Monday, May 19, 2014




Complete DHS Report for May 19, 2014

Daily Report

Top Stories

 • An underground equipment fire in South Bend, Indiana, May 15 led to a power outage affecting large areas of the city’s downtown area, with power not expected to be completely restored until May 18. – WBND 57 South Bend

1. May 16, WBND 57 South Bend – (Indiana) Major power outage in downtown South Bend. An underground equipment fire in South Bend May 15 led to a power outage affecting large areas of the city’s downtown area, with power not expected to be completely restored until May 18. The outage affected government buildings, businesses, and a hospital and closed or delayed some services. Source: http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Major-Downtown-South-Bend-power-outage-259506741.html

 • Six workers at the Gerdau Ameristeel Mill steel plant in Knoxville, Tennessee, were injured May 15 after an explosion at the facility’s furnace area. – Associated Press

5. May 16, Associated Press – (Tennessee) 6 injured in explosion at Tennessee steel mill. Six workers at the Gerdau Ameristeel Mill steel plant in Knoxville were injured May 15 after an explosion at the facility’s furnace area. One worker was critically injured while the others sustained less serious injuries. Source: http://news.msn.com/us/6-injured-in-explosion-at-tennessee-steel-mill

 • Several farm buildings were damaged and a silo was destroyed May 14 when a tornado touched down in Cedarville, Ohio, spreading debris as far as four miles long and 200 to 300 yards wide. – Dayton Daily News

8. May 15, Dayton Daily News – (Ohio) 7 rescued after twister hits houses, barn in Cedarville. Several farm buildings were damaged and a silo was destroyed May 14 when a tornado touched down in Cedarville, spreading debris as far as four miles long and 200 to 300 yards wide. Seven individuals were rescued from the basement of a home after the tornado trapped them inside. Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/house-barn-cedarville-destroyed-storm/nfw6B/

 • Stamford city officials reported that 25 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled into a local harbor May 15 due to a mix of outdated infrastructure and heavy rains. – Wateronline

11. May 15, WaterOnline – (Connecticut) 25 million gallons of sewage spilled in Connecticut. Stamford city officials reported that 25 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled into a local harbor May 15 due to a mix of outdated infrastructure and heavy rains. Authorities posted signs prohibiting recreational use of beaches and marinas in the area. Source: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/million-gallons-of-sewage-spilled-in-connecticut-0001

Financial Services Sector

6. May 15, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (California) SEC charges unregistered securities salesman for selling millions of dollars in oil-and-gas investments. A Tiburon, California man was charged May 15 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly acting as an unlicensed securities salesman for two oil and natural gas companies. The man agreed to pay disgorgement of his commissions and a penalty of over $22 million to settle the charges. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370541837538


Information Technology Sector

15. May 16, IDG News Service – (International) ‘Elderwood’ hackers continue to set pace for zero-day exploits. Symantec released research into the Elderwood hacking platform showing that the attackers using it may be more numerous and diverse than previously thought, with several groups or subgroups using that platform to attack defense, IT, supply chain, and human rights organizations. The Elderwood platform is linked to several cyberespionage campaigns including the Operation Aurora and Icefog attacks, among others. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/051614-39elderwood39-hackers-continue-to-set-281662.html

16. May 16, Softpedia – (International) Filenames used by VOBFUS malware change depending on victim’s language. Researchers at Trend Micro identified a new variant of the VOBFUS worm that changes the filenames of its malicious files depending on the victim’s operating system language. The new variant is able to choose appropriate filenames for 21 languages. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Filenames-Used-by-VOBFUS-Malware-Change-Depending-on-Victim-s-Language-442575.shtml

17. May 15, CNET News – (International) Adobe restores Creative Cloud login service after day-long outage. Adobe restored service to users of its Creative Cloud service May 15 after a 24-hour outage that left users unable to use some aspects of the service and unable to use the service if not already logged in. Source: http://www.cnet.com/news/adobe-restores-creative-cloud-login-service-after-day-long-outage/

18. May 15, Threatpost – (International) Five year old security vulnerability patched in Linux kernel. A patch was issued for a serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow attackers to cause denial of service issues or obtain administrator privileges. The vulnerability has reportedly been present for 5 years, and a proof-of-concept exploit was made available. Source: http://threatpost.com/five-year-old-security-vulnerability-patched-in-linux-kernel/106104


Communications Sector

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