Complete DHS Report for November 19, 2014
Daily Report
Top Stories
• A severe winter
storm in the Buffalo, New York area November 18 prompted authorities to close a
105-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway Interstate 90 and numerous
schools in the area to cancel classes. – Associated Press
5. November 18, Associated Press – (New York) Parts
of New York blanketed in nearly 3 feet of snow; stretch of Thruway closed. A
severe winter storm in the Buffalo, New York area November 18 prompted
authorities to close a 105-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway
Interstate 90 between Rochester to Dunkirk along with several other major
highways due to hazardous road conditions. Numerous schools in the area
cancelled classes while officials issued a driving ban for parts of the city.
Source: http://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2014/11/parts_of_new_york_blanketed_in.html
• More than 100
schools in Kentucky were closed November 17 due to a winter storm that produced
frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall. – Louisville Courier-Journal
19. November 17, Louisville Courier-Journal –
(Kentucky) Snow closes area schools; cold on the way. More than 100
schools in Kentucky were closed November 17 due to a winter storm that produced
frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall. Source: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/17/louisville-school-closings/19158109/
• A fire at the
Anderson Villas apartments in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, November 17 knocked
out power to about 3,000 DTE customers, including 4 schools and prompted an
evacuation of the complex with an estimated $100,000 in damages. – Ann Arbor
News
26. November 18, Ann Arbor News – (Michigan) Apartment
complex fire sparks power outages throughout Ypsilanti area. A fire that
broke out November 17 inside a laundry room at the Anderson Villas apartments
in Ypsilanti Township prompted an overnight evacuation of residents and caused
an estimated $100,000 in damage. The fire knocked out power to about 3,000 DTE
customers for more than 9 hours before service was restored November 18,
including to 4 schools that closed as a result of the outage. Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/11/apartment_complex_fire_sparks.html
• A 3-alarm fire at Hunter Landscaping, a
warehouse in Grand Terrace, California, November 17 caused a roof to collapse
and an estimated $1 million in damages. – San Bernardino County Sun
29. November 17, San Bernardino County Sun –
(California) Three-alarm fire causes $1 million damage to Grand Terrace
building. A 3-alarm fire at a Hunter Landscaping warehouse in Grand Terrace
November 17 caused an estimated $1 million in damage. The warehouse was set to
be red-tagged because 90 percent of the structure was damaged and the
building’s roof collapsed in the fire. Source: http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20141117/three-alarm-fire-causes-1-million-damage-to-grand-terrace-building
Financial Services Sector
3. November
17, Lansing State Journal – (Michigan) DeWitt man pleads in fraud
scheme that netted millions. A DeWitt man pleaded guilty November 14 to his
role in a mortgage fraud scheme centered on CDC Investments that has led to
over $14 million in ordered restitution. The man admitted to working with
others at the company to fraudulently obtain a $1.57 million loan on a property
in West Bloomfield. Source: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2014/11/17/dehaven-plea-mortgage-fraud/19173301/
4. November
17, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – (International) SEC
charges three penny stock promoters behind pump-and-dump schemes. The U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against a Florida man, a
Maryland man, and a man based in Canada for allegedly coordinating promotional
efforts to run a pump-and-dump penny stocks scheme that resulted in over $10
million in illicit gains. Source: http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370543470309
Information Technology Sector
23. November 18, Securityweek – (International) New
variant of Matsnu trojan uses configurable DGA. Researchers from Seculert
found that a new variant of the Matsnu trojan (also known as Trustezeb) is
using a configurable Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) to attempt to create
domain names that won’t be detected by phonetic algorithms designed to look for
nonsensical domain names. The malware can be instructed to take various
actions, including downloading and executing files, updating itself, and
reporting its status to its controllers. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/new-variant-matsnu-trojan-uses-configurable-dga
24. November 17, Securityweek – (International) Research
finds 1 percent of online ads malicious. Researchers from universities in
the U.S., U.K., and Germany presenting at the 2014 Internet Measurement
Conference reported that their research looked at 600,000 online advertisements
on 40,000 Web sites over a 3 month period and found that 1 percent of
advertisements were malicious. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/research-finds-1-percent-online-ads-malicious
Communications Sector
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