Complete DHS Report for
August 20, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· All lanes of eastbound Interstate 64 in
Kanawha County, West Virginia, reopened August 19 after being closed for nearly
30 hours following an August 17 accident involving a semi-truck. – WSAZ 3
Huntington
8. August 19,
WSAZ 3 Huntington – (West Virginia) All lanes of I-64 east reopen near Institute.
All lanes of Eastbound Interstate 64 in Kanawha County reopened August 19
after being closed for nearly 30 hours while crews cleaned up and replaced 400
feet of guardrail damaged by a semi-truck accident August 17. Source: http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Tractor-Trailer-Rollover-Shuts-Down-I-64-Near-Cross-Lanes-322124872.html
· Firefighters continued to contain 12
wildfires that collectively burned over 110,000 acres across Oregon, destroyed
over 60 homes, and still threaten over 500 structures August 18. – Associated
Press; KOIN 6 Portland
12. August 19,
Associated Press; KOIN 6 Portland – (Oregon) John Day fire: 36
homes destroyed, 50 damaged. Firefighters continued work August 18 to
contain 12 wildfires that collectively have burned over 110,000 acres across
Oregon and have destroyed over 60 homes, damaged at least 50 others, and
threaten more than 500 structures. Source: http://koin.com/2015/08/18/gov-suspends-delivery-rules-for-fuel-to-firefighters/
· Microsoft released an emergency patch
for all supported versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser addressing a
zero-day remote code execution memory corruption vulnerability being exploited
in the wild. – Threatpost See
item 21 below in the Information Technology Sector
· The mayor of New York City signed a
bill August 18 requiring city landlords to register, inspect, and clean air-conditioning
cooling towers regularly after Legionnaire’s disease sickened 127 individuals
in the South Bronx. – USA Today
26. August 18,
USA Today – (New York) NYC mayor signs anti-Legionnaires’ bill. The
mayor of New York City signed a bill August 18 requiring city landlords to
register, inspect, and clean air-conditioning cooling towers on a regular
basis, in addition to certifying the towers. The legislation was created
following an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx that sickened
127 individuals. Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nyc-mayor-signs-anti-legionnaires-bill/ar-BBlRhap
Financial Services Sector
4. August 18,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC charges
BNY Mellon with FCPA violations. The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission announced
August 18 that BNY Mellon agreed to pay $14.8 million to resolve allegations
that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by providing
student internships to family members of government officials affiliated with a
Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, and that BNY Mellon lacked sufficient
internal controls to guard against improper hiring practices. Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/pressrelease/2015-170.html
5. August 18,
New York Times – (International) Promontory Financial settles with New York
regulator. Promontory Financial Group agreed August 18 to pay a $15 million
penalty and admitted fault to settle New York Department of Financial Services
allegations that the firm’s work for British bank Standard Chartered was not
truly independent and did not meet agency standards for consultants. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/business/dealbook/promontory-financial-settles-with-new-york-regulator.html?_r=0
For additional stories, see
item 20 below in the Information
Technology Sector and 25 below from the Commercial Facilities Sector
25. August 18,
Minneapolis Star Tribune – (National) Target settles Visa card issuer
claims in breach. Target Corp., agreed to pay Visa Inc., up to $67 million
August 18 to resolve financial claims related to a 2013 data breach at Target
that compromised the credit card information of at least 40 million customers
over a 3-week period. Target has reported $252 million in expenses tied to the
breach to-date. Source: http://www.startribune.com/target-settles-visa-card-issuer-claims-in-breach/322178271/
Information Technology Sector
18. August 19,
Securityweek – (International) Hackers leak Ashley Madison user data. Security experts
reported that hackers released a 10 gigabyte (GB) file containing the personal
information and payment records of over 30 million Ashley Madison discrete
dating Web sites users following a July breach and threats that information
would be released if Avid Life Media Inc., continued its practices regarding
user profile retention and confidentiality. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-leak-ashley-madison-user-data
19. August 19,
Securityweek – (International) Adobe patches vulnerability in LiveCycle data
services. Adobe released a security hotfix for its LiveCycle Data Services
(DS) framework addressing an XML Eternal Entity (XXE) vulnerability that could
result in information disclosure.Source: http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-vulnerability-livecycle-data-services
20. August 19,
IDG News Service – (International) Internet company Web.com hit by credit card
breach. The Web.com Group reported that a security breach discovered August
13 compromised the name, address, and credit card information of around 93,000
customers. The company reported that no verification codes or other customer
information was exposed. Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2973024/internet-company-web-com-hit-by-credit-card-breach.html
21. August 18,
Threatpost – (International) Emergency IE patch fixes vulnerability under
attack. Microsoft released an emergency patch August 18 for all supported
versions if its Internet Explorer Web browser addressing a zero-day memory
corruption vulnerability that an attacker could leverage to remotely execute
arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Source: https://threatpost.com/emergency-ie-patch-fixes-vulnerability-under-attack/114342
Communications Sector
22. August 18,
U.S. Federal Communications Commission – (National) FCC fines Smart
City $750,000 for blocking Wi-Fi. The Federal Communications Commission’s
Enforcement Bureau announced a settlement with Smart City Holdings, LLC August
18 for $750,000 after an investigation revealed that the company blocked
consumers’ mobile Wi-Fi hotspots at various convention centers nationwide while
charging an exorbitant fee for access to its Wi-Fi service on-site. Source: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-fines-smart-city-750k-blocking-wi-fi-0