Monday, September 8, 2014




Complete DHS Report for September 8, 2014

Daily Report

Top Stories

· A multi-vehicle collision on eastbound Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, left 10people injured out of the 115 individuals involved in the accident and closed the roadway for nearly 2 hours September 4. – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

9. September 4, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – (Arkansas) Multi-vehicle wreck involving NLRHS school buses injures 10, slows I-40 traffic. A multi-vehicle collision involving 2 school buses and 5 other vehicles on eastbound Interstate 40 in North Little Rock left 10 people injured of the 115 individuals involved in the accident and closed the roadway for nearly 2 hours while crews work to clear the scene September 4. Source: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/sep/04/traffic-alert-i-40-wreck-involving-school-bus-slow/

 · San Diego officials reported September 4 that 1.6 million gallons of water was released after an 18-inch main broke September 3 flooding residences and garages, and forcing crews to shut off water service for more than 12 hours. – U-T San Diego

14. September 4, U-T San Diego – (California) 1.6M gallons of water lost in main break. San Diego officials reported September 4 that 1.6 million gallons of water was released after an 18-inch main broke in the Kearny Mesa community September 3 flooding residences and garages, and forcing crews to shut off water service for more than 12 hours. Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/04/water-main-flood-birdland-meadow-lark/

· U.S. authorities arrested a former supervising pharmacist from the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Massachusetts, September 4 that is linked to a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people across the U.S and sickened 700 others. – Reuters

15. September 5, Reuters – (Massachusetts) Man tied to deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak arrested. U.S. authorities arrested a former supervising pharmacist from the New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Massachusetts, September 4 as he was boarding a flight from Boston Logon International Airport. The former pharmacist is linked to a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people across the U.S and sickened 700 others due to tainted steroids which caused the closure of the center. Source: http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/man-tied-to-deadly-2012-meningitis-outbreak-arrested
 
· Federal authorities announced September 4 that hackers were able to successfully install malicious software on Healthcare.gov that could have been used to launch an attack on other sites from the federal insurance portal in July. – Associated Press

16. September 4, Associated Press – (International) Hackers break into Healthcare.gov. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced September 4 that hackers were able to successfully install malicious software on Healthcare.gov that could have been used to launch an attack on other sites from the federal insurance portal in July. The intrusion was detected August 25 and mitigated after technicians determined that no consumer data was taken. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/hackers-break-healthcare-25252518

Financial Services Sector

6. September 5, Wired.com – (International) Bitcoin exchange CEO pleads guilty to enabling Silk Road drug deals. The former CEO of Bitcoin exchange BitInstant and a Bitcoin seller pleaded guilty September 4 in New York City to charges of operating an unlicensed money exchange that was used to facilitate illicit transactions for users of the Silk Road underweb marketplace. Source: http://www.wired.com/2014/09/bitcoin-exchange-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-silk-road-case/

For another story, see item 28 below from the Commercial Facilities Sector

28. September 4, Softpedia – (International) Bartell Hotels payment systems compromised. Bartell Hotels officials confirmed September 4 that the payment systems of 5 California hotels were compromised between February 16 and May 13. The company is working with authorities to determine the extent of the breach and stated that the glitch was eliminated. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bartell-Hotels-Payment-Systems-Compromised-457691.shtml

Information Technology Sector

19. September 5, IDG News Service – (International) Cyberespionage group starts using new Mac OS X backdoor program. FireEye researchers found that a cyberespionage group dubbed GREF has recently begun using a backdoor program known as XSLCmd that targets Mac OS X systems in order to steal files and install additional malware. The GREF group is known for attacks on several sectors including the U.S. defense industry as well as electronics manufacturers, engineering firms, and non-governmental organizations worldwide. Source: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2603441/cyberespionage-group-starts-using-new-mac-os-x-backdoor-program.html

20. September 5, Help Net Security – (International) Coursera privacy issues exposed. A researcher identified and reported two issues in the Coursera online educational software that could disclose a list of students’ names, email addresses, information on their courses, and disable a stated protection feature. Coursera partially addressed one of the reported issues while the second remains unaddressed. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17334

21. September 4, SC Magazine – (International) Researchers discover two SQL injection flaws in WordPress security plugin. Researchers with High-Tech Bridge identified and reported two SQL injection vulnerabilities in the All in One WordPress Security and Firewall plugin that affects version 3.8.2 and likely all prior versions. Source: http://www.scmagazine.com/researchers-discover-two-sql-injection-flaws-in-wordpress-security-plugin/article/369851/

Communications Sector

22. September 4, Powell Tribune – (Wyoming) Severed cable knocked out area phones, Internet. CenturyLink phone and Internet service and AT&T cellular service was down for more than 5 hours September 4 for customers in Powell and Cody in Wyoming due to a severed fiber optic cable. Source: http://www.powelltribune.com/news/item/12821-severed-cable-knocked-out-area-phones

 23. September 3, Washington Post – (National) Verizon failed to tell 2 million using their personal info for marketing. Now the FCC is making it pay. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a $7.4 million fine against Verizon after the company failed to tell 2 million customers of their ability to opt out of having their personal information used for marketing purposes for 6 years. Verizon agreed to pay the fine and stated that the technical glitch has since been fixed. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/03/verizon-failed-to-tell-2-million-people-it-was-using-their-personal-info-for-marketing-now-the-fcc-is-making-it-pay/