Wednesday, October 7, 2015



Complete DHS Report for October 7, 2015

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 • A disaster declaration was signed for South Carolina October 5 following heavy flooding that resulted in 14 weather-related deaths, the closure of a 90-mile stretch of Interstate 95 as well as the closure of 306 additional roadways, the failure of 4 dams, and the loss of water service to 40,000 residents. – WYFF 4 Greenville

4. October 6, WYFF 4 Greenville – (South Carolina) Governor: 14 weather-related deaths confirmed. The U.S. President signed a disaster declaration for South Carolina October 5 following heavy flooding that resulted in 14 weather-related deaths, the closure of a 90-mile stretch of Interstate 95 between Interstate 20 and Interstate 26, as well as the closure of 306 additional roadways, the failure of 4 dams, and the loss of water service to 40,000 residents. Source: http://www.wyff4.com/news/building-collapses-in-columbia-numerous-roads-flooded/35646664

 • At least two cars from an Amtrak train derailed over an embankment near Northfield, Vermont, and injured 6 people October 5. – CNN

6. October 5, CNN – (Vermont) Amtrak passenger train derails in Vermont; 6 riders injured. At least two cars from an Amtrak train derailed over an embankment near Northfield, Vermont, and injured 6 people October 5. Preliminary findings concluded that the cause of the accident was a rock slide in the path of the train, and a full investigation is ongoing. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/us/vermont-train-derailment/index.html

 • An American Airlines jetliner headed to Boston from Phoenix made an emergency landing in Syracuse, New York, October 5 after the pilot fell ill and died. – New York Times

7. October 5, New York Times – (New York) Jet makes emergency landing in Syracuse after pilot dies. An American Airlines jetliner headed to Boston from Phoenix made an emergency landing in Syracuse, New York, October 5 after the pilot fell ill and died. The co-pilot took control of the aircraft and landed safely at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/nyregion/jet-makes-emergency-landing-in-syracuse-after-pilot-dies.html

 • General Mills issued a recall October 5 for 1.8 million boxes of its Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios boxes after its Lodi, California production plant mislabeled the products as gluten-free following the use of wheat in the products. – Associated Press

9. October 5, Associated Press – (National) General mills recalling 1.8M Cheerios boxes on allergy risk. Minneapolis-based General Mills issued a recall October 5 for 1.8 million boxes of its Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios boxes after its Lodi, California production plant inadvertently used wheat flower in a gluten-free oat flour system, causing the products to be incorrectly labeled as gluten-free. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/10/05/general-mills-recalling-18m-cheerios-boxes-on-allergy-risk

Financial Services Sector

See item 12 below from the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

12. October 5, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC charges Bristol-Myers Squibb with FCPA violations. New York-based pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb will pay over $14 million in an October 5 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and gained over $11 million in profits by failing to effectively institute internal controls at BMS China, its joint venture. The commission alleged that the company made cash payments and provided other benefits to health care providers at State-owned and State-controlled hospitals in exchange for prescription sales.

Information Technology Sector

15. October 6, Securityweek – (International) Google patches Stagefright 2.0 flaws on Nexus devices. Google released a security update for Nexus devices resolving 20 recently discovered critical security vulnerabilities in the libstagefright and libutils Android media playback engine, dubbed Stagefright 2.0, in which an attacker could push a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption and remote code execution. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-stagefright-20-flaws-nexus-devices

16. October 6, Softpedia – (International) Hackers breach Microsoft OWA server, steal 11,000 user passwords. Security researchers from Cybereason discovered that hackers placed a malicious dynamic link library (DLL) file via a unnamed company’s Microsoft Outlook Web Application (OWA), allowing them to steal usernames and passwords of 11,000 employees off the company’s server. The hackers replaced the OWAAUTH.dll with one containing a backdoor and collected user login and password information in clear text against the Active Directory server. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-breach-microsoft-owa-server-steal-11-000-user-passwords-493762.shtml

Communications Sector

See item 15 above in the Information Technology Sector