Complete DHS Report for
June 3, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· Officials
reported June 1 that First Tennessee Bank agreed in April to pay $212.5 million
to resolve lending violations relating to U.S. Federal Housing Administration
(FHA)-insured home loans issued from 2006 – 2008. – Reuters See item 9 below in the Financial Services Sector
· An
underground transformer explosion outside a New Jersey Post Office sparked an
electrical fire which prompted the temporary evacuation of several buildings
and the relocation of postal service until June 3. – WABC 7 New York
14. June
1, WABC 7 New York– (New Jersey) Transformer explodes, sparks
fire at New Brunswick Post Office. An underground transformer explosion
outside the New Brunswick Post Office June 1 sparked an electrical fire which
prompted the temporary evacuation of several buildings and relocated postal
service for the New Brunswick Post Office until June 3. Source: http://7online.com/news/transformer-explodes-sparks-fire-at-new-brunswick-post-office/760311/
· Two
Federal and county courthouses, a juvenile detention center, and all
surrounding roads in Idaho, were evacuated June 1 following a bomb threat. – KPVI
6 Pocatello
24. June
1, KPVI 6 Pocatello– (Idaho) Local bomb threat forced officials
to evacuate two courthouses. Two Federal and Bannock County Courthouses, a
juvenile detention center, and all surrounding roads in Pocatello, were
evacuated June 1 following a bomb threat that was called in by a local payphone
to the KPVI News 6 offices. The Federal courthouse and surrounding roads
reopened to the public shortly after being cleared, while the Bannock County
Courthouse reopened June 2. Source: http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/Local-Bomb-Threat-Forced-Officials-to-Evacuate/RUHLSGyOF0aRMnv4wU2t5w.cspx
· Researchers
at Trend Micro found that the number of infections caused by the Dyre banking
trojan increased by 125 percent in the first quarter of 2015 and that
cybercriminals increasingly targeted Europe and North America over the last 3
months. – Softpedia See item 28
below in the Information Technology
Sector
Financial Services Sector
6. June 1,
Associated Press – (Colorado; Oregon; Oklahoma) Southern Oregon developer
indicted in alleged Oklahoma bank fraud scheme. The former president of
First State Bank of Altus and a business partner were indicted on bank fraud
and other charges June 1 for allegedly committing 3 fraud schemes totaling over
$22.5 million in loans issued without proper approval and to companies
affiliated with the former president. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2015/06/oregonian_indicted_in_alleged.html
7. June 1,
Chicago Sun-Times – (Illinois) ‘Black Cap Bandit’ suspect arrested, charged. The
FBI arrested the suspect known as the “Black Cap Bandit,” who is believed to be
responsible for robbing banks in Chicago, Oak Lawn, Burbank, and Calumet City
from September – December 2014. The man was arrested by State authorities May
22 on unrelated charges. Source: http://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/7/71/653286/bank-robber-dubbed-black-cap-bandit-arrested-charged
8. June 1,
Reuters – (National) Merrill Lynch pays $11 mln to settle short sale
violations. U.S. regulators announced June 1 that Bank of America’s Merill
Lynch agreed to pay $11 million and admitted that they had violated “Regulation
SHO” Federal short sale rules by using inaccurate data for short sale orders.
The company also agreed to retain an independent compliance consultant as part
of the settlement. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/sec-bank-of-america-shortselling-idUSL1N0YN23H20150601
9. June 1,
Reuters – (Tennessee) Tennessee bank to pay $212.5 mln in FHA-insured
mortgage lending case. U.S. Department of Justice officials reported June 1
that First Tennessee Bank agreed in April to pay $212.5 million to resolve
claims of mortgage lending violations relating to U.S. Federal Housing
Administration (FHA)-insured home loans issued from 2006 – 2008, in which the
bank allegedly failed to report deficient mortgages to the FHA and caused them
to insure hundreds of loans ineligible for insurance, resulting in substantial
losses. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/usa-bank-firsttennessee-idUSL1N0YN2IW20150601
For another story, see item 28 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
27. June 2,
Securityweek – (International) Exploit for recently patched Flash flaw added
to Magnitude, Neutrino, Nuclear Pack. Security researchers from Kafeine
discovered that the Magnitude, Neutrino, and Nuclear Pack exploit kits (EKs)
are leveraging a recently published Adobe Flash Player memory corruption
vulnerability to deliver variants of the Andromeda malware and CryptoWall
ransomware. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/exploit-recently-patched-flash-flaw-added-magnitude-neutrino-nuclear-pack
28. June 2,
Softpedia – (International) Dyre banking trojan aims at Europe and North
America, infections double up. Security researchers at Trend Micro reported
that the number of infections caused by the Dyre banking trojan increased by
125 percent in the first quarter of 2015, up from a previous increase of 4,000
in the previous quarter, and that cybercriminals increasingly targeted Europe
and North America over the last 3 months. Researchers also reported that the
Upatre downloader used to inject Dyre had gained capabilities that allow it to
bypass detection from firewalls and other network-related products. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dyre-Banking-Trojan-Aims-at-Europe-and-North-America-Infections-Double-Up-483080.shtml
Communications Sector
29. June 2, USA Today –
(National) Comcast Internet outage hits West Coast. Comcast engineers
restored service to customers in multiple cities in California, Oregon and
Washington, June 2, after experiencing a widespread Internet outage overnight.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/06/02/comcast-internet-outage-san-francisco-seattle-portland/28345433/
30. June 1, Jackson County
Floridian – (Florida) 900 phone customers lose service in Grand
Ridge, Bascom. Roughly 900 CenturyLink telephone customers in Grand Ridge
and the Bascom lost service for approximately 10 hours June 1 while crews
investigated the cause of the outage and repaired it. The outage also impacted
911 services. Source: http://www.jcfloridan.com/news/local/article_37d18de2-088d-11e5-917e-8ff68d6355d4.html
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