Complete DHS Report for September 15, 2016
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• California State prosecutors announced September 13 that
Southern California Gas Company agreed to pay $4 million after they failed to
immediately report an October 2015 gas leak at its Aliso Canyon site near
Porter Ranch. – New York Times
1. September
13, New York Times – (California) Southern California Gas reaches $4 million
settlement over natural gas leak. California State prosecutors announced
September 13 that Southern California Gas Company agreed to pay $4 million
after the company failed to immediately report an October 2015 gas leak at its
Aliso Canyon site near Porter Ranch that forced the evacuation of more than
6,000 people to the California Office of Emergency Services and the local
Certified Unified Program Agency. Under the settlement, the company must pay
$307,500 in penalties and fines, and install and maintain a $1.5 million
methane monitoring system at its Aliso Canyon facility, among other
requirements. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/us/southern-california-gas-reaches-4-million-settlement-over-natural-gas-leak.html?_r=1
• Colonial Pipeline officials reported September 13 that
approximately 42,000 gallons of gas leaked from a broken pipeline in Shelby
County, Alabama, September 12. – WBRC 6 Birmingham
2. September
13, WBRC 6 Birmingham– (Alabama) Colonial Pipeline: At least 42,000 gallons of gas
leaked from line. Colonial Pipeline officials reported September 13 that
approximately 42,000 gallons of gas leaked from a broken pipeline in Shelby
County, Alabama, September 12. Crews contained the leak and the cause of the
spill remains under investigation. Source: http://www.wbrc.com/story/33088344/colonial-pipeline-at-least-42000-gallons-of-gas-leaked-from-line
• The U.S. Department of Justice announced September 13 that
Regions Bank agreed to pay $52.4 million to settle allegations that the bank
violated the False Claims Act by originating and underwriting mortgage loans
that did not meet underwriting requirements from January 2006 – December 2011.
– U.S. Department of Justice See item 3 below in
the Financial Services Sector
• The former treasurer of Atglen Sportsmen’s Club in Parkesburg,
Pennsylvania, was arrested September 13 after he allegedly embezzled over
$120,000 from the organization over the course of several years. – Chester
County Daily Local News
14. September
14, Chester County Daily Local News – (Pennsylvania) Police: Man
reportedly stole $120K from sportsmen’s club. The former treasurer of
Atglen Sportsmen’s Club in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, was arrested September 13
after he allegedly embezzled over $120,000 from the organization over the
course of several years. Source: http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20160913/NEWS/160919919
Financial Services Sector
3. September
13, U.S. Department of Justice – (National) Regions bank agrees
to pay $52.4 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act liability arising from
FHA-insured mortgage lending. The U.S. Department of Justice announced
September 13 that Regions Bank agreed to pay $52.4 million to settle
allegations that the bank violated the False Claims Act by originating and
underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet HUD
underwriting requirements regarding borrower creditworthiness from January 2006
– December 2011. The charges also allege that Regions failed to maintain a
quality control program in compliance with HUD requirements, failed to
consistently review samples of FHA-insured loans, and failed to review Early
Payment Default (EPD) loans per HUD guidelines, among other violations. Source:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/regions-bank-agrees-pay-524-million-resolve-alleged-false-claims-act-liability-arising-fha
Information Technology Sector
12. September
13, SecurityWeek – (International) Adobe patches 29 vulnerabilities in Flash
Player. Adobe released updates for Flash Player, Digital Editions, and
Adobe Air SDK & Compiler resolving a total of 37 vulnerabilities, including
integer overflow, use-after-free, among other memory corruption issues in Flash
Player that can be exploited to leverage arbitrary code execution, as well as
several memory corruption flaws and a use-after-free issue in Digital Editions
4.5.1 and earlier that can be exploited for arbitrary code execution, among
other vulnerabilities.
13. September
13, SecurityWeek – (International) Microsoft patches browser vulnerability
exploited in attacks. Microsoft released 13 security bulletins patching
nearly 50 vulnerabilities plaguing Windows, Internet Explorer, Edge, Exchange,
and Office, including an information disclosure flaw in Internet Explorer and
Edge that can be exploited if an attacker convinces a victim to access a
compromised Website, as well as a memory corruption issue that can be exploited
for remote code execution if the victim accesses a compromised Website, among
other vulnerabilities. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-browser-vulnerability-exploited-attacks
Communications Sector
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