Complete DHS Report for
September 1, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Puget Sound Energy
and Seattle City Lights reported 111,000 customers were without power August 30
after a powerful windstorm knocked out power for at least 250,000 Seattle
residents and thousands more in Oregon August 29. – KING 5 Seattle
2. August 30,
KING 5 Seattle – (Washington; Oregon) Some customers will be without power
until Tuesday. Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Lights reported 111,000
customers were without power August 30 after a powerful windstorm with winds
reaching 87 mph knocked out power for at least 250,000 Seattle residents and
thousands more in Oregon August 29. Two deaths were reported as a result of the
storm, and officials warned it could take until September 1 to restore power to
all customers. Source:
http://www.king5.com/story/weather/2015/08/30/storm-power-outages/71424188/
• An 8-mile stretch
of Interstate 101 in Burlingame was shut down for 18 hours after a crane
operated by Caltrans contractor struck a high-voltage tower, causing the tower
to collapse and power lines to fall across the highway August 28. – Associated
Press
10. August 30,
Associated Press – (California) Closure planned for Bay Area freeway hit by
power lines. An 8-mile stretch of Interstate 101 in Burlingame was shut
down for about 18 hours after a crane operated by Caltrans contractor struck a
high-voltage tower, causing the tower to collapse and power lines to fall
across the highway August 28. One lane reopened August 29, but authorities
reported that another closure will occur from August 30 to August 31. Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/30/bay-area-freeway-closed-for-8-miles-by-downed-powe/
• Graham,
Washington-based Kapowsin Meats expanded a recall August 27 to include an
additional 523,380 pounds of its pork products due to possible Salmonella
contamination. –U.S. Department of Agriculture
19. August 28,
U.S. Department of Agriculture – (National) Kapowsin Meats
recalls pork products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Graham,
Washington-based Kapowsin Meats expanded a recall August 27 to include an
additional 523,380 pounds of its pork products due to possible Salmonella
contamination following an initial August 13 recall that identified 152 patient
cases of Salmonella illness linked to the consumption of Kapowsin Meats. The
products were produced from April 18 – August 26 and shipped to retail stores
nationwide. Source: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2015/recall-110-2015-release-expansion
• Officials shut off
taps, showers, and closed the kitchen at San Quentin State Prison in California
after 6 inmates tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease and over 50 others
showed symptoms beginning August 27. – Los Angeles Times
28. August 30,
Los Angeles Times – (California) Several San Quintin prison inmates have tested
positive for Legionnaires’ disease. Officials shut off taps, showers, and
closed the kitchen at San Quentin State Prison in California after 6 inmates
tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease and over 50 others showed symptoms
beginning August 27. All visitation and volunteer programs were temporarily
suspended while authorities investigate the source of the infection. Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-quentin-20150830-story.html
Financial Services Sector
8. August 28,
Associated Press – (International) 5 charged in $30 million investment pyramid
scheme. Five suspects were indicted August 27 for an investment pyramid
scheme in which Hong Kong-based companies purportedly ran online children’s
education courses, but instead solicited $30 million in investments from
Chinese-Americans in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.
Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_28720410/5-charged-30-million-investment-pyramid-scheme
9. August 28,
Reuters – (New Mexico) New Mexico’s prosecutor charges State official
with embezzlement. New Mexico’s Secretary of State was charged August 28
with embezzlement, money laundering, and campaign finance violations after an
investigation revealed that she withdrew over $430,000 from bank accounts at 8
New Mexico casinos from 2013 – 2014, and authorities allege that she used
campaign contributions for personal gain. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/29/usa-corruption-new-mexico-idUSL1N11400W20150829
Information Technology Sector
30. August 31,
IDG News Service – (International) Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 Web sites,
many of them dating ones. Security researchers from Hold Security
discovered that hackers breached 97 Web sites between July - August after
analysts found batches of stolen information including a list of Web sites and
their vulnerabilities, notes, and large lists of email addresses and
unencrypted passwords. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2977464/security/russian-speaking-hackers-breach-97-websites-many-of-them-dating-ones.html#tk.rss_security
31. August 31,
IDG News Service – (International) ‘KeyRaider’ iOS malware targets jailbroken
devices. Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks discovered that
hackers have compromised over 225,000 Apple user accounts using malware called
KeyRaider to target jailbroken devices. The malware steals account usernames,
passwords, device identification codes, certificates, private keys, and
purchase receipts, and was also observed being used as ransomware. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2977467/security/keyraider-ios-malware-targets-jailbroken-devices.html#tk.rss_security
32. August 31,
Securityweek – (International) Vulnerability allowed hackers to hijack
Smartsheet accounts. Smartsheet patched an insecure direct object reference
vulnerability in its cloud application that could have allowed an attacker to
hijack user accounts via the software’s “import users” feature. The application
is used by over 65,000 businesses and 5 million users worldwide. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/vulnerability-allowed-hackers-hijack-smartsheet-accounts
33. August 31,
Softpedia – (International) Hackers linked to Russian government
impersonate EFF Web site to spread malware. Google security researchers
discovered that hackers affiliated with Operation Pawn Storm were using spear
phishing emails purporting to be from an Electronic Frontier Foundation domain
to deliver a recently discovered Java zero-day exploit that would inject the
affected system with Sednit malware. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-linked-to-russian-government-impersonate-eff-website-to-spread-malware-490473.shtml
34. August 31,
The Register – (International) Cisco ISE carries HTML authentication bug. Cisco
discovered a vulnerability in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) in which an
attacker could exploit a lack of access control for uploaded HyperText Markup
Language (HTML) files to see custom pages an administrator has created, which
can include sensitive network and security information. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/31/cisco_ise_carries_html_authentication_bug/
35. August 31,
Securityweek – (International) IBM warns of new CoreBot stealer. Security
researchers at IBM discovered a new threat dubbed “CoreBot” that uses a modular
plugin system to steal local data from Web browsers, applications, File
Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients, email clients, and other software after
setting up a key in the Microsoft Windows Registry to maintain persistence. The
malware also contains a domain generation algorithm (DGA), and can download and
execute other threats through Windows PowerShell. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/ibm-warns-organizations-new-corebot-stealer
Communications Sector
See item 31 above in the Information Technology
Sector