Tuesday, March 11, 2014




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