Complete DHS Report for
May 13, 2015
As I documented
earlier, DHS is/was having problems with the distribution of its daily
report. I learned that it was being
distributed successfully to various state sites, InfraGard in particular. Sometime today, May 13, 2015 after 3PM EDST
it appears that all is again working.
Daily Report
Top Stories
· The
Metro Center station in Washington, D.C., reopened May 12 after shutting down overnight
May 11 due to a track problem affecting service on the Blue, Silver, Red, and
Orange lines. – WTTG 5 Washington, D.C.
6. May 12,
WTTG 5 Washington D.C. – (Washington, D.C.) Metro Center reopens
Tuesday following track problem. The Metro Center station in Washington,
D.C., reopened May 12 after shutting down overnight May 11 due to a track
problem affecting rail service on the Blue, Silver, Red, and Orange lines.
Service between the Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom stations was suspended earlier May
11 after reports of smoke caused by electrical sparking, which prompted
authorities to repair multiple third-rail insulators. Source: http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29037288/metro-center-closed
· U.S.
Department of Agriculture officials confirmed May 10 that the first case of the
highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu strain was detected in Indiana. – Reuters
10. May
11, Reuters – (Indiana) Bird flu found in Indiana; 15th state to
report it. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials confirmed May 10 that
the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu strain was detected in Indiana for the
first time in a 77-bird backyard flock at a site in Whitley County. Authorities
have quarantined the site and culled the flock. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/11/us-health-birdflu-idUSKBN0NW1PX20150511
· A
contract employee with the U.S. Department of State Passport Agency in Houston
and two others were accused of taking part in an identity theft scheme in which
they would steal personal identifiable information of individuals applying for
a passport and impersonate them to obtain lines of credit for personal use. – Help
Net Security
17. May 12,
Help Net Security – (Texas) US Passport Agency contractor stole applicants’ data
to steal their identities. A contract employee with the U.S. Department of
State Passport Agency in Houston and two others were accused of taking part in
an identity theft scheme in which the employee would allegedly steal personal
identifiable information of individuals applying for a passport and create
counterfeit identification documents. The two others involved in the scheme
would impersonate the affected individuals in order to obtain lines of credit
to purchase personal items. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18375
· An
investigation by the Web site security company Incapsula revealed that
cybercriminals are using tens of thousands of insecure home routers to create
large botnets for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. – Softpedia See item 21 below in the Information Technology Sector
Financial Services Sector
4. May 12,
Reuters – (National) SEC charges ITT Educational, CEO, CFO with
fraud; shares plunge. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged
ITT Educational Services Inc., its chief executive officer, and chief financial
officer May 12 with fraud, alleging that the defendants concealed two poorly
performing financially-guaranteed student loan programs by making payments on
behalf of struggling borrowers and by hiding the extent of losses due to high
default rates. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/12/sec-itt-education-idUSL1N0Y31FF20150512
Information Technology Sector
21. May 12, Softpedia – (International) DDoS
botnet relies on thousands of insecure routers in 109 countries. An investigation
by the Web site security company Incapsula revealed that cybercriminals are
using tens of thousands of Internet service providers (ISP) distributed home
routers with default security configurations to create large botnets for
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Findings revealed that 60 command
and control (C&C) servers were being used for the botnets by a variety of
groups employing various forms of malware worldwide. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/DDoS-Botnet-Relies-on-Thousands-of-Insecure-Routers-in-109-Countries-480940.shtml
Communications Sector
Nothing to report
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