Complete DHS Report for June 15, 2016
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Top Stories
• Wolverine Pipe Line Company announced June 13 that its pipeline
was now fully operational following a June 3 incident where over 8,000 gallons
of diesel fuel spilled on a Van Buren County farm. – WXMI 17 Grand Rapids
1. June 13,
WXMI 17 Grand Rapids – (Michigan) Ruptured fuel pipeline repaired in Van Buren
County. Wolverine Pipe Line Company announced June 13 that its pipeline was
fully operational following a June 3 incident where over 8,000 gallons of
diesel fuel spilled on a Van Buren County farm after a farmer inadvertently
struck the line while doing excavation work. The impacted soil is being
replaced with new soil. Source: http://fox17online.com/2016/06/13/ruptured-fuel-pipeline-repaired-in-van-buren-county/
• A New York official announced the $12 million Permanent Generator
Initiative, a plan to install permanent emergency generators at downstate
retail gas stations to ensure back-up power capacity following emergencies June
13. – Office of Governor, New York State
2. June 13,
Office of the Governor, New York State – (New York) Governor announces
$12 million for downstate gas station resiliency and storm hardening. The
governor of New York announced June 13 the $12 million Permanent Generator
Initiative, which is a plan to install permanent emergency generators at
downstate retail gas stations to ensure back-up power capacity following major
storms and emergencies. The funding will help advance the governor’s Fuel NY
initiative to ensure that strategically-located gas stations are operational
during power disruptions. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-12-million-downstate-gas-station-resiliency-and-storm-hardening
• A June 13 fire at the Tiger Product’s chemical plant in Bladen
County caused surrounding homes to be evacuated, closed parts of U.S. 701, and
prompted fire crews to remain on site for over seven hours. – WECT 6
Wilmington
3. June 13,
WECT 6 Wilmington – (North Carolina) Crews extinguish Bladen Co. chemical plant
fire. A June 13 fire at the Tiger Product’s chemical plant in Bladen County
caused surrounding homes to be evacuated, closed parts of U.S. 701, and
prompted fire crews to remain on site for over seven hours after the fire began
in a sulfur machine following an explosion. The incident was contained and one
person was injured and sent to an area hospital. Source: http://www.wect.com/story/32207667/crews-extinguish-bladen-co-chemical-plant-fire
• CSX transportation crews were working to remove derailed train
cars from the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore June 13 after 13 cars carrying
a volatile, flammable chemical derailed while traveling from Philadelphia to
Cumberland. – Baltimore Sun
7. June 13,
Baltimore Sun – (Maryland) Work begins to clear derailed Howard Tunnel train;
expected to take more than 24 hours. CSX transportation crews were working
to remove derailed train cars from the Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore June
13 after 13 cars carrying a volatile, flammable chemical derailed while
traveling from Philadelphia to Cumberland. Officials stated there were no
chemical spillage, but several area roads were closed June 13, and estimated
the cleanup will take more than 24 hours. Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-train-derailment-20160613-story.html
Financial Services Sector
4. June 13,
Syracuse Post-Standard – (National) Former Ithaca accountant admits
to $10M investment fraud. The former managing partner, treasurer, and secretary
of Global Financial Fund 8 LLP pleaded guilty June 13 to Federal charges after
he and 2 co-conspirators allegedly defrauded at least 16 investors out of $10
million by making phony profit payments to the investors between 2004 and 2005,
and by claiming investors’ funds were held in an Italian bank where the money
was generating significant profits. Officials stated the former accountant used
$1.5 million of the investors’ funds for personal use. Source: http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/06/former_ithaca_accountant_admits_to_10m_investment_fraud.html
Information Technology Sector
20. June 14,
Softpedia – (International) RAA ransomware is 100 percent JavaScript. Security
researchers from Emsisoft reported that a new ransomware family titled RAA was
the first ransomware to solely use obfuscated JavaScript code to infect
computers and encrypt victims’ data after finding the ransomware includes the CryptoJS
library which allows RAA to encrypt files. The ransomware uses JavaScript to
deter security researchers from reverse-engineering its source code. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/raa-ransomware-is-100-percent-javascript-505228.shtml
21. June 14,
SecurityWeek – (International) Samsung patches privilege escalation flaw in
update tool. Samsung released SW Update version 2.2.7.24 after a security
researcher from Frost Security discovered that Samsung’s SW Update application
tool was plagued with a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain
complete control over a Samsung computer by placing a specially crafted Dynamic
Link Libraries (DLLs) in the SW Update folder. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/samsung-patches-privilege-escalation-flaw-update-tool
22. June 13,
Help Net Security – (International) Ransomware targets Android smart TVs. Security
researchers found that Sharp and Philip brand smart TVs running the Android TV
operating system (OS) were susceptible to the FLocker ransomware which
disguises itself as U.S. Cyber Police, accuses the victims of crimes they did
not commit, and demands $200 worth of iTunes gift cards via spam Short Message
Service (SMS) or malicious links. Researchers advised affected users to contact
the device vendor and enable the Android Debugging Bridge (ADB) tool. Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/06/13/ransomware-android-smart-tvs/
Communications Sector
Nothing to report