Complete DHS Report for June 14, 2016
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• Authorities offered a reward June 10 in exchange for information
on a man dubbed the “Bad Eye Bandit” who is suspected of committing six bank
robberies in Washington since January. – KCPQ 13 Tacoma See item 2 below in
the Financial Services Sector
• A June 9 riot at the Franklin Correctional Institution in north
Florida involving 300 inmates began when inmates jumped a corrections officer and
took over Dorms E and F for several hours destroying nearly everything in the
dorms. – Miami Herald See item 23 below in
the Information Technology Sector
• The FBI is investigating a mass shooting June 13 that took place
at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando after an alleged Islamic State attacker
opened fire, killed 49 people, injured at least 53 others, and caused a
standoff with police while the attacker took several hostages June 12. – CNN
27. June 13,
CNN – (Florida) Orlando shooting: what motivated a killer? The
FBI is investigating a mass shooting June 13 that took place at the Pulse
nightclub in Orlando after an alleged Islamic State attacker opened fire,
killed 49 people, injured at least 53 others, and caused a standoff with police
while the attacker took several hostages June 12. The shooter was shot and
killed by police after an armored vehicle and stun grenades were used to
infiltrate the nightclub. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/index.html
• About 100 people in west Philadelphia were displaced June 12 due
to a 3-alarm fire at the Netherland Apartments that prompted 100 firefighters
to remain on site for about 2 hours containing the incident. – WTXF 29
Philadelphia
29. June 12,
WTXF 29 Philadelphia – (Pennsylvania) Apartment fire burned 100 people out of their
homes. About 100 people in west Philadelphia were displaced June 12 due to
a 3-alarm fire at the Netherland Apartments that prompted 100 firefighters to
remain on site for about 2 hours containing the incident. The cause of the fire
is under investigation.
Financial Services Sector
2. June 10,
KCPQ 13 Tacoma – (Washington) ‘Bad Eye Bandit:’ guaranteed $1,000 reward to
help catch serial bank robber wearing wig, patch over hurt eye for heists. Authorities
offered a reward June 10 in exchange for information on a man dubbed the “Bad
Eye Bandit” who is suspected of committing six bank robberies in Washington
since January. Source: http://q13fox.com/2016/06/10/bad-eye-bandit-guaranteed-1000-reward-to-help-catch-serial-bank-robber-wearing-wig-patch-over-hurt-eye-for-heists/
Information Technology Sector
24. June 12,
Softpedia – (International) Email server glitch exposes email addresses
for 7,618 Let’s Encrypt users. The Let’s Encrypt project, launched by
Mozilla Foundation and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reported June 11
that a glitch in its email newsletter system inadvertently exposed the email
addresses of 7,618 users, which were 1.9 percent of the entire subscriber base.
Let’s Encrypt officials stated they will provide an incident report on what
transpired. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/email-server-glitch-exposes-email-addresses-for-7-618-let-s-encrypt-users-505140.shtml
25. June 12,
Softpedia – (International) Hackers find clever way to bypass Google’s
two-factor authentication. A security researcher from Clearbit.com reported
that a Google two-factor authentication, or 2FA, attack was active after
discovering attackers were disguising themselves as Google notifications in
order to trick victims into sending the 6-digit verification code associated
with each email account. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/hackers-find-clever-way-to-bypass-google-s-two-factor-authentication-505138.shtml
26. June 12,
CNET – (International) Facebook activates Safety Check after Orlando
massacre, its first use in US. Facebook activated its Safety Check tool
which aimed to inform family and friends of the status of people near an
affected area following the June 12 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
The tool was utilized for the first time in the U.S. after it was activated
during the 2015 Paris shooting. Source: http://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-activates-safety-check-after-orlando-massacre/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Communications Sector
Nothing to report