Complete DHS Report for April 20, 2016
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Marathon Pipe Line LLC reported April 18 that about 48,300
gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a pipeline near Mount Carmel in southern
Illinois, impacting the Wabash River. – Associated Press
1. April 19,
Associated Press – (Illinois) Diesel spill reported on Ohio River in Illinois. Marathon
Pipe Line LLC reported April 18 that about 48,300 gallons of diesel fuel leaked
from a pipeline near Mount Carmel in southern Illinois, impacting the Wabash
River. The operator shut down its Two Rivers pipeline system as a precaution
while authorities worked to determine the source of the leak.
• Severe flooding in the Houston area April 19 left at least 5
people dead and prompted the closure of schools and universities, the shutdown
of major highways, and the evacuation of dozens of subdivisions after the U.S.
National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning through April 20. – Fox
News; Associated Press
11. April 19,
Fox News; Associated Press – (Texas) Houston braces for second round of
flash flooding after storms leave 5 dead. Severe flooding in the Houston
area April 19 left at least 5 people dead and prompted the closure of schools
and universities, the shutdown of major highways, and the evacuation of dozens
of subdivisions after the U.S. National Weather Service issued a flash flood
warning through April 20. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/19/houston-braces-for-second-round-flash-flooding-after-storms-leave-5-dead.html
• A hacking group titled, Team System Dz reportedly hacked and
defaced 88 Web sites in France, Israel, the U.K., and the U.S. April 14 – April
16, leaving pro-Islamic State messages on each compromised Web page. – Softpedia
See item 14 below in
the Information Technology Sector
• The Onion Creek Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, sustained about
$700,000 in damages and displaced 2 other churches who utilize the property due
to an April 17 fire. – KVUE 24 Austin
20. April 18,
KVUE 24 Austin – (Texas) AFD: Cause of SE Austin church fire undetermined. The
Onion Creek Baptist Church in Austin sustained about $700,000 in damages and
displaced 2 other churches who utilize the property due to an April 17 fire
that began in the back area of the church. Officials reported they were
investigating the blaze.
Financial Services Sector
See item 16 below in the Information Technology
Sector
Information Technology Sector
14. April 19,
Softpedia – (International) Pro-ISIS group defaces 88 websites in
three-day rampage. A hacking group titled, Team System Dz reportedly hacked
and defaced 88 Web sites from France, Israel, the U.K, and the U.S. April 14 –
April 16, leaving pro-Islamic State messages on each compromised Web page, many
of which were running WordPress systems. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/pro-isis-group-defaces-88-websites-in-three-day-rampage-503153.shtml
15. April 19,
SecurityWeek – (International) Google analyzes effectiveness of website hack
notifications. Google and the University of California, Berkeley released a
study revealing that nearly 60 percent of hijacking incidences were resolved by
Webmasters over an 11-month period with about 22 percent of Search Quality Web
sites and 6 percent of Safe Browsing Web sites reinfected within 1 month.
Google advised Webmasters to sign up for Google’s Search Console to ensure they
are notified when their Web sites become compromised. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/google-analyzes-effectiveness-website-hack-notifications
16. April 19,
Softpedia – (International) New CryptXXX ransomware locks your files,
steals bitcoin and local passwords. Security researchers from Proofpoint
discovered the CryptXXX ransomware had an infostealer component and could
harvest information and credentials about a user’s local instant messenger
clients, email clients, FTP clients, and Internet browser information, as well
as steal bitcoins after finding that the CryptXXX ransomware was similar to an
older Reveton ransomware and allegedly created by the authors of the Angler
exploit kit (EK). Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/new-cryptxxx-ransomware-locks-your-files-steals-bitcoin-and-local-passwords-503149.shtml
17. April 18,
SecurityWeek – (International) Ransomware uses blockchains to transmit
decryption keys. Researchers from Sucuri discovered that ransomware
developers were using blockchains to deliver decryption keys to victims
infected with ransomware, after discovering that the usage of blockchains to
transmit decryption keys is much more reliable for attackers than using payment
gates and third-party compromised Web sites, ensuring that the entire
transaction process is public and transparent while hiding attackers’ real
Internet Protocols (IPs) addresses.Source: http://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-uses-blockchains-transmit-decryption-keys
Communications Sector
Nothing to report
No comments:
Post a Comment