Complete DHS Report for
June 4, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Interstate 35 East near Waxahachie, Texas
reopened June 3 after being closed for several hours following a standoff in
which police killed 2 men who stole a police SUV and led an hour-long chase. – WFAA
8 Dallas
5. June 3,
WFAA 8 Dallas – (Texas) I-35 reopens after standoff involving
stolen police SUV turns deadly. Interstate 35 East near Waxahachie, Texas
reopened June 3 after being closed for several hours following a standoff in
which police killed 2 men who stole a police SUV and led an hour-long chase.
Source: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/03/ellis-county-police-pursue-suspect-in-stolen-squad-car/28394765/
• A Chicago Transit Authority bus was involved
in a multi-vehicle accident in Chicago that killed 1 person and injured 8
others June 2, prompting CTA to reroute several buses around the crash scene
while officials investigated the cause. – WMAQ 5 Chicago
6. June 3,
WMAQ 5 Chicago – (Illinois) Woman killed, eight injured in
downtown crash involving CTA bus. A Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus was
involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Chicago that killed 1 person and
injured 8 others June 2, prompting the CTA to reroute several buses around the
crash scene while officials investigated the cause. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cta-bus-crash-michigan-avenue-305912551.html
• An Amtrak Silver Star train headed to Miami
with 171 passengers crashed into a vehicle after its driver went around the
railroad crossing arms at a CSX crossing in Jacksonville, Florida, June 2. – Jacksonville
Florida Times-Union
7. June 3,
Jacksonville Florida Times-Union – (Florida) Amtrak train shears
car in half in Jacksonville; police say driver went around crossing arms. An
Amtrak Silver Star train headed to Miami with 171 passengers crashed into a
vehicle after its driver went around the railroad crossing arms at a CSX
crossing in Jacksonville June 2, causing the train to be delayed for 4 hours
while crews investigated the scene. One vehicle passenger was taken to the
hospital with minor injuries. Source: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2015-06-02/story/amtrak-train-shears-car-half-jacksonville-crash-police-say-driver-went
• Two men pleaded guilty June 2 to four
explosive and gun charges after an investigation revealed that they planned to
bomb a police station and targeted the Ferguson, Missouri police chief and a
county prosecutor. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
15. June 3,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – (Missouri) Two admit plot to blow up
police station, St. Louis County prosecutor and Ferguson police chief. Federal
court officials reported that two men pleaded guilty June 2 to four explosive
and gun charges after an investigation revealed that they planned to bomb a
police station and had targeted the Ferguson police chief and a St. Louis
County prosecutor.
Financial Services Sector
2. June 3,
Associated Press – (California) Southern California broker pleads guilty in $6
million fraud. A Carlsbad stockbroker pleaded guilty June 2 to charges that
he stole over $6 million from 32 investors from 2007 – 2014 by misappropriating
investments into funding his personal lifestyle and for risky day trading,
which he concealed using false statements and funds from newer investors.
Source: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_28241388/southern-california-broker-pleads-guilty-6-million-fraud?source=rss
3. June 2,
WTVR 6 Richmond – (Virginia) 2,000 Virginia Credit Union debit cards being
replaced after skimming scheme. Virginia Credit Union representatives
reported that approximately 2,000 bank member debit cards were vulnerable after
the bank discovered ATM skimming devices were installed at their Glenside and
Southpark branches over the weekend of May 23. The bank promised to restore any
losses due to fraud, and the investigation is ongoing. Source: http://wtvr.com/2015/06/02/2000-virginia-credit-union-debit-cards-being-replaced-after-skimming-scheme/
Information Technology Sector
16. June 3,
Help Net Security – (International) Weak SSH keys opened many GitHub repositories
to compromise. A security researcher discovered that large numbers of
GitHub repositories are vulnerable to compromise and the delivery of malicious
code due to a flaw that generated weak cryptographic secure shell (SSH) keys
until 2008. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18459
17. June 3,
Help Net Security – (International) IoT devices entering enterprises, opening
company networks to attacks. A recently released OpenDNS report on Internet
of Things (IoT) devices and infrastructure in business found that IoT devices
have become prevalent in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, energy
infrastructure, government, financial services, and retail, and that the
infrastructure supporting the devices are vulnerable to well-known security
flaws as well as other threats inherent to the nature of IoT technology.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18453
18. June 3,
Softpedia – (International) Russian crypto-malware encrypts files
completely. Security researchers at Check Point discovered that a new piece
of ransomware called Troldesh, also known as Encoder.858 and Shade, applies
full encryption to files it processes and offers a way to contact the
ransomware operators in an effort to maximize profits and guarantee payment.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Russian-Crypto-Malware-Encrypts-Files-Completely-483175.shtml
Communications Sector
See item 17 above in the Information Technology
Sector