Monday, May 12, 2014




Complete DHS Report for May 12, 2014

Daily Report

Top Stories

 • A severe storm that moved through McPherson and Dickinson counties in Kansas May 7 derailed 33 cars of a Union Pacific train, damaged about 800 feet of track, and destroyed recreational vehicles and buildings. – KAKE 10 Wichita; Associated Press

9. May 8, KAKE 10 Wichita; Associated Press – (Kansas) Severe storms cause significant damage, derail train. A severe storm with strong winds that moved through McPherson and Dickinson counties May 7 derailed 33 cars of a Union Pacific train, damaged about 800 feet of track, destroyed recreational vehicles and buildings, and knocked out power to about 650 people by damaging 12 light poles. Source : http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Severe-storms-cause-significant-damage-derail-train-258395301.html
  
 • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that a 23-State outbreak of two strains of Salmonella is linked to contact with live poultry from Mt. Healthy Hatcheries in Ohio. Sixty people were sickened by the recent outbreak, including at least 10 individuals that were hospitalized. – Food Poisoning Bulletin

10. May 8, Food Poisoning Bulletin – (National) 23-state Salmonella outbreak from backyard poultry flocks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that a 23-State outbreak of Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella Newport is linked to contact with live poultry from Mt. Healthy Hatcheries in Ohio, a mail order hatchery linked to Salmonella outbreaks in 2012 and 2013. Sixty people were sickened by the recent outbreak, including at least 10 individuals that were hospitalized, with the onset of illness ranging from February 4 to April 21. Source: http://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2014/23-state-salmonella-outbreak-from-backyard-poultry-flocks/

 • The former manager of a Blakely, Georgia Peanut Corporation of America plant pleaded guilty May 7 in connection with a 2009 Salmonella outbreak traced to the company’s peanuts that killed nine people and sickened hundreds. – Associated Press

11. May 8, Associated Press – (Georgia; Texas) Man pleads guilty in salmonella outbreak case. The former manager of a Blakely, Georgia Peanut Corporation of America plant pleaded guilty May 7 in connection with a 2009 Salmonella outbreak traced to the company’s peanuts that killed nine people and sickened hundreds. The man and three others are charged with scheming to manufacture and ship tainted peanuts. Source: http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2014-05-08/man-pleads-guilty-salmonella-outbreak-case

 • Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out May 8, damaging four Kensington businesses and halting service for a portion of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Market-Frankford Line. – WCAU 10 Philadelphia

25. May 9, WCAU 10 Philadelphia – (Pennsylvania) Fire damages businesses, shuts down El. Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out May 8, damaging four Kensington businesses and halting service for a portion of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Market-Frankford Line. Train service resumed on the Market-Frankford Line May 9. Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Store-Fire-Shuts-El-Causes-Evacuations-258541621.html

Financial Services Sector

4. May 8, Sarasota Herald-Tribune – (Florida) Jury convicts 3 bankers in $4 million fraud. The former chief executive, chief financial officer, and attorney for the failed Coastal Community Bank were convicted in court in Panama City May 7 for defrauding the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) of $3.75 million from its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. The bank collapsed in July 2010 and cost the FDIC almost $100 million. Source: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140508/article/140509677

5. May 8, Bloomberg News – (International) AIG had Cuba ties while owned by U.S., agrees to fine. American International Group Inc., (AIG) agreed to pay a $279,038 fine as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury for violating sanctions against Cuba by insuring a Canadian client against risks and selling travel coverage to Canadians taking trips to the island between 2006 and 2009. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-08/aig-had-cuba-ties-while-owned-by-u-s-agrees-to-fine.html

For another story, see item 20 below in the Information Technology Sector

Information Technology Sector

18. May 9, Softpedia – (International) Bitly suffers data breach, account credentials compromised. URL-shortening service Bitly disconnected customers’ Twitter and Facebook accounts and advised them to change their passwords after the company stated that they believed that user account credentials had been compromised. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitly-Suffers-Data-Breach-Account-Credentials-Compromised-441304.shtml

19. May 9, Threatpost – (International) Digi ICS gateways vulnerable to Heartbleed OpenSSL bug. The Industrial Control Systems Computer Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) issued an advisory May 8 alerting users that five Digi wireless Web mesh gateways used in industrial control systems and home networks are vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL. The vulnerability could allow attackers to obtain login credentials and private encryption keys. Source: http://threatpost.com/digi-ics-gateways-vulnerable-to-heartbleed-openssl-bug/105999

20. May 9, Softpedia – (International) Customers of WordPress themes developer WooThemes report credit card fraud. WordPress themes developer WooThemes reported that it is aware of around 300 instances of fraudulent payment card activity involving its customers and was investigating a possible breach of its systems. The company does not store payment information in its systems, and the company and outside experts are working to identify how the information was taken. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Customers-of-WordPress-Themes-Developer-WooThemes-Report-Credit-Card-Fraud-441470.shtml

21. May 9, Softpedia – (International) Cybercriminals use Viknok trojan to make money
via click fraud. Symantec researchers noted a significant increase in the number of computers infected with the Viknok trojan during April, with 16,500 unique victims of the click fraud malware identified during May. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cybercriminals-Use-Viknok-Trojan-to-Make-Money-via-Click-Fraud-441443.shtml

22. May 9, Softpedia – (International) Cisco addresses five vulnerabilities in WebEx players. Cisco released updates for several WebEx Player multimedia applications after researchers identified and reported vulnerabilities that could be exploited to crash the applications or to perform remote code execution. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cisco-Addresses-Five-Vulnerabilities-in-WebEx-Players-441407.shtml

23. May 8, IDG News Service – (International) Snapchat settles FTC deception charges, will be monitored for 20 years. Snapchat entered into an agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) May 8 to settle charges that the company had misrepresented the privacy of its messaging app by claiming that messages are deleted completely after a set amount of time. The agreement prohibits Snapchat from misrepresenting the extent of users’ data privacy and security, and will require the company to be monitored by a third-party privacy group for 20 years. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/050814-snapchat-settles-ftc-deception-charges-281433.html

Communications Sector

24. May 8, WLOS 13 Asheville – (North Carolina) Phone outage in Haywood & Jackson. The primary and secondary Internet connection to all county communication services in Haywood County was interrupted May 8, as well as most county phone lines including emergency lines for some customers in Jackson County, after a fiber optic outage problem affected several communications providers in the area. Source: http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_alert-phone-outage-haywood-jackson-16165.shtml

For additional stories, see item 17 below from the Emergency Services Sector and 19 above in the Information Technology Sector

17. May 9, WOOD 8 Grand Rapids – (Michigan) 911 service restored in Ionia County. Ionia County Central Dispatch reported a 9-1-1 and phone outage affecting a number of area codes in the Lake Odessa and Clarksville areas May 8 due to a cut fiber optic cable. Service was restored May 9. Source: http://woodtv.com/2014/05/08/911-outage-affecting-ionia-county/