Complete DHS Report for February 13, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· The U.S.
Congress approved legislation February 11 to expedite the Keystone XL pipeline,
an $8 billion project that would transport oil from the tar sands of Alberta,
Canada, through Nebraska and into the Gulf Coast. – Portland Press Herald
1. February
12, Portland Press Herald – (International) Congress OKs Keystone
pipeline bill. The U.S. Congress approved legislation February 11 to
expedite the Keystone XL pipeline, an $8 billion project that would transport
oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, through Nebraska and into the Gulf
Coast. Source: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/12/congress-oks-keystone-pipeline-bill/
· A former
candidate for governor and his girlfriend were arrested and charged during the
week of February 2 for allegedly stealing more than $11 million from investors
in New York and North Carolina and attempting to defraud banks of $8 million
between February 2009 and July 2013. – Boston Globe See item 6 below in the Financial Services Sector
· The
California Department of Public Health issued a fine of $50,000 February 11 to
the Loma Linda University Medical Center after an intern placed a feeding tube
in a patient’s lung and caused the patient’s death in 2010.– San Bernardino
Sun
16. February
11, San Bernardino Sun – (California) State fines Loma Linda
University Medical Center $50,000 after resident’s mistake. The California
Department of Public Health announced February 11 that a $50,000 fine was
issued to the Loma Linda University Medical Center after an intern placed a
feeding tube in a patient’s lung instead of the stomach in 2010, causing the
patient’s death. Public health officials fined two other Riverside County
hospitals and a hospital in Los Angeles County after investigating and finding
that the facilities’ were not in compliance with licensing requirements. Source:
http://www.sbsun.com/health/20150211/state-fines-loma-linda-university-medical-center-50000-after-residents-mistake
· A former
Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc., (HEMSI) employee was arrested
February 10 in connection to starting a fire February 7 that destroyed the
HEMSI station in Huntsville. – WAFF 48 Huntsville
22. February
11, WAFF 48 Huntsville – (Alabama) Former EMT arrested for HEMSI
station fire. A former Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc., (HEMSI)
employee was arrested February 10 in connection to starting a fire February 7
that destroyed the HEMSI station in Huntsville. The former employee was fired
in February 2014 and is also connected to other ambulance burglaries in the
area and surrounding counties. Source: http://www.wsfa.com/story/28082400/former-hemsi-employee-arrested-for-hemsi-station-fire
Financial Services Sector
5. February
12, PC World – (International) Several PayPal-mimicking phishing
sites taken offline. OpenDNS researchers found a number of phishing Web sites
that appear as legitimate PayPal sites being used to steal user’s login
credentials. PayPal is working to shut down the fraudulent sites. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2883472/many-paypal-lookalike-phishing-websites-taken-offline.html
6. February
11, Boston Globe – (New York; North Carolina) Ex-GOP candidate
for governor facing fraud charges. A former candidate for governor and his
girlfriend were arrested and charged during the week of February 2 for
allegedly stealing more than $11 million from investors in New York and North
Carolina and attempting to defraud banks of $8 million by submitting fake tax
returns and inflated pay stubs in 3 schemes between February 2009 and July
2013. The pair allegedly promised investors that their money was being used to
buy and consolidate other investments firms while the funds were being used for
pair’s personal use and other business ventures. Source: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/11/john-lakian-former-gop-candidate-for-governor-arrested-fraud-charges-new-york/C44UUdidHb9MvCLnxr9DMO/story.html
Information Technology Sector
26. February 12, Securityweek – (International) Google
Play, browser flaws expose Android devices to remote code execution. Researchers
at Rapid7 reported that vulnerabilities in Google Play due to a lack of
appropriate X-Frame-Options (XFO) headers combined with a universal cross-site
scripting (UXSS) vulnerability in browsers shipped with Android versions prior
to 4.4 (KitKat), or a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug in Google Play, could be
leveraged by attackers to remotely install arbitrary Android application
packages (APKs) on smartphones. Attacks can be prevented by logging out of the
Google account prior to using the affected browsers, or by using Mozilla
FireFox or Chrome instead. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/google-play-browser-flaws-expose-android-devices-remote-code-execution
27. February 11, Softpedia – (International) Simplocker
ransomware for Android returns with new version. Avast researchers reported
that over 5,000 unique users were infected by a newly discovered Simplocker
ransomware variant for Android that poses as an Adobe Flash Player update,
employs unique encryption keys to make unlocking difficult, and displays a fake
notification from the FBI about suspicious files and copyright infringement to
fool victims into paying the $200 ransom. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Simplocker-Ransomware-for-Android-Returns-with-New-Version-472890.shtml
For another story, see
item 5 above in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
28. February 11, KHON 2
Honolulu – (Hawaii) Phone, internet restored to 20,000+ in Kona,
including 911. Hawaiian Telecom landline telephone and Internet services
were restored in the Kona area from Waikoloa to Pahala February 11 after a
severed fiber optic cable affected approximately 20,000 phone and 5,500
Internet customers and downed 9-1-1 services for more than 6 hours. Technicians
laid more than 500 feet of new cable as they worked to repair the severed line
and restore service. Source: http://khon2.com/2015/02/11/phone-internet-outage-affects-20000-in-kona-including-911-2/
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