Complete DHS Report for March 11, 2014
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• HAZMAT teams responded to a roof collapse at
Interstate Warehousing in Hudsonville,Michigan, that broke the valves on an
internal piping system and caused a 4,000 poundammonia leak at the facility
March 8. – WXMI 17 Grand Rapids
15.
March
8, WXMI 17 Grand Rapids – (Michigan) Hazmat teams clean 4,000 pounds of
ammonia leak after roof collapse. HAZMAT teams responded to a roof collapse
at Interstate Warehousing in Hudsonville that broke the valves on an internal
piping system and caused a 4,000 pound ammonia leak at the facility March 8.
Local businesses were evacuated and a portion of nearby Interstate-916 was
temporarily closed while contractors worked to clear the scene. Source: http://fox17online.com/2014/03/08/hazmat-teams-clean-ammonia-leak-after-roof-collapse/
• U.S. Department of
Agriculture officials announced March 7 that 8.7 million pounds ofbeef recalled
by Rancho Feeding Corp., in February may have reached thousands ofretailers in
35 States. – CNN
16.
March 7, CNN – (National) Recalled beef may have reached 35 states. U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials announced March 7 that beef recalled
by Rancho Feeding Corp., in February may have reached thousands of retailers in
35 States. The USDA recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef products because the
company processed diseased and unsound animals without the benefit of federal
inspection, leaving the products unfit for human consumption Source: http://www.wisn.com/news/health/FDA-Tainted-recalled-beef-reached-35-states/24863320
• A Tabor City, North
Carolina couple was charged March 6 in connection with defrauding the U.S.
government in a long-running insurance fraud and money laundering scheme which
allegedly netted them $2.7 million since 2007. – Fayetteville Observer
29.
March 6, Fayetteville Observer – (North Carolina) Tabor City couple
charged with crop insurance fraud. A Tabor City, North Carolina couple was
charged March 6 in connection with defrauding the U.S. government in a
long-running insurance fraud and money laundering scheme which allegedly netted
them $2.7 million since 2007. Source: http://www.fayobserver.com/news/local/article_42833de7-d80d-5e08-b178-e122f3cf6fc3.html
• Authorities are
searching for a gunman who opened fire and injured one person at the OakCourt
Mall in Memphis, Tennessee, March 6, prompting the closure of the mall for
severalhours while authorities investigated. – WMC-TV 5 Memphis
41.
March 7, WMC-TV 5 Memphis – (Tennessee) Shooting at Oak Court Mall
injures one; police detain four men. Authorities are searching for a gunman
who opened fire and injured one person at the Oak Court Mall in Memphis March
6, prompting the closure of the mall for several hours while authorities
investigated. Source: http://www.kfvs12.com/story/24909567/reports-police-responding-to-shooting-call-at-oak-court-mall
Financial Services Sector
9. March 9, WXYZ 7 Detroit – (Michigan) Man arrested for
robbing banks after taking selfie on Facebook with gun used to rob banks. A
Pontiac, Michigan man was arrested for allegedly robbing three banks in the
region and was found after he posted a picture of himself with a gun allegedly
used in the robberies to Facebook. Source: http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/oakland-county/man-arrested-for-robbing-banks-after-taking-selfie-on-facebook-with-gun-used-to-rob-banks
Information Technology Sector
31. March 8, Softpedia – (International) Statistics
company Statista hacked, email addresses and passwords possibly stolen. Statistics
and studies company Statista reported that attackers may have compromised its
systems and accessed a user database containing email addresses and encrypted passwords.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Statistics-Company-Statista-Hacked-Email-Addresses-and-Passwords-Possibly-Stolen-431173.shtml
32. March 8, Softpedia – (International) BAE Systems
publishes white paper on “Snake” cyber espionage campaign. Researchers at
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence published a white paper on the Snake
cyberespionage campaign, which they believe the Uroburos rootkit is a part of.
The researchers stated that the campaign may have been in development since
2005, may still be active, and also contains components known as “snark” and
“sengoku.” Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/BAE-System-Publishes-White-Paper-on-Snake-Cyber-Espionage-Campaign-431214.shtml
33. March 7, Softpedia – (International) Ransomware
authors: We are not scammers, we don’t need your files. Researchers at
Symantec identified a version of the Trojan.Ransomscript ransomware that
encrypts victims’ files and demands a ransom to decrypt them, but also offers
to decrypt the files for free after a month has passed. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ransomware-Authors-We-Are-Not-Scammers-We-Don-t-Need-Your-Files-431053.shtml
Communications Sector
34.
March 7, Wisconsin State Journal – (Wisconsin) TDS outage affects
thousands. More than 50,000 TDS Telecommunications customers lost service
March 7 after a construction crew accidently hit and cut a fiber optic line,
knocking out television, Internet, and telephone service for a few hours.
Source: http://host.madison.com/business/tds-outage-affects-thousands/article_48602637-78ec-5afa-a29d-9d7460d456ca.html
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