Tuesday, September 6, 2016



Complete DHS Report for September 6, 2016

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Top Stories

• Two southwest Miami, Florida residents were arrested September 1 after authorities discovered over 2,000 counterfeit gift cards, thousands of fraudulent credit cards, and several laptops in the duo’s home. – Associated Press

5. September 1, Associated Press – (Florida) Thousands of fraudulent cards, crystal meth found in SW Miami-Dade home. Two southwest Miami-Dade, Florida residents were arrested September 1 after authorities discovered over 2,000 counterfeit gift cards, thousands of fraudulent credit cards, and several laptops in the duo’s home, which were used to steal over $50,000 from victims. Source: http://wsvn.com/news/local/fraudulent-cards-drugs-found-in-southwest-miami-dade-bust/

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York announced September 1 the completion of the $2.1 billion, 50-foot Main Navigation Channel Deepening Program that deepened 7 channels for the Port of New York and New Jersey. – Hudson County Jersey Journal

13. September 1, Hudson County Jersey Journal – (New Jersey) In major milestone, Port Authority, Army Corps complete $2.1B harbor deepening project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York announced September 1 the completion of the $2.1 billion, 50-foot Main Navigation Channel Deepening Program that deepened 7 channels for the Port of New York and New Jersey. The harbor now allows larger ships to access the Port’s container terminals including Port Newark, Howland Hook Marine Terminal, and Global Container Terminal Bayonne. Source: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/09/in_major_milestone_port_authority_army_corps_compl.html

• A total of 105,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Parks Run in Cockeysville, Maryland, August 31 after utility workers’ equipment became wedged in a sewer pipeline, causing wastewater to back up and spill out of a manhole cover. – Baltimore Sun

18. September 1, Baltimore Sun – (Maryland) 105,000 gallons of sewage spilled in Cockeysville. A total of 105,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Parks Run in Cockeysville, Maryland, August 31 after utility workers’ equipment became wedged in a sewer pipeline, causing wastewater to back up and spill out of a manhole cover at the intersection of York Road and Recycle Way. Crews worked for 2 hours to stop the spill and dislodge the equipment. Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-co-sewage-spill-20160901-story.html

• An Auberry, California man was charged in a Federal indictment returned September 1 in connection with a 12,746-plant marijuana cultivation operation near Mill Creek in Fresno County, California. – KERO 23 Bakersfield

21. September 1, KERO 23 Bakersfield – (California) Fresno County felon indicted for growing marijuana in national forest. An Auberry, California man was charged in a Federal indictment returned September 1 in connection with a 12,746-plant marijuana cultivation operation near Mill Creek in Fresno County in the Sierra National Forest that included over 2,000 pounds of equipment from the site, including irrigation hoses and fertilizers from the site. Source: http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/fresno-county-felon-indicted-for-growing-marijuana-in-national-forest

Financial Services Sector

5. September 1, Associated Press – (Florida) Thousands of fraudulent cards, crystal meth found in SW Miami-Dade home. Two southwest Miami-Dade, Florida residents were arrested September 1 after authorities discovered over 2,000 counterfeit gift cards, thousands of fraudulent credit cards, and several laptops in the duo’s home, which were used to steal over $50,000 from victims. Source: http://wsvn.com/news/local/fraudulent-cards-drugs-found-in-southwest-miami-dade-bust/

6. September 1, Staten Island Advance – (New York) Staten Island man indicted as ‘Mad Hatter’ bank bandit. A man dubbed the “Mad Hatter” was indicted August 30 after he allegedly robbed or attempted to rob 11 banks in Manhattan since March 9, stealing a total of more than $22,000. Source: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/mad_hatter_indicted_by_feds_fo.html

Information Technology Sector

23. September 2, SecurityWeek – (International) Apple patches spyware-related zero-days in OS X, Safari. Apple released patches resolving three zero-day vulnerabilities, dubbed Trident affecting its Mac operating system (OS) X including OS X Yosemite, OS X El Capitan, and in Safari for OS X Mavericks that were exploited by Pegasus surveillance software to spy on individuals via iOS devices and could lead to kernel memory disclosure, applications executing arbitrary code with kernel privileges, and arbitrary code execution when a user visits a maliciously crafted Website.

24. September 1, Softpedia – (International) Google fixes Nexus 5X flaw that allowed attackers to dump phone memory via USB. Google patched a vulnerability affecting Android images deployed on LG Nexus 5X devices with the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) feature turned on after researchers from IBM’s X-Force team discovered the flaw could allow an attacker to infect a victim’s device with malware that exploits the vulnerability and dumps the phone’s memory and extracts sensitive information via a universal serial bus (USB) port. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/google-fixes-nexus-5x-flaw-that-allowed-attackers-to-dump-phone-memory-via-usb-507853.shtml

Communications Sector

Nothing to report