Complete DHS Report for February
10, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· The
federal government ordered California State officials to find and deal with any
contamination and end oil-industry operation in all aquifers after California
State records showed that oil companies were authorized to inject production
fluids and waste into federally protected aquifers. –Associated Press
2. February
6, Associated Press – (California) California OKs oil field
dumping into drinking water. The federal government ordered California
officials to begin searching for and dealing with any contamination and to end
oil-industry operations in all aquifers set aside for families and farms after
State records showed that oil companies are authorized to inject production
fluids and waste into federally protected aquifers. Records showed that
production fluids were injected more than 2,500 times, creating a risk for
contamination of underground water supplies that could be used for drinking
water or irrigation. Source: http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/02/06/california-oil-field-dumping/22998483/
· Authorities
arrested a man from Edmond February 6 in connection with his involvement in
stealing more than $2.5 million in oil field equipment from Oklahoma, Texas,
and Kansas. –KOCO 5 Oklahoma City
3. February
6, KOCO 5 Oklahoma City – (Oklahoma; Texas; Kansas) OSBI: Edmond
man stole $2.5M in oil field equipment. Authorities arrested a man from
Edmond February 6 in connection to his involvement in stealing more than $2.5
million in oil field equipment from Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas following an
investigation that began in 2013. Officials are continuing to search for others
involved in the crimes. Source: http://www.koco.com/crime/osbi-edmond-man-stole-25m-in-oil-field-equipment/31136818
· A
weather-related crash involving about 40 vehicles caused a pileup that closed
northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near Watertown, New York, for about 5 hours
February 6. –Weather Channel; Watertown Daily Times
16. February
6, Weather Channel; Watertown Daily Times – (New York) 40
vehicles collide in massive pile-up on Interstate 81 near Watertown, New York
in heavy snow. A weather-related crash involving about 40 vehicles caused a
pileup that closed northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near Watertown, New York,
for about 5 hours February 6 while crews cleared the scene. The Jefferson
County Sheriff’s Department issued a travel advisory for the interstate due to
the crash and other accidents on the roadway that day. Source: http://www.weather.com/news/news/pileup-watertown-new-york-accident-interstate-81
· The
Massachusetts governor announced February 8 that the State government will be
closed February 9, while the mayor of Boston reported that public schools will
be closed February 9-10 due to a prolonged snowstorm in the State. –WFXT 25
Boston
27. February
9, WFXT 25 Boston – (Massachusetts) State government shut Monday,
Boston schools closed Monday and Tuesday. The Massachusetts governor
announced February 8 that the State government will be closed February 9, while
the mayor of Boston reported that public schools will be closed February 9-10
due to a prolonged snowstorm in the State. Boston Logan Airport will have a
limited number of departures and arrivals, while a snow emergency and ban was
enacted due to heavy snowfall. Source: http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/28054019/overnight-snow-is-first-wave-of-lengthy-winter-storm-warning
Financial Services Sector
9. February
9, Securityweek – (National) Tax fraud prompts Intuit to
temporarily suspend state e-filing. Financial software developer Intuit
paused State income tax e-filings made through the company’s TurboTax services
February 5 and restored services February 6 after suspected fraudulent filings
using stolen identities appeared in returns from 19 States. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/tax-fraud-prompts-intuit-temporarily-suspend-state-e-filing
10. February
7, Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star – (Virginia) Area real estate
investor guilty in multimillion dollar wire fraud, monetary transactions case. A
real estate investor pleaded guilty February 6 to defrauding investors out of
$7 million to $20 million using the Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford,
Virginia, as an investment opportunity. Instead of investing the millions into
land development deals, the real estate investor spent the money on poor day
trading investments and other transactions. Source: http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/crime_courts/area-real-estate-investor-guilty-in-multimillion-dollar-wire-fraud/article_a4cc70be-4b37-57ef-8ce3-df46e588175a.html
11. February
5, Miami Herald – (Florida) Surfside investment advisor in Ponzi
scheme charged with fraud. A Surfside investment advisor was charged with
wire-fraud conspiracy February 5 for allegedly receiving commissions in return
for advising investors to sink millions into a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. The
investment advisor collaborated with a Fort Lauderdale lawyer who was convicted
and sentenced in 2010 for his role in the investment scam. Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article9361919.html
Information Technology Sector
33. February 9, Securityweek – (International) DDoS
malware for Linux distributed via SSH brute force attacks. FireEye
researchers reported February 9 that a campaign utilizing Secure Shell (SSH)
brute force attacks to install a distributed denial of service (DDoS) XOR.DDoS
malware, first discovered by Malware Must Die in September 2014, has executed
nearly 1 million login attempts between November 2014 and the end of January.
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/ddos-malware-linux-distributed-ssh-brute-force-attacks
For another story, see
item 9 above in the Financial Services Sector
Communications Sector
34. February 6, American
Radio Relay League – (Florida) Denying permission for FCC station
inspection nets Florida CBer a $3000 fine. The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) issued a forfeiture order February 5 and imposed a reduced
fine of $3,000 on a Florida Citizen Band radio station operator that did not
allow FCC agents to inspect his station in March 2014. Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/denying-permission-for-fcc-station-inspection-nets-florida-cber-a-3000-fine
No comments:
Post a Comment