Tuesday, June 2, 2015




Complete DHS Report for June 2, 2015

Daily Report

Top Stories

 · General Motors expanded a recall to include 375,000 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado vehicles and Subaru issued a recall for 60,000 Impreza and Saab 9-2x vehicles due to ongoing issues with airbag inflators made by the Takata Corporation. – Associated Press

2. May 29, Associated Press – (National) General Motors, Subaru models added to Takata recall list. General Motors expanded a recall to include 375,000 model year 2007 – 2008 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado vehicles, and Subaru issued a recall for 60,000 model year 2004 – 2005 Impreza, and Saab 9-2x vehicles, due to ongoing issues with airbag inflators made by the Takata Corporation that could cause them to prematurely inflate or detonate. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/general-motors-subaru-models-added-takata-recall-list-n366811

 · The U.S. head of Traffic Group pleaded not guilty May 29 to allegations that he secured media and marketing contracts worth over $35 million and arranged bribes for the vice president of FIFA. – Reuters See item 5 below in the Financial Services Sector

 · An internal investigation of the Transportation Security Administration by DHS found that TSA agents failed 67 of 70 tests after undercover agents successfully smuggled mock explosives or weapons through checkpoints. – ABC News

6. June 1, ABC News – (California) Undercover DHS tests find security failures at U.S. airports. An internal investigation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by DHS’ Office of Inspector General found that TSA agents failed 67 of 70 tests after undercover agents successfully smuggled mock explosives or weapons through checkpoints in 95 percent of the trials. The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security directed TSA to implement a series of actions in the week of May 25 to address issues exposed in the report. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/ABCNews/exclusive-undercover-dhs-tests-find-widespread-security-failures/story?id=31434881

 · Warren County police reported June 1 that two inmates escaped the Warren County Jail in Iowa, are considered dangerous, and were last seen heading north. – WHO 13 Des Moines (See item 18)

18. June 1, WHO 13 Des Moines – (Iowa) Two inmates escape from Warren County Jail, believed to be headed to Des Moines. Warren County Police reported June 1 that two inmates escaped from the Warren County Jail after manipulating a locking mechanism and left the holding area through a stairway. Officials stated that both prisoners are dangerous and were last seen heading north from the jail. Source: http://whotv.com/2015/06/01/two-inmates-escape-from-warren-county-jail/

Financial Services Sector

3. May 29, KING 5 Seattle – (Washington) Thousands targeted by credit card skimmer in Seatac. Seatac authorities arrested a man during the week of May 18 for allegedly paying employees at Doug Fox Parking and Shuttle Park 2 in Seatac to skim over 17,000 customer card numbers from 2013 – 2014, resulting in over $600,000 in fraudulent charges. Source: http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/30/thousands-targeted-by-credit-card-skimmer-in-seatac/28202255/

4. May 29, South Florida Business Journal – (National) Man indicted for $50M mortgage fraud involving Miami-Dade homes. Authorities indicted a Guyanese national May 28 for his role in a $50 million mortgage fraud scheme in which he and co-conspirators allegedly recruited and paid straw buyers to obtain fraudulent loan applications in order to buy properties from distressed owners and sellers in Florida and other States. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2015/05/29/man-indicted-for-50m-mortgage-fraud-involving.html

5. May 29, Reuters – (International) U.S. sports exec pleads not guilty in FIFA case. The U.S. head of the Brazilian sports marketing company Traffic Group pleaded not guilty May 29 to allegations that he secured media and marketing contracts worth over $35 million and arranged bribes for the vice president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Thirteen other suspects were indicted for bribery-related charges. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/29/soccer-fifa-davidson-idUSL1N0YK2NC20150529

Information Technology Sector

20. June 1, IDG News Service – (International) Apple vulnerability could allow firmware modifications, researcher says. A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in the firmware of Apple computers made before mid-2014 in which an attacker could tamper with the system’s unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) and install a rootkit by exploiting a flaw that unlocks UEFI code when a computer goes to sleep and reawakens. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2929173/apple-vulnerability-could-allow-firmware-modifications-researcher-says.html#tk.rss_all

21. May 30, Softpedia – (International) Blue coat patches SSL visibility appliance against 4 security bugs. Carnegie Mellon University’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) released an advisory warning of cross-site request forgery (CSRF), same-origin policy failure, and other flaws in Blue Coat’s Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Visibility appliance in which a remote attacker could assume legitimate users’ identities and execute actions on their behalf. The company released a patch mitigating the vulnerabilities. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Blue-Coat-Patches-SSL-Visibility-Appliance-Against-4-Security-Bugs-482776.shtml

Communications Sector

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