Monday, September 15, 2014




Complete DHS Report for September 15, 2014

Daily Report

Top Stories

 · Authorities are investigating a 5-alarm fire and series of explosions that destroyed two factories in Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 11 forcing 400 residents from nearby homes and sending chemicals into the air and water. – Hartford Courant

3. September 12, Hartford Courant – (Connecticut) Massive Bridgeport fire sends chemicals into the air, water; 400 forced to leave homes. Authorities are investigating a 5-alarm fire and series of explosions that destroyed the Rowayton Trading Co. and JWC Roofing and Siding factories in Bridgeport September 11. An evacuation order for 400 residents from area homes was lifted September 12, while crews remained at the scene to test air and water quality due to chemicals releases caused by the blaze and a fishing ban was put in place for Bridgeport Harbor and part of Long Island Sound. Source: http://www.courant.com/community/bridgeport/hc-bridgeport-fire-0912-20140911,0,2054578.story

 · A Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed for 4 hours September 11 after a potential threat was discovered when a passenger aboard the plane used threatening names for his Wi-Fi hot spot. – KIRO 7 Seattle

8. September 11, KIRO 7 Seattle – (Washington) Person detained after security incident on plane at Sea-Tac Airport. A Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed for 4 hours September 11 after a potential threat was discovered when a passenger on board the plane used threatening names for his Wi-Fi hot spot such as “Southwest – Bomb On Board” and “Bomb Location 19E.” All passengers aboard the plane were rescreened and later reboarded the plane while the man responsible for the threat was detained by authorities. Source: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/person-detained-after-incident-plane-sea-tac-airpo/nhLMj/

 · An employee of the New York City Human Resources Administration’s Medicaid Reimbursement Unit pleaded guilty September 11 to a Medicaid fraud scheme where he manipulated system to embezzle over $1 million worth of checks. – U.S. Department of Justice

16. September 11, U.S. Department of Justice – (New York) New York City employee pleads guilty in Manhattan federal court to million-dollar Medicaid fraud. An employee of the New York City Human Resources Administration’s Medicaid Reimbursement Unit pleaded guilty September 11 to running a Medicaid fraud scheme where he manipulated the Medicaid reimbursement system to embezzle over $1 million worth of checks and issue them to friends, who then paid him part of the proceeds. Source: http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/September14/AkimMurrayPlea.php

 · Authorities are investigating after more than $250,000 in copper wire and refrigerants was stolen from a vacant Winn Dixie supermarket in Albany, Georgia, causing an estimated $500,000 in damage to the structure and its contents.– WALB 10 Albany

26. September 11, WALB 10 Albany – (Georgia) Police estimate $250,000 in copper wire stolen from buildings. Authorities are investigating after more than $250,000 in copper wire and refrigerants was stolen from a vacant Winn Dixie supermarket in Albany, Georgia, causing an estimated $500,000 in damage to the structure and its contents. Police believe the thieves spent days stripping the store after they broke in through a back cooler and dug a hole through a cement wall. Source: http://www.walb.com/story/26509285/police-estimate-250000-in-copper-wire-stolen-from-buildings

Financial Services Sector

6. September 12, Associated Press – (Texas) 16 indicted in north Texas ID theft, bank scam. Sixteen people were indicted September 11 for allegedly operating an identity theft and check fraud scheme in the north Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth areas that caused over $1.3 million in bank losses. The alleged ring would break into vehicles to obtain victims’ personal information and checks, cashed stolen checks at drive-thru bank lanes, and used stolen license plates to disguise their vehicles. Source: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/16-indicted-in-North-Texas-ID-theft-bank-scam-5749881.php

7. September 11, Bloomberg News – (International) Liberty Reserve employee pleads guilty in bank scheme. The former chief technology officer of digital currency service Liberty Reserve pleaded guilty to helping run the illegal money service. The former CTO was the third person to plead guilty connected to the service that concealed over $6 billion in criminal proceeds. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-11/liberty-reserve-employee-pleads-guilty-in-black-market-bank-case.html

Information Technology Sector

21. September 11, Help Net Security – (International) Chinese attack groups operate in parallel in cyber espionage campaigns: FireEye. Researchers with FireEye discovered two cyberespionage campaigns originating in two regions of China that appear to share several commonalities including using the same custom backdoors and remote access trojans (RATs). One campaign dubbed Moafee targets various military, government, and defense industry entities while the second known as DragonOK targets high-tech and manufacturing companies in Taiwan and Japan. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/chinese-attack-groups-operate-parallel-cyber-espionage-campaigns-fireeye

22. September 11, Help Net Security – (International) Researchers find malicious extension in Chrome Web Store. Trend Micro researchers identified several malicious extensions inside the Chrome Web Store, including one spread via a Facebook scam campaign that allows attackers to post statuses, send messages, and take other actions using a victim’s Facebook account. Source: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2863

Communications Sector

23. September 11, KYTV 3 Springfield – (Missouri) Internet outage frustrates CenturyLink customers in southwest Missouri. CenturyLink customers in the 417 area code of southwest Missouri were without Internet service for nearly 10 hours September 11 due to a widespread outage. Source: http://www.ky3.com/news/local/centurylink-customers-in-southwest-missouri-frustrated-by-internet-outage/21048998_28017358