Complete DHS Report for
May 1, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
· The
governor of California issued an executive order April 29 to cut greenhouse gas
emissions 40 percent in the State by 2030 in order to help address the growing
threat of climate change. – Reuters
1. April
29, Reuters – (California) California governor orders aggressive
greenhouse gas cuts by 2030. The governor of California issued an executive
order April 29 to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent in the State by 2030
in order to help address the growing threat of climate change. The order will
require reductions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases from sectors including
agriculture, industry, energy, and State and local governments. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/29/usa-california-drought-brown-idUSL1N0XQ1YV20150429
· Six
locomotives and 3 freight cars from a Southwestern Railroad train derailed
April 28 after a southbound train struck a stationary train head-on near
Roswell, New Mexico, killing 1 crew member and leaving a second injured. – Albuquerque
Journal
9. April
28, Albuquerque Journal – (New Mexico) Freight trains collided
near Roswell, one dead. Six locomotives and 3 freight cars from a Southwestern
Railroad train derailed April 28 after a southbound train struck a stationary
train head-on near Roswell killing 1 crew member and leaving a second injured.
A HAZMAT team reported to the scene to clean up diesel fuel that spilled from
the locomotives. Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/576285/news/freight-trains-collide-head-on-near-roswell.html
· Home
Solutions Infusion Therapy’s administration and billing facility in Hammonton,
New Jersey, was evacuated and closed April 29 after eight workers were
transported to area hospitals to be treated for inhalation injuries due to a
refrigerant leak from the air conditioning system. – Press of Atlantic City
14. April
29, Press of Atlantic City – (New Jersey) 8 injured in Hammonton
refrigerant leak. Home Solutions Infusion Therapy’s administration and
billing facility in Hammonton was evacuated and closed April 29 after 8 workers
were transported to area hospitals to be treated for inhalation injuries, while
about 47 others were medically evaluated on site, due to a refrigerant leak
from the air conditioning system. Authorities are investigating the cause of
the leak. Source: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/alerts_breaking/injured-in-hammonton-freon-leak/article_80c91472-ee91-11e4-99b2-43f667a4e819.html
· Authorities
are investigating the cause of an April 28 fire in Ogunquit, Maine, that
rendered both the Blue Water Inn and Huckleberry’s Restaurant as total losses,
resulting in more than $1 million in damages. – Portsmouth Herald
21. April 29, Portsmouth Herald – (Maine) Landmark
loss: Fire destroys Ogunquit inn, restaurant. Authorities are investigating
the cause of an April 28 fire in Ogunquit that rendered the Blue Water Inn and
Huckleberry’s Restaurant total losses, resulting in more than $1 million in
damages. Two firefighters were transported to an area hospital with minor
injuries. Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150429/NEWS/150428967/101131/NEWS
Financial Services Sector
4. April
29, WFLD 32 Chicago – (Illinois) FBI offers $5,000 after ‘Bandage
Bandit’ hits fourth bank in last month. The FBI offered a $5,000 reward for
information leading to a suspect dubbed the “Bandage Bandit” who allegedly
robbed 4 Chicago banks since March 31, including a PNC Bank branch on Western
Avenue April 28. Source: http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/28932087/fbi-offers-5000-after-bandage-bandit-hits-fourth-bank-in-last-month
For another story, see item 18 below in the Information Technology Sector
Information Technology Sector
17. April 30, Help Net Security – (International) Barracuda
fixes critical MITM flaws in its Web filter. Barracuda Networks issued a
security update patching two critical flaws in the firmware of its Web Filter
appliances in which an attacker could perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks
due to vulnerabilities in certificate verification when performing secure
socket layer (SSL) inspection and the use of default certificates for multiple
machines. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18334
18. April 29, Securityweek – (International) Bartalex
malware used to deliver Dyre banking trojan to enterprises. Security
researchers at Trend Micro discovered a campaign employing thousands of spam
emails purporting to be from the Automated Clearing House (ACH) that point to
malicious documents on Dropbox containing the Bartalex malware, which downloads
the Dyre banking trojan once macros are enabled. Thirty-five percent of the
infections observed in the past 3 months were in the U.S. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/bartalex-malware-used-deliver-dyre-banking-trojan-enterprises
Communications Sector
Nothing to report