Complete DHS Report for November 5, 2014
Daily Report
Top Stories
· The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced
November 3 that Hyundai Motor Group will pay $100 million in penalties for
overstating the fuel economy estimates of several Hyundai and Kia models. – CNNMoney
3. November 3, CNNMoney – (International) Hyundai
and Kia to pay record EPA fine. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced November 3 that Hyundai Motor Group will pay $100 million in
penalties for overstating the fuel economy estimates of several Hyundai and Kia
models. The fuel mileage underestimation also caused greenhouse gas emissions
to be understated over the life of the vehicles, and the company agreed to
forfeit over $200 million worth of greenhouse gas emission credits and spend
around $50 million to prevent future violations. Source: http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/03/autos/hyundai-kia-epa-fine/
· The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges
November 3 against two Canadian citizens for allegedly conducting a $17 million
international microcap fraud scheme involving a start-up company in Tennessee.
– U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission See item 5 below in the Financial Services Sector
· A November 2 fire at a berry farm near Hillsboro, Oregon,
caused an estimated $1 million in damages. – KATU 2 Portland
11. November 3, KATU 2 Portland – (Oregon) Berry
farm fire causes close to $1 million in damage. A November 2 fire at a
berry farm near Hillsboro, Oregon, caused an estimated $1 million in damages to
a structure, berry packing machines, tractors, vehicles, and irrigation
equipment. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Source: http://www.katu.com/news/local/Berry-farm-fire-1-million-281365371.html
· Baltimore County
police arrested and charged a teenage student November 3 for plotting an attack
at the George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology in Towson,
Maryland. – Baltimore Sun
18. November 3, Baltimore Sun – (Maryland) Student
accused of planning shooting at Carver Center is charged as an adult. Baltimore
County police arrested and charged a teenage student November 3 for plotting an
attack at the George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology in
Towson. Police found crude and homemade explosive devices as well as a gun at
the teenager’s home after he confessed to an officer about his plan. Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/towson/bs-md-co-school-shooting-plans-20141103-story.html
Financial Services Sector
4. November
3, Securityweek – (International) New version of Backoff PoS
malware appears: Fortinet. Researchers with Fortinet recently reported
finding a new version of the Backoff point-of-sale (PoS) malware with the
version name ROM that includes changes designed to make the malware more
difficult to detect and analyze. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/new-version-backoff-pos-malware-appears-fortinet
5. November
3, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC
charges two Canadian citizens with penny stock fraud involving Tennessee coal
mining company. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges
November 3 against two Canadian citizens for allegedly conducting an international
microcap fraud scheme involving a start-up company in Tennessee, Americas
Energy, which lured in investors with fraudulent claims and raised over $17
million in proceeds. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370543353565
For another story, see item 25 below
in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
25. November 4, IDG News Service – (International) BlackEnergy
cyberespionage group targets Linux systems and Cisco routers. Researchers
with Kaspersky Lab reported that the cyberespionage group that uses the
BlackEnergy malware has developed several modules for the malware that can be
downloaded to infected systems to add the ability to perform port scanning,
disk wiping, digital certificate theft, and other actions. The malware has
compromised routers, Linux systems, and Windows systems and the group behind it
targets organizations in the energy, manufacturing, banking, and education
sectors as well as government agencies. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2843153/blackenergy-cyberespionage-group-targets-linux-systems-and-cisco-routers.html
26. November 4, Help Net Security – (International)
227,747 new malware samples created daily. PandaLabs reported that
around 20 million new strains of malware were created during the third quarter
(Q3) of 2014, with trojans the most common type of malware at 78.08 percent,
among other findings. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2905
For another story, see
item 4 above
in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
27. November 4, Northland’s
NewsCenter – (Minnesota) CenturyLink outage due to fiber cut,
technicians working to restore service. Thousands of CenturyLink customers
across northern Minnesota remained without phone or Internet service November 4
after a fiber optic cable was damaged by a utility company working in the area
November 3. Source: http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/iron-range/CenturyLink-outage-due-to-fiber-cut-technicians-working-to-restore-service-281395401.html
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