Complete DHS Report for March 18, 2014
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• Honda recalled around 900,000 model year
2005 through 2010 Odyssey vehicles due to an issue that could cause the fuel
pump strainer to deteriorate prematurely, creating the potential for fuel
leaks. – CNNMoney
8.
March 16, CNNMoney – (National) Honda Odyssey recall ties 900,000
minivans to fire risk. Honda announced a recall of around 900,000 model
year 2005 through 2010 Odyssey vehicles due to an issue that could cause the
fuel pump strainer to deteriorate prematurely, creating the potential for fuel
leaks. A temporary fix will be offered to customers until replacement parts can
be made available during the summer of 2014. Source: http://www.ksat.com/lifestyle/money/Honda-Odyssey-recall-ties-900-000-minivans-to-fire-risk/25004020
• The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
filed lawsuits on behalf of 38 failed banks against 16 major international
banks for allegedly colluding to manipulate interest-rate benchmarks including
the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor.) – Bloomberg News See item 10
below in Financial Services Sector
• Government offices, schools, and airport
runways were closed due to a severe winter storm that impacted Mid-Atlantic and
Northeast States, and prompted flight cancellations March 17. – Epoch Times
24.
March 17, Epoch Times – (National) Winter’s parting shot: Snow
closing offices, schools in Mid-Atlantic states. Federal government
offices, as well as local government offices, were closed due to a severe
winter storm that impacted Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States and prompted
school closings due to snowfall March 17. Reagan National Airport closed its
runways and several other airports cancelled flights. Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/566698-winters-parting-shot-snow-closing-offices-schools-in-mid-atlantic-states/
• The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National
Telecommunications and Information Administration announced its intention to
transition oversight of Internet domain name functions to global stakeholders.
– Help Net Security See item 27 below in the Information Technology Sector
Financial Services Sector
10.
March 15, Bloomberg News – (International) BofA, Citigroup, Credit
Suisse sued by FDIC over Libor rigging. The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation filed lawsuits on behalf of 38 failed banks against 16 major
international banks for allegedly colluding to manipulate interest-rate
benchmarks, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) between 2007
and 2011. Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-03-14/bofa-citigroup-credit-suisse-sued-by-fdic-over-libor-rigging
11.
March 14, Sacramento Bee – (California) Bank fraud alleged against
former Sacramento Capitals owner. A Sacramento businessman was indicted
March 13 on federal charges stating that he allegedly misrepresented the
operations of two businesses he owned in order to fraudulently obtain a $4.5
million line of credit. Prosecutors also stated that the businessman is
suspected of defrauding investors of as much as $150 million. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/14/6236517/wannakuwatte-indicted-on-three.html
12.
March 14, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey – (New Jersey) Tenth
defendant admits role in $40.8 million mortgage fraud scheme. A Bayville
man who worked as a loan officer at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage pleaded guilty
March 14 to engaging in a conspiracy with other defendants to fraudulently
discharge over $4.6 million in mortgage loans, part of a larger $40.8 million
mortgage fraud scheme involving nine other defendants who previously pleaded
guilty. Source: http://www.fbi.gov/newark/press-releases/2014/tenth-defendant-admits-role-in-40.8-million-mortgage-fraud-scheme
13.
March 14, WCBS 2 New York City; Associated Press – (New York) Two
accused in LIRR ticket skimming scheme plead guilty. Two Romanian nationals
living in the Queens area of New York City pleaded guilty March 14 to their
role in installing skimming devices and hidden cameras on ticket machines at
six Long Island Railroad stations. The two men and three others caused around
$70,000 in losses. Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/14/two-accused-in-lirr-ticket-skimming-scheme-plead-guilty/
Information Technology Sector
27. March 17, Help Net Security – (International) US
announces transition of oversight over Internet’s domain name system. The
U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) announced its intention to transition oversight of Internet
domain name functions to global stakeholders. The NTIA requested that the
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) convene
stakeholders and develop a transition proposal as a first step. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=16530
28. March 17, Softpedia – (International) Google’s
public DNS hijacked for 22 minutes. Network monitoring and routing security
company BGPmon reported that attackers were able to hijack Google’s public DNS
service for 22 minutes March 15 via a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) attack.
Networks in Brazil and Venezuela were affected. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-s-Public-DNS-Hijacked-for-22-Minutes-432502.shtml
29. March 17, Softpedia – (International) Google
addresses Chrome OS vulnerabilities presented at Pwnium 2014. Google
released an update to its Chrome OS browser-based operating system, closing
seven vulnerabilities that were identified at the Pwnium 2014 competition the
week of March 10. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Addresses-Chrome-OS-Vulnerabilities-Presented-at-Pwnium-2014-432533.shtml
30. March 16, The Register – (International) iOS 7 has
weak random number generator. Researchers at Azimuth Security found that
the random number generator used in the iOS 7 mobile operating system is weak
to brute force attacks that could allow attackers to exploit vulnerabilities
previously unable to be exploited. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/16/ios_7_has_weak_random_number_generator/
Communications Sector
31.
March 15, KTVB 7 Boise; KGW 8 Portland – (Washington) Copper thieves
take Wash. radio station off air. Police are investigating after thieves
stole copper wire from an antenna belonging to KLOG 1490 AM Keslo and took the
station off air for nearly 12 hours March 12. Source: http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/250473401.html
32.
March 15, Taos News – (New Mexico) Internet outage leads to arrest of
alleged Carson burglar. Authorities arrested and charged a man in
connection to stealing five industrial-size batteries from a TasoNet Internet
service tower in Carson, New Mexico, March 5 and causing a 2 day service
disruption. Source: http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_15932266-aafd-11e3-8f63-0019bb2963f4.html
For
another story, see item 27 above
in the Information Technology Sector
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