Friday, May 2, 2014




Complete DHS Report for May 2, 2014

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 • Two workers were killed and nine others were injured in a pressure explosion at an RKI Exploration & Production drill site near Orla, Texas, April 30 while a well head was being installed. – Carlsbad Current-Argus

2. April 30, Carlsbad Current-Argus – (Texas) Police identify Artesia man killed in oilfield explosion. Two workers were killed and nine others were injured in a pressure explosion at an RKI Exploration & Production drill site near Orla, Texas, April 30 while a well head was being installed. Officials are investigating the incident after employees were able to shut down valves and secure the area before responders arrived. Source: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-healthy_u/ci_25664078/eddy-county-sheriffs-department-responding-reports-oil-rig

 • A former manager of the Thatcher Chemical plant in DeLand, Florida, was charged April 25 for improperly disposing more than 150,000 pounds of hazardous waste on the facility’s grounds between 2010 and 2011. – Daytona Beach News-Journal

4. April 28, Daytona Beach News-Journal – (Florida) State: DeLand-area plant manager dumped 150,000 pounds of hazardous chemicals. A former manager of the Thatcher Chemical plant in DeLand was arrested and charged April 25 after a State investigation concluded he was responsible for improperly disposing more than 150,000 pounds of hazardous waste on the facility’s grounds between 2010 and 2011. Thatcher Chemical was fined more than $230,000 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in March in response to improper dumping at its DeLand facility and a second Florida plant. Source: http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140428/NEWS/140429463

 • A large tornado hit Wilkes Farm in Noxapater, Mississippi, April 28, leveling 8 poultry houses and killing about 220,000 Tyson Foods-owned chickens, while causing an estimated $1.5 million in damage. – Associated Press

16. May 1, Associated Press – (Mississippi) Tornado leaves thousands of dead chickens on shattered poultry farms in rural Mississippi. A large tornado hit Wilkes Farm in Noxapater, Mississippi, April 28, leveling 8 aluminum- and wood-framed poultry houses holding about 220,000 Tyson Foods-owned chickens. Only a few chickens survived and the loss of the chicken houses alone were estimated at about $1.5 million. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/01/tornado-leaves-thousands-dead-chickens-on-shattered-poultry-farms-in-rural/

 • A gas explosion April 30 at the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Center in Pensacola, Florida, demolished part of the building, killed 2 inmates, left more than 100 others injured, and prompted the evacuation of about 600 prisoners. – Pensacola News Journal

26. May 1, Pensacola News Journal – (Florida) 2 killed, dozens injured in Florida jail explosion. An apparent gas explosion April 30 at the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Center in Pensacola demolished part of the building, killed 2 inmates, left more than 100 others injured, and prompted the evacuation of about 600 prisoners. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/01/florida-jail-explosion/8550957/

Financial Services Sector

6. May 1, Philadelphia Business Journal – (Pennsylvania) Former Villanova basketball star charged with pushing clients into $1.2B Ponzi scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the former CEO of Radnor-based Ballamor Capital Management April 30 with fraudulently inducing his clients into investing around $100 million into a fund that was used to buy fake lawsuit settlements from a man who was later convicted of running a Ponzi scheme. When the former CEO’s firm collapsed, investors lost the roughly $100 million of invested funds. Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/morning_roundup/2014/05/sec-charges-former-villanova-basketball-star-with.html

7. April 30, Chicago Sun-Times Media Wire – (Illinois; Indiana; Mississippi) FBI announces $10K reward for ‘Wandering Bandit.’ The FBI offered a reward April 30 for information relating to a suspect known as the “Wandering Bandit” who is thought to be responsible for at least 4 bank robberies in 3 States. The man is suspected in the robberies of banks in Illinois, Indiana, and Mississippi, with the most recent robbery taking place at a Heartland Bank branch in Huntley, Illinois, April 25. Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9522173

8. April 29, Bloomberg News – (New York) Money manager admits to operating $96 million Ponzi scheme. An Old Westbury man pleaded guilty April 29 to running a $96 million Ponzi scheme that purported to invest funds in funds and securities but instead used the money to support the manager’s lifestyle and to finance an unprofitable resort. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/money-manager-admits-to-operating-96-million-ponzi-scheme-1-.html

Information Technology Sector

28. May 1, The Register – (International) Staunch your Heartbleed patching: FreeBSD has a nasty credentials leak. The creators of FreeBSD advised users to apply a patch that was released after a TCP ordering issue was discovered which could allow attackers to perform denial-of-service (DoS) or data leakage attacks. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/01/freebsd_next_to_leak_credentials/

29. April 30, SC Magazine – (International) Possibly the first Android worm, spreading through SMS, found in wild. ESET researchers reported that the Android/Samsapo.A malware may be the first Android worm seen in the wild. The malware spreads via SMS messages, can perform a variety of actions, and is currently seen targeting users in Russia. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/possibly-the-first-android-worm-spreading-through-sms-found-in-wild/article/344873/

Communications Sector

30. April 30, Cincinnati Enquirer – (Ohio) Cincinnati Comm service back on. Internet service was restored for Cincinnati Communication customers April 30 after service was down since April 21. The company did not confirm a reason for the extended outage. Source: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/your-watchdog/2014/04/30/cincinnati-comm-service-back/8522143/

31. April 30, KESQ 42 Palm Springs – (California) Power and phone outages reported across Riverside/San Bernardino Counties. More than 260 customers of Telepacific Communications, including Eisenhower Medical Center, news stations, and other businesses, were without cell service for several hours April 30 after a fiber ring was cut in San Bernardino. Source: http://www.kesq.com/news/power-and-phone-outages-reported-across-riverside-county/25742194

For another story, see item 12 below from the Transportation Systems Sector

12. April 30, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel – (Florida) Fort Lauderdale Airport computer outage reported. A construction crew accidently cut a fiber optic cable at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport April 30, causing dozens of flights to be delayed, rerouted, or canceled as well as Wi-Fi service disruption for passengers in the terminals until crews could repair the cable. Source: http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_15460.shtml