Tuesday, February 23, 2016



Complete DHS Report for February 23, 2016

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Top Stories

• Crews worked to reopen all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near North Port in Florida February 22 nearly 24 hours after a semi-truck crashed, overturned, and spilled several thousand gallons of fuel February 21. – WTSP 10 St. Petersburg

5. February 22, WTSP 10 St. Petersburg – (Florida) SB I-75 to reopen some lanes overnight after tanker crash. Crews worked to reopen all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near North Port in Florida February 22 nearly 24 hours after an accident involving a semi-truck crashed, overturned, and spilled several thousand gallons of fuel onto the roadway from its load February 21. Source: http://www.wtsp.com/story/traffic/2016/02/21/traffic--75-southbound-lanes-north-port-closed/80697924/

• The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a boil-water advisory February 20 and urged residents in Crystal City to avoid drinking discolored water until the commission issues an all-clear notice. – CNN

16. February 21, CNN – (Texas) Water runs black in Texas town already wracked by corruption arrests. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a boil-water advisory February 20 and urged residents in Crystal City to avoid drinking discolored water until the commission issues an all-clear notice following sample test results for water pressure, chlorination, and bacteria.

• An Oregon man was charged February 18 for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after he stole the usernames and passwords of 363 Apple and Google email accounts via a phishing scheme that tricked victims into clicking a malicious link to “verify” their accounts. – SecurityWeek See item 22 below in the Information Technology Sector

• A couple was arrested February 19 after stealing $1.9 million from a Hardeeville car dealership by disguising themselves as parts vendors to receive company checks, which were later used to pay for the couple’s personal expenses. – Associated Press 

27. February 19, Associated Press – (South Carolina) South Carolina state police say a Georgia couple stole nearly $2 million from a car dealership in Hardeeville. South Carolina State police reported February 19 that a Georgia couple was arrested after stealing $1.9 million from a Hardeeville car dealership by disguising themselves as parts vendors to steal company checks, which were later used to pay for the couple’s personal expenses. Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d6bacce89afd461883ac9c0f63c68a66/SC--Millions-Stolen

Financial Services Sector
Nothing to report


Information Technology Sector

21. February 22, SecurityWeek – (International) Comodo support tool allowed attackers to elevate privileges. Comodo’s security product, GeekBuddy was susceptible to a security vulnerability after a security researcher from Google Project Zero found that its virtual network computing (VNC) server was protected by a weak password generated using the first eight characters of an secure hash algorithm 1 (SHA-1) hash in relation to the device’s disk, which could allow attackers to generate a password, connect to the VNC server, and elevate their privileges. In addition, attackers could escape sandboxes including its Chromodo browser, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/comodo-support-tool-allowed-attackers-elevate-privileges

22. February 22, SecurityWeek – (National) Oregon man pleads guilty to hacking celebrity email accounts. The U.S. Department of Justice reported February 18 that an Oregon man was charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after he allegedly stole the usernames and passwords of 363 Apple and Google email accounts through a phishing scheme that tricked victims into clicking a malicious link to “verify” their accounts. Once victims clicked on the malicious link, they were redirected to a fake Web site that impersonated an Apple or Google login page where the culprit collected email credentials. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/oregon-man-pleads-guilty-hacking-celebrity-email-accounts

Communications Sector

Nothing to report