Complete DHS Report for November 19, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
• A severe storm
November 17 in the Northwest left 3 people dead, caused power outages for more
than 366,000 people, and closed several highways, among other disasters. – Associated
Press
1. November
18, Associated Press – (National) 3 killed, thousands without power in Northwest
windstorm. A severe storm November 17 that moved across Oregon, Idaho,
Washington, and Colorado in the Northwest left at least 3 people dead, knocked
out power for more than 366,000 customers, closed several interstates and
highways, prompted the cancellation of ferry trips, flooded area rivers, and
closed school campuses. Source:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/3-killed-thousands-without-power-in-northwest-wind-storm/ar-BBn9fxT
• A 5-alarm fire
November 17 at the Lubrizol Corporation site in Pennsylvania prompted an
evacuation of more than 70 area homes, injured 8 people, and left HAZMAT crews
onsite for several hours containing the incident. – WPXI 11 Pittsburgh
2. November
18, WPXI 11 Pittsburgh – (Pennsylvania) 5-alarm blaze destroys
industrial building, prompts evacuation in Leetsdale. The Lubrizol
Corporation owned- Oilfield Chemistry site sustained extensive damage November
17 following a 5-alarm fire at its Leetsdale facility that injured 8 people,
prompted an evacuation of more than 70 surrounding homes, and left HAZMAT crews
and multiple fire departments onsite for several hours containing the incident
after two chemicals were released in the air. An investigation is ongoing to
determine the cause of the fire. Source: http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/crews-battling-3-alarm-fire-oil-and-gas-service-co/npPjQ/
• Company executives from the Dallas-based
USPlabs were charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy
November 17 for unlawful sale of dietary supplements. – USA Today
9. November
18, USA Today – (National) USPlabs charged in money laundering, wire fraud
case. Company executives from the Dallas-based USPlabs, a dietary
supplement company, were charged with 11 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, and
conspiracy November 17 for allegations that the company modified product
packaging, labeling, and certificates of analysis to mislead customers about
the efficacy of the products, many of which were made using undeclared,
synthetic ingredients from China. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/17/supplements-charges-justice-investigation/75943252/
• Washington College in Maryland was evacuated
November 17 and classes were cancelled November 18, while police searched for a
student reportedly armed with a rifle. – Baltimore Sun
15. November
17, Baltimore Sun – (Maryland) Washington College shut down as police look for
student facing gun charges. Students from Washington College in Maryland
were evacuated November 17 and classes were cancelled November 18, a third
consecutive day in a row while police search for a student reportedly armed
with a rifle, who is facing criminal charges for allegedly showing a pistol to
a classmate at the Eastern Shore school. The student’s parents alerted
authorities after he left home with a rifle November 16. Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/eastern-shore/bs-md-washington-college-tuesday-20151117-story.html
Financial Services Sector
3. November
17, Fort Myers News-Press – (Florida) Fort Myers man faces 120 years
in prison for bank fraud. A Fort Myers man pleaded guilty November 17 to
four counts of bank fraud after orchestrating a nearly $1.6 million
check-kiting scheme in 2011 by profiting from fraudulent checks and auto loans
procured through Coral Auto Sales, his used car business. An FBI investigation
also revealed that the suspect tried to destroy 20 banker’s boxes of
incriminating evidence from his home. Source: http://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2015/11/17/fort-myers-man-faces-30-years-prison-bank-fraud-roger-eugene-hagood-check-kiting/75957716/
4. November
17, Associated Press – (National) Woman admits to role in nationwide credit card
theft scheme. A California woman pleaded guilty in Federal court November
17 for her role in a nationwide credit card fraud scheme to steal 94,000 credit
and debit cards by replacing point-of-sale systems with counterfeit devices
equipped with wireless technology at 80 Michaels stores in 19 states with the
intention to steal bank accounts and collect consumers’ personal identification
number (PIN). Source: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article45258012.html
5. November
17, Minneapolis Star Tribune– (Minnesota) Minnesota couple
plead guilty to huge tax scam. A Minnesota couple pleaded guilty November
16 to a $1.8 million tax fraud scheme in which the pair used their tax filing
and immigration service, American Group, to file fraudulent tax returns on
behalf of 1,000 people in Minnesota and Florida. Source: http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-couple-plead-guilty-to-huge-tax-scam/351095731/
For another story, see item 9 above in Top Stories
Information Technology Sector
17. November
18, The Register – (International) Blackhole’s back: Hated exploit kit returns
from the dead. Researchers from Malwarebytes discovered that the previously
extinct Blackhole Exploit Kit has resurfaced after finding an active drive-by
download campaign via compromised Web sites with the same Adobe Java platform
and PDF exploits as the Blackhole Exploit Kit, which can still compromise
vulnerable computers despite its old exploits. Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/18/blackhole_exploit_kit_back_from_dead/
18. November
18, Securityweek – (International) Security flaws in LastPass exposed user
passwords. LastPass security team released patches addressing a series of
bugs and design flaws, discovered by two researchers from Salesforce, that
could have been used to exploit user passwords through an attack against
LastPass via various vectors including a special disable one-time password
(dOTP) that can be used for authentication to access the encrypted vault key
and decrypt it, and bypass IP restrictions and two-factor authentication (2FA),
as well as using custom_js to inject and execute JavaScript code on login pages
of Web sites. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/security-flaws-lastpass-exposed-user-passwords
19. November
17, Securityweek – (International) Adobe issues security fixes for ColdFusion,
LiveCycleDS, Premiere Clip. Adobe released a series of updates addressing
security vulnerabilities in several of its products including ColdFusion, which
resolved two input validation issues that may be used in reflected cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks; LiveCycleDS, which resolved a server-side request
forgery vulnerability; and Premiere Clip products, which patched an input
validation issue in a mobile application that allows Apple iOS users to create
or edit videos on mobile devices. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/adobe-issues-security-fixes-coldfusion-livecycleds-premiere-clip
Communications Sector
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