Complete DHS Report for November 10, 2016
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• Officials issued a 5-mile evacuation zone in Jackson Township,
Pennsylvania, November 8 – November 9 after a construction crew struck a
36-inch propane gas line, prompting the response of HAZMAT crews. – WTAJ 10
Altoona
1. November 9, WTAJ 10
Altoona – (Pennsylvania) Propane gas leak forces evacuation.
Officials issued a 5-mile
evacuation zone in Jackson Township, Pennsylvania, November 8 – November 9
after a construction crew struck a 36-inch propane gas line, prompting the
response of emergency and HAZMAT crews.
• Authorities are searching for a man dubbed the “Harry Potter
Bandit” who is suspected of robbing two Portland, Oregon-area banks November 8,
and is reportedly connected to at least five previous robberies in the Seattle
area. – Portland Oregonian See item 5 below in the Financial Services Sector
• A Portland, Oregon resident pleaded guilty November 8 to
conspiring with others to prepare and file over 227 fraudulent income tax
returns to claim refunds in excess of $1 million in 2010. – U.S. Department
of Justice See item 6 below in the Financial Services Sector
• Health officials Kern County, California, reported November 7
that thousands of people may have been exposed to Salmonella after consuming
fresh Prime Time International cucumbers served at several Bakersfield-area
schools, hospitals, and restaurants. – Food Safety News
13. November 8, Food
Safety News – (California) Schools, hospitals received cucumbers
recalled for Salmonella. Officials from the Kern County Department of
Public Health in California reported November 7 that fresh Prime Time
International cucumbers served at several Bakersfield establishments, including
the University of California and 26 schools in the Bakersfield City School
District and Greenfield Union School District, as well as 3 hospitals and 2
restaurants may have exposed thousands of people to Salmonella. No illnesses
have been reported and officials advised anyone who has consumed fresh
cucumbers and developed symptoms of Salmonella to seek medical attention. Source:
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/11/schools-hospitals-received-cucumbers-recalled-for-salmonella/#.WCMijy0rKUk
Financial Services Sector
5. November 8, Portland
Oregonian – (Oregon; Washington) 'Harry Potter Bandit' apparently paints
self orange, robs banks in Gresham and Aloha. Authorities are searching for
a man dubbed the “Harry Potter Bandit” who is suspected of robbing a KeyBank
branch in Gresham, Oregon, and a U.S. Bank branch in Aloha, Oregon, November 8.
The individual is reportedly connected to a string of at least five previous
robberies in the Seattle area. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/11/harry_potter_bandit_robs_aloha.html
6. November 8, U.S.
Department of Justice – (Oregon) Oregon woman pleads guilty to a tax
fraud conspiracy. A Portland, Oregon resident pleaded guilty November 8 to
conspiring with others to prepare and file over 227 fraudulent income tax
returns to claim refunds in excess of $1 million in 2010, assisting her
daughter and other co-defendants to prepare and file fictitious income tax
returns, and sharing refunds and identities listed on tax forms with her
associates. As part of the plea, the defendant also agreed to pay $429,269 in
restitution to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Information Technology Sector
20. November 9, IDG News
Service – (International) Microsoft patches 68 vulnerabilities, two
actively exploited ones. Microsoft released 14 security bulletins resolving
a total of 68 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Edge, Internet Explorer, and
SQL Server. Two of the vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild,
including a zero-day that is being leveraged by a group of attackers dubbed
Fancy Bear, APT28 or Strontium, and a second flaw that could allow for remote
code execution and enable an attacker to take full control of affected systems. Source: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3139969/security/microsoft-patches-68-vulnerabilities-two-actively-exploited-ones.html#tk.rss_security
21. November 8,
SecurityWeek – (International) Adobe patches 9 Flash Player flaws
reported via ZDI. Adobe released patches addressing nine arbitrary code
execution flaws in Flash Player and one security flaw in Connect for Microsoft
Windows that could be exploited for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks after
researchers from Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) reported the flaws to
Adobe. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-9-flash-player-flaws-reported-zdi
Communications Sector
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