Complete DHS Report for February 27, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· A
30-mile stretch of northbound Interstate 95 between Newport and Bangor, Maine
was closed for approximately 5 hours February 25 due to a multi-vehicle crash
caused by heavy snowfall that injured at least 17 people. – WLBZ 2 Bangor;
Associated Press
6. February
25, WLBZ 2 Bangor; Associated Press – (Maine) I-95 in Maine
partially reopened after 75-vehicle pileup. A 30-mile stretch of northbound
Interstate 95 between Newport and Bangor was closed for approximately 5 hours
February 25 due to a multi-vehicle crash caused by heavy snowfall that involved
at least 75 vehicles and left at least 17 people injured. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/25/interstate-95-crash-maine/23989051/
· About 12
ships, including a cruise ship, were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico outside
Tampa Bay, Florida, while 10 cargo ships were unable to leave from Port Tampa
Bay February 24 due to sea fog February 23 that prompted the port to come to a
near standstill. – Tampa Tribune
8. February
24, Tampa Tribune – (Florida) Cruise ship returns as fog halts
port traffic. Nearly a dozen ships, including a cruise ship, were stranded
in the Gulf of Mexico outside Tampa Bay while 10 cargo ships were unable to
leave from Port Tampa Bay February 24 due to sea fog February 23 that prompted
the port to come to a near standstill. The Royal Caribbean cruise ship was
escorted to the port by U.S. Coast Guard vessels while freighters and tankers
were ordered to remain in the Gulf until the fog cleared. Source: http://tbo.com/news/transportation/fog-closes-tampa-port-strands-cargo-ships-buckeye-cruise-20150224/
· Officials
announced February 26 that vandalism caused an Internet, cellphone, and
landline outage in northern Arizona for more than 6 hours February 25 after
CenturyLink employees and Phoenix police found a cut cable. – Associated
Press
17. February
26, Associated Press – (Arizona) Arizona authorities probe
vandalism that cut off Internet, phones for hours. Officials announced
February 26 that vandalism caused an Internet, cellphone, and landline outage
in northern Arizona for more than 6 hours February 25 after CenturyLink
employees and Phoenix police found a cut fiber-optic cable. Crews restored
services that impacted a 100-mile area stretching between Phoenix to Flagstaff.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/26/arizona-authorites-probe-vandalism-that-cut-off-internet-phones/
·
A frozen water pipe burst inside the David Stott building in Detroit, Michigan,
between February 22-23 causing about 2 million gallons of water ran throughout
the structure unnoticed for approximately 1 day. – WWJ 62 Detroit
18. February
26, WWJ 62 Detroit – (Michigan) Cleanup continues at flooded David Stott building
in Detroit. Cleanup crews continued working February 26 after a frozen
water pipe ruptured inside the David Stott building in Detroit between February
22-23 and millions of gallons of water ran throughout the building unnoticed
for approximately 1 day. About 2 million gallons of water was pumped from the building
into the city’s sewer system February 25, while the bottom floor of the
structure was reportedly still under water. Source: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/cleanup-continues-at-flooded-david-stott-building-in-detroit/
Financial Services Sector
3. February
25, Associated Press – (Massachusetts) Founder accused of
defrauding investors in $40M mutual fund. A Massachusetts financier was
charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identify theft, and
obstruction of justice February 25 for allegedly issuing fictitious consumer
loans as co-portfolio manager of GL Beyond Income Fund, and diverting the
fund’s assets for use on business and personal expenses. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/founder-accused-defrauding-investors-40m-mutual-fund-29226096
4. February
25, Reuters – (National) MetLife unit to pay $123.5 million for
alleged mortgage fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice announced February
25 that Met Life Home Loans LLC will pay $123.5 million to resolve accusations
that the company, doing business as MetLife Bank at the time of the alleged
infractions, knowingly violated the False Claims Act from September 2008 to
March 2012 by originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet underwriting
requirements. MetLife was allegedly aware of the accused violations through its
internal quality control measures and reportedly downgraded its sub-standard
FHA loans to appear to have fewer issues. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/25/us-metlife-usa-loans-idUSKBN0LT1ZR20150225
Information Technology Sector
16. February 26, Securityweek – (International) Lizard
Squad hijacks Lenovo website, emails. Lizard Squad hackers hijacked the
Lenovo Web site and email servers by using CloudFlare IP addresses to modify
DNS records in Lenovo domain registrar accounts and redirect users to
defacement pages, and changed mail server records to allow the group to
intercept emails sent to Lenovo email addresses. The hijacking mirrored a
similar attack that targeted Google Vietnam during the week of February 23.
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/lizard-squad-hijacks-lenovo-website-emails
Communications Sector
17. February 26, Associated
Press – (Arizona) Arizona authorities probe vandalism that cut
off Internet, phones for hours. Officials announced February 26 that
vandalism caused an Internet, cellphone, and landline outage in northern
Arizona for more than 6 hours February 25 after CenturyLink employees and
Phoenix police found a cut fiber-optic cable. Crews restored services that
impacted a 100-mile area stretching between Phoenix to Flagstaff. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/26/arizona-authorites-probe-vandalism-that-cut-off-internet-phones/
For another story, see item 15 below from the Emergency Services
Sector
15. February
26, Yavapai County Daily Courier; Chino Valley Review – (Arizona)
Prescott-area police, fire, 911 service hit hard by outage. Emergency
9-1-1 calls to the Prescott Regional Communications Center in Arizona were
rerouted February 25 to the backup dispatching center at the Yavapai County
Sheriff’s Office after a CenturyLink fiber cable near New River was damaged
causing an Internet and telephone outage. The Chino Valley Police Department
was also impacted by the outage, along with the sheriff’s office in Yavapai
County which suffered landline and Internet outages. Source: http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=142272