Complete DHS Report for December 18, 2014
Daily Report
Top Stories
· Approximately
5,500 gallons of gasoline spilled into a harbor in Kake, Alaska, December 13
after a pump connected to a 7,000-gallon gasoline tank onshore was severed due
to changes in the tide and wind. – Think Progress
1. December 16, Think Progress
– (Alaska) Severed
fuel pump causes 5,500 gallon gas spill in Alaskan Harbor. The Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed December 15 that
approximately 5,500 gallons of gasoline spilled in Kake’s local harbor December
13 after a pump connected to a 7,000-gallon gasoline tank onshore was severed
due to changes in the tide and wind. The U.S. Coast Guard stated that the area
was secured and that they would continue to monitor and coordinate response to
the situation. Source: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/12/16/3069971/severed-fuel-pump-6000-gallon-gas-spill-alaskan-harbor/
· An American Airlines flight
en route to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, from Seoul, South Korea, diverted to
Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan, after 14 passengers and crew
members were injured by turbulence caused by a winter storm December 16. – CNN
6. December 17, CNN – (International) Turbulence injures
passengers on American Airlines flight. An American Airlines plane en route
to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, from Seoul, South Korea, was redirected to Narita,
Japan, after 14 passengers and crew members were injured by turbulence caused
by a winter storm December 16. Airline officials reported that 5 individuals
were transported to local hospitals for treatment while the remainder of the
255 passengers and crew were provided accommodations until the rescheduled
flight continued on to its original destination December 17. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/travel/feat-american-airlines-turbulence/
· Two co-founders and 12
former employees of a compounding pharmacy in Framingham, Massachusetts, were
arrested December 17 in connection to a 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64
people and sickened more than 750 people in 20 States after receiving tainted
steroids manufactured by the pharmacy. – Associated Press
16. December
17, Associated Press – (National) 14 arrested, charged in meningitis outbreak. Two
co-founders and 12 former employees of the New England Compounding Center, a
compounding pharmacy in Framingham, Massachusetts, were arrested December 17 in
connection to a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and
sickened more than 750 people in 20 States after receiving tainted steroids
manufactured by the pharmacy. The indictments were unsealed in federal court in
Boston December 17. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pharmacy-owners-arrested-12-meningitis-outbreak-27657190
· Nearly 680 students and
staff at Oak Park Elementary District 97 schools in Illinois were absent
December 15-December 16 after experiencing flu-like symptoms. – Chicago
Tribune
19. December 16, Chicago Tribune – (Illinois) Number
of absentees increases in Oak Park. Nearly 680 students and staff at Oak
Park Elementary District 97 schools were absent December 15-December 16 after
experiencing flu-like symptoms. A flu outbreak at Nazareth Academy in La Grange
Park the previous week sent students home early and canceled classes December
9–December 10. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park-river-forest-forest-park/ct-oak-park-illness-update-met-1217-20141216-story.html
Financial Services Sector
4. December
16, WDJT 58 Milwaukee – (National) Credit card fraud ring used
over 3,800 stolen cards. Ten men from several States were indicted December
16 for allegedly running a payment card fraud ring that operated in at least 11
States, used over 3,800 stolen credit card numbers, and made fraudulent
transactions totaling more than $1.7 million. The alleged ring would use the
stolen payment card information primarily to purchase tickets to sporting and
other entertainment events and then resell them. Source: http://www.cbs58.com/story/27644148/credit-card-fraud-ring-used-over-3800-stolen-cards
5. December
16, Reuters – (Florida) Former Miami-area mayor found guilty in
mortgage fraud scheme. The former mayor of North Miami was found guilty
December 16 of participating in an $11 million mortgage fraud scheme and
affinity scheme that targeted the local Caribbean community in order to recruit
straw buyers. The former mayor was suspended from office in May 2014 after
being indicted. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/16/us-usa-florida-mayor-idUSKBN0JU2IF20141216
Information Technology Sector
24. December
17, Softpedia – (International) 10-year-old “mailx” vulnerability fixed in
Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The developers of Red Hat Linux and
Debian released updates that addressed two vulnerabilities in the operating
systems’ mailx utility for Unix systems that could have been exploited by local
attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using maliciously-formed email
addresses. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/10-Years-Old-mailx-Vulnerability-Fixed-in-Debian-Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-467724.shtml
25. December 17,
Securityweek – (International) phpBB asking users to change passwords
following hack. The developers of open source forum software phpBB shut down
their network following a cyberattack December 14 after attackers potentially
gained access to hashed and salted passwords. The developers asked users who
had registered accounts on phpBB.com and area51.phpBB.com to reset their
passwords as a precaution. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/phpbb-asking-users-change-passwords-following-hack
26. December
17, Help Net Security – (International) Researchers confirm
multiple Google App Engine security sandbox bypasses. Researchers with
Security Explorations were permitted by Google to continue their investigation
of security issues in the Google App Engine (GAE) Java security sandbox and
subsequently reported 16 proof-of-concepts (PoC) codes to Google for
evaluation. The researchers stated that details of the issues would be reported
after Google reviews them. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17765
Communications Sector
27. December 16, WVVA 6
Bluefield – (West Virginia) Copper thieves disrupt communications
in McDowell County. Telephone and broadband service for approximately 240
Frontier Communications customers in McDowell County was disrupted December 16
when approximately 1,000 feet of cable was stolen by copper thieves. Source: http://www.wvva.com/story/27643550/2014/12/16/copper-thieves-disrupt-communications-in-mcdowell-county