Complete DHS Report for
October 28, 2015
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Top Stories
• General Motors
Co., announced October 27 plans to recall 1.41 million vehicles of various
makes and model years due to fire risks associated with drops of oil on the
exhaust manifold. – Detroit News; Associated Press
4. October
27, Detroit News; Associated Press – (International) GM recalling
1.4M cars in fourth recall for fire risks. General Motors Co., announced
October 27 plans to recall 1.41 million model year 1997 – 2004 Pontiac Grand
Prix, 2000 – 2004 Chevrolet Impala, 1998 – 1999 Chevrolet Lumina, 1998 – 2004
Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1998 – 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, and 1997 – 2004 Buick
Regal vehicles due to an issue in which hard braking could lead to drops of oil
depositing on the exhaust manifold, posing a risk of fire. The recall affects
models with 3.8-liter V6 3800 engines. Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2015/10/27/general-motors-engine-fires/74668924/
• Waco, Texas
officials announced October 26 that significant rainfall resulted in the
discharge of 1.98 million gallons of wastewater into the Brazos River. – Waco
Tribune-Herald
13. October
26, Waco Tribune-Herald – (Texas) Nearly 2 million gallons of
wastewater spilled into Brazos after rains. Waco city officials announced
October 26 that significant rainfall over the weekend of October 24 resulted in
the discharge of 1.98 million gallons of wastewater into the Brazos River at
the Waco Metropolitan Regional Sewerage System main lift station. Officials
recommended that residents with private wells located within a half-mile of the
plant’s location should only use distilled or boiled water, while crews worked
to contain and disinfect the discharges. Source: http://www.wacotrib.com/news/city_of_waco/nearly-million-gallons-of-wastewater-spilled-after-weekend-rainfall/article_d74be46a-1f0b-5a40-8fdb-e99cef9f9dca.html
• Officials reported
October 26 that 318,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from manholes in College
Station, Texas, and made its way into several creeks. – KBTX 3 Bryan/College
Station
15. October
26, KBTX 3 Bryan/College Station – (Texas) Weekend rains cause
wastewater overflows in College Station. Officials with the city of College
Station reported October 26 that 192,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from a
manhole at Bent Oak and another 126,000 gallons of wastewater came from a
manhole on Longmire drive, making its way into Burton, Wolf Pen, and Bee
Creeks, which flow into Carters Creek due to recent rainfall. Authorities
stated that the overflows should not have any adverse effects on the
environment. Source: http://www.kbtx.com/news/local/headlines/Weekend-Rains-Cause-Wastewater-Overflows-in-College-Station-337314751.html
• WellSpan York Hospital in Pennsylvania
announced October 27 about 1,300 patients may have been exposed to
nontuberculous mycobacterium after the hospital identified 8 patients who
contracted the bacterial infection, 4 of which died. – CNN
16. October
27, CNN – (Pennsylvania) Bacterial infection suspected in deaths of
four at Pennsylvania hospital. WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania,
announced October 27 that it is informing about 1,300 patients who underwent
open-heart surgery from October 2011 to July 2015 that they may have been
exposed to nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) after the hospital identified 8
patients who contracted the bacterial infection, 4 of which died. The hospital
replaced its heater-cooler devices in July and implemented new safety
procedures when the devices are in use. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/health/bacteria-york-hospital/
Financial Services Sector
Nothing
to report
Information Technology Sector
20. October
27, Securityweek – (International) Joomla flaw exploited in the wild within
hours of disclosure. Security researchers from Sucuri reported that
malicious actors started exploiting critical vulnerabilities, including a
Structured Query Language (SQL) injection issue in Joomla, within 4 hours of
patches released by developers addressing the issue and subsequent flaw
disclosures by researchers at Trustwave. The SQL injection vulnerability could
allow a remote attacker to hijack administrator sessions and gain access to
affected Joomla Web sites.
Communications Sector
Nothing to report