall/
• Asiana Airlines was $500,000 for failing to
adopt and adhere to a law requiring airlines to provide a family assistance
plan for major accidents following the July 2013 crash at San Francisco
International Airport. – CNN (See item 10)
10.
February 26, CNN – (International) Asiana Airlines fined $500,000 for
failing to help families after July crash. The U.S. Department of
Transportation fined Asiana Airlines $500,000 for failing to adopt and adhere
to a law requiring airlines to provide a family assistance plan for major
accidents following the July 2013 crash at San Francisco International Airport
that left 3 passengers dead and injured several others. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/25/travel/asiana-plane-crash-fine/index.html
• Indiana University will notify about 146,000
students and graduates after reporting a potential data breach that affected
seven campuses when information was accessed by three automated computer data
mining applications. – WBIW 13 Topeka (See item 18)
18.
February 26, WBIW 13 Topeka – (Indiana) IU reports possible data
breach. Indiana University (IU) will notify about 146,000 students and
graduates after reporting a potential data breach of personal information
February 25 that affected seven IU campuses when information was accessed by
three automated computer data mining applications. The university secured the
data after discovering the webcrawlers accessed the information, which had been
stored in an insecure location for 11 months. Source: http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2014/02/iu-reports-possible-data-breach.php
Financial Services Sector
7. February 26,
Softpedia – (International) Bitcoin-stealing
Mac malware disguised as Angry Birds game. ESET researchers warned that
cybercriminals are distributing OSX/CoinThief, malware designed to steal
Bitcoins from Mac users, through torrent files, disguised as cracked versions
of various popular Mac OS X applications. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitcoin-Stealing-Mac-Malware-Disguised-as-Angry-Birds-Game-429408.shtml
8. February 25, Associated Press – (National) 20
detained in $3M Puerto Rico mortgage fraud scheme. Twenty people were
arrested and charged in Puerto Rico February 25 in connection with a mortgage
fraud scheme that defrauded four banks of $3 million using fraudulent
documentation. Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/detained+Puerto+Rico+mortgage+fraud+scheme/9548862/story.html
9. February 25, Lower Hudson Valley News – (New York) Man
convicted in mortgage fraud orchestrated by Monsey resident. A man from
queens was convicted for his role as an escrow agent that provided false
information to the lender in a $126 million mortgage fraud scheme. Source: http://www.lohud.com/article/20140225/NEWS02/302250063
Information Technology Sector
22. February 26, Softpedia – (International) Viruses can
spread via Wi-Fi access points like the common cold, researchers show. University
of Liverpool researchers found that a computer virus can spread through Wi-Fi
access points between businesses and homes due to the fact that many access
points are not protected by encryption and passwords. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Viruses-Can-Spread-via-Wi-Fi-Access-Points-Like-the-Common-Cold-Researchers-Show-429456.shtml
23. February 25, IDG News Service – (International) Gmail
hit by message delivery delay. Google resolved a Gmail issue that caused
delays in the delivery of messages to users for more than 2 hours February 25.
Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/022514-gmail-hit-by-message-delivery-279147.html
24. February 25, Help Net Security – (International) Apple
finally patches critical SSL flaw in OS X. Apple released an update for OS
X that patches a bug which made the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) implementation
vulnerable, allowing an attacker with a privileged network position to
intercept or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/Transport Layer Security
(TLS). Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16431
25. February 25, IDG News Service – (International) Android
malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut. Malware for the Android
mobile operating system employing The Onion Router (TOR) anonymity network was
found by researchers after discovering the malware uses a TOR Web site as a
command-and-control server. Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/022614-android-malware-using-tor-anonymity-279178.html
Communications Sector
26.
February 26, KTVT 11 Fort Worth – (Texas) City of Carrollton phone
lines go down. Telephone service in the City of Carrollton was down
February 26, including non-emergency lines to the police and fire departments.
Officials are investigating the cause of the outage and worked to restore
service. Source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/26/city-of-carrollton-phone-lines-go-down/
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