Complete DHS Report for
April 29, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· The
governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency April 27 after storms
knocked out power to the New Orleans International Airport, derailed several
train cars off an elevated track on a bridge, and left nearly 238,000 customers
without electricity. – Reuters
8. April 28,
Reuters – (Louisiana) Storm knocks out power to New Orleans airport for
hours. The governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency April 27 due
to a band of storms that knocked out power to the New Orleans International
Airport, sent several freight train cars on an elevated track of the Huey P.
Long Bridge off the bridge, and left nearly 238,000 customers without
electricity. Several New Orleans schools canceled classes due to flood damage
and loss of power. Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/27/us-usa-louisiana-weather-idUKKBN0NI22P20150427
· Officials
in Topeka, Kansas, reported April 27 that a power failure at a city pump
station caused about 3 million gallons of raw sewage to discharge into the
Kansas River. – Topeka Capital-Journal
16. April
27, Topeka Capital-Journal – (Kansas) 3 million gallons of sewage
leak into Kansas River after pump station power outage. Topeka officials
reported April 27 that a power failure at a city pump station caused about 3
million gallons of raw sewage to discharge into the Kansas River April 24
through April 26. The city continues to sample and monitor the river’s
bacterial count while working to implement long-term corrections to the pump
station. Source: http://cjonline.com/news/2015-04-27/3-million-gallons-sewage-leak-kansas-river-after-pump-station-power-outage
· Romanian
authorities raided 42 locations in 6 countries and detained 25 individuals
April 26 in connection to their roles in a group who allegedly cloned cards to
steal over $15 million from financial institutions in the U.S. and worldwide. –
Softpedia See
item 22 below in the Information Technology Sector
· The
governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency April 27 in Baltimore after
at least 20 businesses were burned, police officers were injured, and hundreds
of arrests were made due to riots that broke out in the city. – USA Today
25. April 28, USA Today – (Maryland) Baltimore
braces as protests heat up again. The governor of Maryland declared a state
of emergency and deployed a couple thousand National Guard members to Baltimore
when riots broke out following a protest in the city April 27, resulting in at
least 20 businesses being burned, damage to more than 140 vehicles, and the
injury of over 20 police officers. More than 200 arrests were made in
connection to the riots, while schools and several businesses were closed April
28, including the Security Square Mall. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/28/baltimore-state-of-emergency/26496241/
Financial Services Sector
6. April
27, West Hollywood Patch – (California) West Hollywood ‘Purse
Packing Bandit’ pleads to series of bank robberies. An individual pleaded
no contest April 27 to charges alleging that she robbed 9 banks and attempted
to rob 2 others in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and West Hollywood as the “Purse
Packing Bandit.” Authorities arrested the woman in August 2014 as she fled a
bank robbery in Beverly Hills. Source: http://patch.com/california/westhollywood/west-hollywood-purse-packing-bandit-pleads-series-bank-robberies
For another story, see item 23 below
in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
22. April 28, Softpedia – (International) Cyber
gang stealing $15 million from banks dismantled by Romanian authorities. Romanian
authorities raided 42 locations in 6 countries and detained 25 individuals
April 26 in connection to their roles in a group of over 52 suspects who
allegedly cloned cards with information from banks’ computer systems to steal
over $15 million from financial institutions in the U.S. and worldwide. The
thieves supposedly made 34,000 cash withdrawals from ATMs in 24 countries from
February – December 2013. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cyber-Gang-Stealing-15-Million-from-Banks-Dismantled-by-Romanian-Authorities-479523.shtml
23. April 28, Computer Business Review –
(International) US plays host to largest number of phishing sites. Findings
from a report by Webroot’s 2015 Threat Brief revealed that the U.S. hosts over
75 percent of phishing sites and 31 percent of internet protocol (IP)
addresses, and that technology companies and financial institutions were the
most frequent targets. Source: http://www.cbronline.com/news/cybersecurity/data/us-plays-host-to-largest-number-of-phishing-sites-4563482
24. April 28, Help Net Security – (International) Email
delivery service SendGrid confirms data breach. SendGrid email and delivery
service officials reported April 27 that a hacker had accessed internal systems
containing account login information, email lists, and contact details of
company employees and customers in three separate attacks in February and March
that compromised a Bitcoin-related customer’s account and used it to send
phishing emails. SendGrid announced the release of new security features and
forced password resets for all customers. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18319
For another story, see
item 5 below from the Critical Manufacturing Sector
5. April 27, Securityweek – (National) Hackers
tricked AT&T, Network Solutions employees in Tesla attack. Tesla Motors
reported that the company’s official Web site and Twitter accounts were hacked
over the weekend of April 25 via a domain name system (DNS) hijack attack that
remains under investigation. Hackers supposedly social engineered employees of
AT&T and Network Solutions by forwarding calls to an illegitimate phone
number in order to gain administrator privileges to the company’s domain
administrator account. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-tricked-att-network-solutions-employees-tesla-attack
Communications Sector
See item 5 above from the Critical Manufacturing
Sector