Complete DHS Report for
May 11, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· California
officials announced May 7 that ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 will pay $11.5
million for violating hazardous materials and waste laws after failing to
properly store gasoline at more than 560 gasoline stations in the State. – San
Francisco Bay City News
2. May 7,
San Francisco Bay City News – (California) ConocoPhillips,
Phillips 66 to pay $11.5M over hazardous waste violations. California’s
attorney general announced May 7 that ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 will pay
$11.5 million in a settlement following several charges that included the
improper disposal of hazardous wastes, endangering water supplies, and
violating State hazardous materials and hazardous waste laws since 2006 after
the companies failed to properly store gasoline at more than 560 gasoline
stations in the State. Source: http://sfappeal.com/2015/05/conocophillips-phillips-66-to-pay-11-5m-over-hazardous-waste-violations/
· Crews
worked to repair tracks by May 8 following a train derailment near the town of
Heimdal, North Dakota, that caused 6 rail cars carrying a combined 180,000
gallons of oil to ignite. – Associated Press
9. May 7,
Associated Press – (North Dakota) Oil in North Dakota derailment
was treated to cut volatility. Crews worked to clear the scene and repair
tracks by May 8 following a train derailment near the town of Heimdal, North
Dakota, that caused 6 rail cars carrying a combined 180,000 gallons of oil to
ignite. No injuries were reported and the town was evacuated. Source: http://www.elpasoinc.com/news/wire/us/article_0b500865-20cf-5514-9f1c-2437183663e8.html
· Jeni’s
Splendid Ice Creams announced that it improved operation and sanitation
procedures after tests found the presence of Listeria on the spout of one
machine at the company’s production kitchen in Columbus, Ohio. – Cleveland
Plain Dealer
12. May 8,
Cleveland Plain Dealer – (National) Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams to
reopen soon, $200,000 overhaul of kitchens follows Listeria scare. Jeni’s
Splendid Ice Creams announced that it reportedly located the source of a
Listeria scare after swab testing found presence of the bacteria on the spout
of one machine at the company’s production kitchen in Columbus, Ohio. The
company stated that it improved its operating and sanitation procedures and
plans to reopen its 21 scoop stores nationwide in the near future following an
April recall and temporary shutdown of its retail locations. Source: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/05/jenis_splendid_ice_creams_will_reopen_soon_after_200000_overhaul_of_its_kitchens_following_listeria_scare.html
· Federal
authorities revealed May 7 that there were presumptive positive tests as early
as March 2013 for Listeria at the Blue Bell Creameries’ ice cream Oklahoma
plant, as well as other issues at plants in Alabama and Texas. – Reuters
15. May 7, Reuters – (Oklahoma; Texas; Alabama) Texas
ice cream maker likely aware of Listeria problems in 2013: FDA. The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration released May 7 findings of its March – April 2015
inspections at Blue Bell Creameries’ ice cream facilities, which revealed that
there were presumptive positive tests as early as March 2013 for Listeria at
the company’s Broken Arrow, Oklahoma plant and other issues at plants in
Alabama and Texas. The documents stated that the company failed to initiate a
cleaning and sanitizing program that was effective in controlling recurring
microbiological contaminations. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/usa-texas-listeria-idUSL1N0XY3HZ20150507
Financial Services Sector
Nothing
to report
Information Technology Sector
23. May 7, Threatpost – (International) Apple
fixes webkit vulnerabilities in Safari browser. Apple released an update
for its Safari Web browser fixing multiple vulnerabilities in Webkit, including
memory corruption and anchor element issues that could be exploited by an
attacker to send users to malicious Web sites, leading toarbitrary code
execution or unexpected application termination, as well as a state management
problem in which unprivileged origins could access filesystem contents via a
specially crafted Web page. Source: https://threatpost.com/apple-fixes-webkit-vulnerabilities-in-safari-browser/112670
Communications Sector
Nothing to report
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