Tuesday, February 10, 2015



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