Tuesday, March 15, 2016



Complete DHS Report for March 15, 2016

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• Interstate 40 in North Carolina was shut down for more than 2 hours March 13 due to multiple accidents involving over 100 vehicles that left 20 people with minor injuries. – Associated Press

7. March 14, Associated Press – (North Carolina) Authorities: Over 100 cars involved in wreck on I-40 in NC. Interstate 40 in North Carolina was shut down for more than 2 hours March 13 due to multiple accidents involving more than 100 vehicles that left 20 people with minor injuries. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/authorities-100-cars-involved-wreck-40-nc-37623843

• Health officials are investigating 15 deaths and 33 others who were sickened in Wisconsin in an outbreak involving the Elizabethkingia bacteria, which has affected residents older than 65. – Washington Post

15. March 10, Washington Post – (Wisconsin) A mysterious infection may have killed 15 people in Wisconsin, and health officials aren’t sure why. Federal and State health officials are investigating 15 deaths and 33 others who were sickened in Wisconsin in an outbreak involving the Elizabethkingia bacteria. Authorities are working to determine the source of the bacteria and whether the deaths are related to the infection, which has only affected residents older than 65. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/03/10/a-mysterious-infection-may-have-killed-18-people-in-wisconsin-and-health-officials-arent-sure-why/

• Researchers released a report stating that the severe vulnerability, Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption (DROWN) affecting many cloud services, was not patched after security researchers found the attack affects Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and other services. – SecurityWeek See item 19 below in the Information Technology Sector

• More than 4,958 homes in Louisiana and approximately 650 homes in Mississippi were damaged March 13 following widespread flooding that left 4 people dead in Louisiana and 2 people missing in Mississippi. – Associated Press

23. March 13, Associated Press – (Louisiana; Mississippi; Tennessee) Thousands of homes in Louisiana, Mississippi damaged in floods. More than 4,958 homes in Louisiana and approximately 650 homes in Mississippi were damaged March 13 following widespread flooding that left 4 people dead in Louisiana and 2 people missing in Mississippi. Officials issued flood warnings across the region and ordered the evacuation of more than a dozen homes in Tennessee, while the U.S. President declared the flooding in Louisiana a major disaster. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/13/thousands-homes-in-louisiana-mississippi-damaged-in-floods.html

Financial Services Sector

Nothing to report

Information Technology Sector

19. March 11, SecurityWeek – (International) DROWN vulnerability still unpatched by most cloud services. A team of researchers released a report stating that the severe vulnerability, Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption (DROWN) affecting many cloud services, was not patched after security researchers found the attack affects Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and other services that rely on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS). The vulnerability allows attackers the ability to compromise an encrypted session even if the session is encrypted with a more secure TLS protocol. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/drown-vulnerability-still-unpatched-most-cloud-services

Communications Sector

Nothing to report