Complete DHS Report for
December 31, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Southern California Gas Co., located a breached
underground in Los Angeles well December 27 that has been releasing noxious
odors since October 2, prompting the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents. –
Associated Press
1. December
29, Associated Press – (California) PG&E discovers source of Southern California
breach. Southern California Gas Co., announced December 27 that it located
the breached underground well that has been releasing noxious odors in a Los
Angeles neighborhood since October 23, and prompted the evacuation of more than
5,000 residents. The utility stated that it will drill and connect a relief
well which will allow crews to plug the breached pipe with cement. Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29319882/pg-e-discovers-source-southern-california-breach
• Federal authorities monitored 19 vulnerable levees in Illinois
and Missouri December 30 following a winter storm that caused river overflows
and several road closures, among other disasters. – Associated Press
6. December
30, Associated Press – (Illinois; Missouri) 19 levees in Illinois, Missouri
monitored for flooding. Federal authorities worked to monitor 19 vulnerable
levees in Illinois and Missouri December 30 due to rising water levels in the
Mississippi River following a winter storm that caused river overflows,
evacuations, interstate and highway closures, and water treatment plant
failures in both states due to severe flooding. Source: http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2015-12-30/19-levees-illinois-missouri-monitored-flooding
• California State officials are investigating media
reports December 29 to verify whether the personal information of 191 million
U.S. voters were compromised via an online database. – Los Angeles Times See item 12 below in the Information Technology Sector
• Severe rain storms in Missouri caused the Bourbeuse River
to overflow, prompting the evacuation of 520 people and several commercial
businesses December 29. – ABC News
15. December
29, ABC News – (Missouri) Historic flooding kills 13, sparks evacuation and
road closures. Severe rain storms traveling across Missouri prompted the
evacuation of 520 people and several commercial businesses including a
McDonald’s and a Dollar General store December 29 due to the overflowing of the
Bourbeuse River. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/historic-flooding-kills-13-sparks-evacuation-road-closures/story?id=35996045
Financial Services Sector
3. December
29, New York City International Business Times –
(National) Ex-JPMorgan Chase bankers charged with forging ATM cards to steal
from accounts. Two former JPMorgan Chase & Company bankers were
indicted December 28 in Brooklyn, New York for stealing nearly $400,000 from
about 15 client accounts, including those belonging to deceased clients, by
issuing ATM cards without the account holders’ consent. All 15 accounts
routinely received cash infusions via direct deposits from the U.S. Social
Security Administration. Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/ex-jpmorgan-chase-bankers-charged-forging-atm-cards-steal-accounts-2242193
Information Technology Sector
10. December
30, SecurityWeek – (International) Linode hit by DDoS attacks. The Cloud
hosting company, Linode reported that its Web site, Manager mobile application,
Doman Name System (DNS) infrastructure, and data centers in Atlanta, Newark,
and London were compromised after the company discovered hackers had conducted
distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks for several hours. Security
researchers from the company were able to patch the vulnerabilities. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/linode-hit-ddos-attacks
11. December
29, SecurityWeek – (International) Verizon’s Hum website found leaking
credentials. Verizon Communications reported that it patched an information
disclosure vulnerability in its Hum Web site after an independent researcher
discovered the source code of the shopping page included a username and
password “Weblogic12” and several domains listed. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/verizons-hum-website-found-leaking-credentials
12. December
29, Los Angeles Times – (National) State officials investigating
potential data leak on millions of California voters. California State
officials are conducting an investigation December 29 to verify media reports
that the information of 191 million U.S. voters were compromised after a
security researcher discovered an online database exposed voters’ names,
addresses, and dates of birth, among other information. Source: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-california-voter-records-leaked-online-20151229-story.html
Communications Sector
See item 11 above in the Information Technology
Sector
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