Complete DHS Report for August 31, 2016
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• Mazda Motor Corporation issued a recall August 29 for 190,102 of
its model years 2007 – 2012 Mazda CX-7 crossover vehicles sold in the U.S. due
to a potential corrosion issue with the front suspension ball joint fittings
and the front lower control arm that can make the vehicle difficult to steer. –
TheCarConnection.com
1. August 29,
TheCarConnection.com – (National) 2007-2012 Mazda CX-7 recalled for corrosion
problem. Mazda Motor Corporation issued a recall August 29 for 190,102 of
its model years 2007 – 2012 Mazda CX-7 crossover vehicles sold in the U.S. due
to a potential corrosion issue where water entering the front suspension ball
joint fittings can cause the ball joint fittings to corrode and the front lower
control arm to separate from the vehicle, thereby making the vehicle more
difficult to steer and increasing the risk of an accident. Source:
• Officials reported that the Soberanes Fire burning in Monterey
County, California, grew to 93,245 acres August 30 while containment remained
at 60 percent. – KSBW 8 Monterey
14. August 30,
KSBW 8 Monterey – (California) Soberanes fire grows to more than 93,000 acres. Officials
reported that the Soberanes Fire burning in Monterey County, California, grew
to 93,245 acres August 30 while containment remained at 60 percent. Officials
issued August 28 an evacuation warning for a small section of Monterey County
along the Pacific Coast Highway and stated that the fire has destroyed 57
homes, threatens 400 more, and killed 1 person. Source: http://www.ksbw.com/article/soberanes-fire-grows-to-more-than-92000-acres/2102060
• Over 100 employees were evacuated from the Gap Inc. regional
distribution facility in Fishkill, New York, August 29 following a 6-alarm fire
that caused an estimated $1 million in damage. – WABC 7 New York
20. August 30,
WABC 7 New York – (New York) Huge fire burns through Gap facility in Fishkill. Over
100 employees were evacuated from the Gap Inc. regional distribution facility
in Fishkill, New York, August 29 following a 6-alarm fire that caused an
estimated $1 million in damage. The cause of the fire remains under
investigation and no injuries were reported.
• The Louisiana National Guard and Plaquemine Parish officials
plugged a 70-foot breach in a levee in Plaquemine Parish August 28 after
dropping nearly 247 sandbags on the marsh side of the levee August 26 – August
28. – New Orleans Times-Picayune
23. August 30,
New Orleans Times-Picayune– (Louisiana) National Guard plugs levee
breach in Plaquemines Parish. The Louisiana National Guard and Plaquemine
Parish officials plugged a 70-foot breach in a levee in Plaquemine Parish
August 28 after dropping nearly 247 sandbags on the marsh side of the levee
August 26 – August 28. Officials stated the breach posed no threat to nearby
residents or businesses. Source: http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/08/levee_breach_plaquemines_paris.html
Financial Services Sector
See item 19 below in the Information Technology
Sector
Information Technology Sector
18. August 30,
Softpedia – (International) New and mysterious FairWare ransomware
targets Linux server. A Bleeping Computer analyst reported that at least 3
Linux server administrators discovered that a ransomware variant, dubbed
FairWare hacked their servers, removed their Website root folders, and left a
ransom note in the /root folder demanding a 2 Bitcoin, or roughly $1,150,
payment in order to retrieve the files. The researcher stated there is no
evidence that the ransomware encrypts the user’s files and warned FairWare may
be deleting the files and scamming victims after the ransom is paid. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/new-and-mysterious-fairware-ransomware-targets-linux-servers-507740.shtml
19. August 29,
SecurityWeek – (International) Kelihos botnet triples in size overnight. MalwareTech
researchers warned that the Kelihos botnet’s activity significantly increased
to 34,533 infections in August and discovered that the botnet was spamming
other malware after finding that Kelihos was distributing Wildfire ransomware
as well as banking trojans based on the Zeus source code. Researchers believe
Kelihos started distributing ransomware and banking trojans after the botnet’s
operator realized the malware was more profitable than its original pump and
dump spamming campaigns. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/kelihos-botnet-triples-size-overnight
Communications Sector
Nothing to report