Wednesday, August 31, 2016



Complete DHS Report for August 31, 2016

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Top Stories

• Mazda Motor Corporation issued a recall August 29 for 190,102 of its model years 2007 – 2012 Mazda CX-7 crossover vehicles sold in the U.S. due to a potential corrosion issue with the front suspension ball joint fittings and the front lower control arm that can make the vehicle difficult to steer. – TheCarConnection.com

1. August 29, TheCarConnection.com – (National) 2007-2012 Mazda CX-7 recalled for corrosion problem. Mazda Motor Corporation issued a recall August 29 for 190,102 of its model years 2007 – 2012 Mazda CX-7 crossover vehicles sold in the U.S. due to a potential corrosion issue where water entering the front suspension ball joint fittings can cause the ball joint fittings to corrode and the front lower control arm to separate from the vehicle, thereby making the vehicle more difficult to steer and increasing the risk of an accident. Source:

• Officials reported that the Soberanes Fire burning in Monterey County, California, grew to 93,245 acres August 30 while containment remained at 60 percent. – KSBW 8 Monterey

14. August 30, KSBW 8 Monterey – (California) Soberanes fire grows to more than 93,000 acres. Officials reported that the Soberanes Fire burning in Monterey County, California, grew to 93,245 acres August 30 while containment remained at 60 percent. Officials issued August 28 an evacuation warning for a small section of Monterey County along the Pacific Coast Highway and stated that the fire has destroyed 57 homes, threatens 400 more, and killed 1 person. Source: http://www.ksbw.com/article/soberanes-fire-grows-to-more-than-92000-acres/2102060

• Over 100 employees were evacuated from the Gap Inc. regional distribution facility in Fishkill, New York, August 29 following a 6-alarm fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage. – WABC 7 New York

20. August 30, WABC 7 New York – (New York) Huge fire burns through Gap facility in Fishkill. Over 100 employees were evacuated from the Gap Inc. regional distribution facility in Fishkill, New York, August 29 following a 6-alarm fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no injuries were reported.

• The Louisiana National Guard and Plaquemine Parish officials plugged a 70-foot breach in a levee in Plaquemine Parish August 28 after dropping nearly 247 sandbags on the marsh side of the levee August 26 – August 28. – New Orleans Times-Picayune

23. August 30, New Orleans Times-Picayune– (Louisiana) National Guard plugs levee breach in Plaquemines Parish. The Louisiana National Guard and Plaquemine Parish officials plugged a 70-foot breach in a levee in Plaquemine Parish August 28 after dropping nearly 247 sandbags on the marsh side of the levee August 26 – August 28. Officials stated the breach posed no threat to nearby residents or businesses. Source: http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/08/levee_breach_plaquemines_paris.html
  
Financial Services Sector

See item 19 below in the Information Technology Sector

Information Technology Sector

18. August 30, Softpedia – (International) New and mysterious FairWare ransomware targets Linux server. A Bleeping Computer analyst reported that at least 3 Linux server administrators discovered that a ransomware variant, dubbed FairWare hacked their servers, removed their Website root folders, and left a ransom note in the /root folder demanding a 2 Bitcoin, or roughly $1,150, payment in order to retrieve the files. The researcher stated there is no evidence that the ransomware encrypts the user’s files and warned FairWare may be deleting the files and scamming victims after the ransom is paid. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/new-and-mysterious-fairware-ransomware-targets-linux-servers-507740.shtml

19. August 29, SecurityWeek – (International) Kelihos botnet triples in size overnight. MalwareTech researchers warned that the Kelihos botnet’s activity significantly increased to 34,533 infections in August and discovered that the botnet was spamming other malware after finding that Kelihos was distributing Wildfire ransomware as well as banking trojans based on the Zeus source code. Researchers believe Kelihos started distributing ransomware and banking trojans after the botnet’s operator realized the malware was more profitable than its original pump and dump spamming campaigns. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/kelihos-botnet-triples-size-overnight

Communications Sector

Nothing to report