Friday, May 1, 2015



Complete DHS Report for May 1, 2015

Daily Report

Top Stories

 · The governor of California issued an executive order April 29 to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent in the State by 2030 in order to help address the growing threat of climate change. – Reuters

1. April 29, Reuters – (California) California governor orders aggressive greenhouse gas cuts by 2030. The governor of California issued an executive order April 29 to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent in the State by 2030 in order to help address the growing threat of climate change. The order will require reductions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases from sectors including agriculture, industry, energy, and State and local governments. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/usa-california-drought-brown-idUSL1N0XQ1YV20150429

 · Six locomotives and 3 freight cars from a Southwestern Railroad train derailed April 28 after a southbound train struck a stationary train head-on near Roswell, New Mexico, killing 1 crew member and leaving a second injured. – Albuquerque Journal

9. April 28, Albuquerque Journal – (New Mexico) Freight trains collided near Roswell, one dead. Six locomotives and 3 freight cars from a Southwestern Railroad train derailed April 28 after a southbound train struck a stationary train head-on near Roswell killing 1 crew member and leaving a second injured. A HAZMAT team reported to the scene to clean up diesel fuel that spilled from the locomotives. Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/576285/news/freight-trains-collide-head-on-near-roswell.html

 · Home Solutions Infusion Therapy’s administration and billing facility in Hammonton, New Jersey, was evacuated and closed April 29 after eight workers were transported to area hospitals to be treated for inhalation injuries due to a refrigerant leak from the air conditioning system. – Press of Atlantic City

14. April 29, Press of Atlantic City – (New Jersey) 8 injured in Hammonton refrigerant leak. Home Solutions Infusion Therapy’s administration and billing facility in Hammonton was evacuated and closed April 29 after 8 workers were transported to area hospitals to be treated for inhalation injuries, while about 47 others were medically evaluated on site, due to a refrigerant leak from the air conditioning system. Authorities are investigating the cause of the leak. Source: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/alerts_breaking/injured-in-hammonton-freon-leak/article_80c91472-ee91-11e4-99b2-43f667a4e819.html

 · Authorities are investigating the cause of an April 28 fire in Ogunquit, Maine, that rendered both the Blue Water Inn and Huckleberry’s Restaurant as total losses, resulting in more than $1 million in damages. – Portsmouth Herald

21. April 29, Portsmouth Herald – (Maine) Landmark loss: Fire destroys Ogunquit inn, restaurant. Authorities are investigating the cause of an April 28 fire in Ogunquit that rendered the Blue Water Inn and Huckleberry’s Restaurant total losses, resulting in more than $1 million in damages. Two firefighters were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150429/NEWS/150428967/101131/NEWS

Financial Services Sector

4. April 29, WFLD 32 Chicago – (Illinois) FBI offers $5,000 after ‘Bandage Bandit’ hits fourth bank in last month. The FBI offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to a suspect dubbed the “Bandage Bandit” who allegedly robbed 4 Chicago banks since March 31, including a PNC Bank branch on Western Avenue April 28. Source: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/28932087/fbi-offers-5000-after-bandage-bandit-hits-fourth-bank-in-last-month

For another story, see item 18 below in the Information Technology Sector

Information Technology Sector

17. April 30, Help Net Security – (International) Barracuda fixes critical MITM flaws in its Web filter. Barracuda Networks issued a security update patching two critical flaws in the firmware of its Web Filter appliances in which an attacker could perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks due to vulnerabilities in certificate verification when performing secure socket layer (SSL) inspection and the use of default certificates for multiple machines. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18334

18. April 29, Securityweek – (International) Bartalex malware used to deliver Dyre banking trojan to enterprises. Security researchers at Trend Micro discovered a campaign employing thousands of spam emails purporting to be from the Automated Clearing House (ACH) that point to malicious documents on Dropbox containing the Bartalex malware, which downloads the Dyre banking trojan once macros are enabled. Thirty-five percent of the infections observed in the past 3 months were in the U.S. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/bartalex-malware-used-deliver-dyre-banking-trojan-enterprises

Communications Sector

Nothing to report