Friday, August 15, 2014




Complete DHS Report for August 15, 2014

Daily Report

Top Stories

 · Authorities closed and responded to the Luminant-owned Thermo mine in Hopkins County, Texas, August 13 after six workers suffered injuries when several hundred tons of hot ash and burning embers fell onto them while they were fighting a silo fire. – KLTV 7 Tyler

1. August 14, KLTV 7 Tyler – (Texas) 5 injured workers from E. Texas coal mine accident still hospitalized. Authorities closed and responded to the Luminant-owned Thermo mine in Hopkins County, Texas, August 13 after six workers suffered injuries when several hundred tons of hot ash and burning embers fell onto them while they were fighting a silo fire. Source: http://www.kptv.com/story/26275870/east-texas-coal-mine-accident-sends-hundreds-of-tons-of-embers-and-ash-on-six-workers

 · Authorities believe an August 13 explosion that injured six workers at a Coshocton Grain facility in Ohio was caused by a spark in grain dust as rail cars were being filled with corn. – Associated Press

13. August 14, Associated Press – (Ohio) Ohio grain bin blast injures 6, closes facility. Authorities believe an August 13 explosion that injured six workers at a Coshocton Grain facility in Ohio was caused by a spark in grain dust as rail cars were being filled with corn. The facility closed indefinitely while authorities investigate and crews demolish three sets of concrete silos that suffered structural damage from the blast. Source: http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/564538/Ohio-grain-bin-blast-injures-6--closes-facility.htm

 · More than 60,000 Tennessee Benefits Administration employees were notified that their personal information may have been accessed after a third-party vendor reported a breach of its computer systems. – WSMV 4 Nashville

24. August 13, WSMV 4 Nashville – (Tennessee) State employees notified of stolen personal information. More than 60,000 Tennessee Benefits Administration employees who took part in a 2013 wellness screening were notified that their personal information may have been accessed after a third-party vendor, Onsite Health Diagnostics, reported a breach of its computer systems. The vendor stated that the breach took place between January and April and that a new computer system with new securities was put in place. Source: http://www.wsmv.com/story/26265101/state-employees-notified-of-stolen-personal-information

 · Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the Wellesley Island Fire Department building in Thousand Island Park, New York, along with two other businesses August 14. – WWNY 7 Carthage (See item 25)

25. August 14, WWNY 7 Carthage – (New York) Fire destroys Thousand Island Park fire station. Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the Wellesley Island Fire Department building in Thousand Island Park, New York, along with two other businesses August 14. Officials reported that damage estimates could reach $1 million. Source: http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Fire-Destroys-Thousand-Island-Park-Fire-Station-271209841.html

Financial Services Sector

8. August 13, Tampa Tribune – (Florida) Spring Hill man pleads guilty in bank-robbery spree. A Spring Hill man pleaded guilty August 12 to six counts of bank robbery related to a series of robberies that took place in the Tampa Bay area from February 14 to February 18. Source: http://tbo.com/news/crime/spring-hill-man-pleads-guilty-in-bank-robbery-spree-20140813/

Information Technology Sector

27. August 14, Securityweek – (International) Vulnerabilities found in Disqus plugin for WordPress. A researcher identified and reported three vulnerabilities in the Disqus plugin for WordPress, including a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue that could allow an attacker to inject an exploit. The vulnerabilities were addressed June 29 in Disqus version 2.7.6, and a new version containing additional fixes was also released as version 2.7.7. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-found-disqus-plugin-wordpress

28. August 13, Ars Technica – (International) Internet routers hitting 512K limit, some become unreliable. LastPass, Liquid Web, eBay, and other services reported outages or isolated disruptions August 12 that were believed to be related to the growth of routable networks lists, also known as border gateway protocol (BGP) tables, beyond 512K, overwhelming some older routers and switches. Source: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/internet-routers-hitting-512k-limit-some-become-unreliable/

Communications Sector

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