Friday, May 8, 2015




Complete DHS Report for May 8, 2015

Daily Report

Top Stories

 · A series of tornados that moved across Oklahoma May 6 left at least 12 people injured, destroyed about 35 homes, delayed flights at Will Rogers Airport, closed 2 highways, and flooded government buildings. – USA Today; Associated Press

9. May 7, USA Today; Associated Press – (Oklahoma; Nebraska; Kansas) Tornadoes roar across the Plains. A series of tornados moved across Oklahoma May 6 which left at least 12 people injured, destroyed about 35 homes, delayed flights at Will Rogers Airport, closed 2 highways, and flooded government buildings. A number of reported tornadoes in Nebraska also damaged 10-15 homes and destroyed a hog bar in Harvey County. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/05/06/tornadoes-plains/70902052/

 · California officials approved May 6 Statewide rules for authorizing seawater desalination projects, which include the allowance of regional decisions to be appealed to the State board, and specific guidance for meeting Federal and State clean water standards. – Reuters

18. May 6, Reuters – (California) California approves first statewide seawater desalination rules. The California State Resources Control Board approved May 6 the first Statewide rules for authorizing seawater desalination projects, which include the allowance of regional decisions to be appealed to the State board for review if individuals oppose permits given to the State’s regional water boards to build seawater treatment plants, and specific guidance for meeting Federal and State clean water standards. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-usa-drought-desalination-idUSKBN0NR21J20150507

 · Whatcom County, Washington health officials reported May 6 that 23 E. coli cases were confirmed and 22 additional cases are pending lab results following an outbreak at the Milk Makers Fest in April. – Associated Press

27. May 6, Associated Press – (Washington) Whatcom County: 45 sick from E. coli outbreak at dairy festival. The Whatcom County Health Department reported May 6 that 23 E. coli cases have been confirmed and 22 additional cases are pending lab results following an outbreak at the Milk Makers Fest held at the Northwest Washington Fair & Event Center in April. Authorities continue to investigate the source of the outbreak that has hospitalized eight individuals. Source: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Whatcom-health-officials-say-45-sick-from-E-coli-outbreak-302826821.html

 · Fire officials reported May 5 that damage from a 3-alarm fire that destroyed the Golden Poles Chalet condominium complex in Government Camp, Oregon, April 20 is estimated to total $10.8 million. – Portland Oregonian

29. May 5, Portland Oregonian – (Oregon) Fire damage to 30-unit Government Camp condo complex tabbed at $10.8 million. Fire officials reported May 5 that damage from a 3-alarm fire that destroyed the Golden Poles Chalet condominium complex in Government Camp, Oregon, April 20 is estimated to total $10.8 million. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2015/05/post_188.html

Financial Services Sector

4. May 6, Sacramento Bee – (California) Six people convicted in Sacramento-area mortgage fraud scheme. Six Sacramento residents were convicted of wire fraud May 6 in connection to a mortgage fraud scheme in which they served as straw buyers for area homes and obtained over $5 million in loans from 2007 – 2008 by using falsified applications and documentation. Source: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article20396163.html

5. May 6, Reuters – (National) US charges ex-Wilmington Trust officers over troubled loans. Four executives from Wilmington Trust Co., a part of M&T Bank Corp, were indicted May 6 on charges alleging that they concealed the amount of loans that were not being repaid from U.S. regulators following the financial crisis. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission previously brought related civil charges against the individuals for their roles. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/06/mt-bnk-us-wilmingtontrust-charges-idUSL1N0XX40N20150506

6. May 6, Reuters – (National) Ex-MillerCoors executive, 7 others charged for $7 mln fraud. U.S. authorities announced charges May 6 against a former MillerCoors executive and seven others for their roles in an alleged scheme in which they defrauded the brewing company out of at least $7 million by falsely billing for promotional and marketing services. The individuals allegedly used the money for personal expenses, collectible firearms, and investments in a hotel and bar, among other things. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/06/millercoors-crime-colletti-idUSL1N0XX1XD20150506

7. May 5, Springfield News-Leader – (International) Feds: Republic man gathers $14.5 million for phony video games. Authorities unsealed Federal charging documents revealing that the former owner of multiple video game companies including Interzone Entertainment, LLC, and Spectacle Games, was indicted in June 2014 on charges of wire fraud and money laundering after the suspect allegedly raised over $14.5 million from clients for companies in Missouri, Chicago, Australia, Brazil, and China since 2008, which produced less than $2,300 in revenue in that period. Authorities claimed the suspect solicited funds to create video games, but instead used the money for personal expenses. Source: http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/04/feds-republic-man-gathers-million-phony-video-games/26897405/

Information Technology Sector

22. May 7, Softpedia – (International) Cisco plugs critical vulnerability in UCS Central Software. Cisco reported that it released an update addressing a vulnerability in its Unified Computing System (UCS) Central Software versions 1.2 and older that could have allowed attackers to access information, run arbitrary code, or make affected devices unavailable by leveraging an improper input validation flaw in the software’s Web framework. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cisco-Plugs-Critical-Vulnerability-in-UCS-Central-Software-480445.shtml

23. May 7, Softpedia – (International) WordPress 4.2.2 fixes DOM-based XSS bug affecting millions of websites. WordPress developers released a critical security update for the platform’s content management system (CMS) addressing a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in all plugins and themes utilizing the Genericons icon font package, in which attackers could take over an affected Web site or execute code remotely via a document object model (DOM)-based XSS attack targeting a file called “example.html.” Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/WordPress-4-2-2-Fixes-DOM-Based-XSS-Bug-Affecting-Millions-of-Websites-480418.shtml

24. May 6, Threatpost – (International) Lenovo patches vulnerabilities in system update service. Security researchers from IOActive reported that Lenovo patched three vulnerabilities in April including a serious bug that allows least privileged users to potentially run commands as a system administrator due to the use of a predictable authentication token, another in which an attacker could bypass signature validation by creating a fake certificate authority (CA) to swap out executables being downloaded by System Update, and a third in which local users could run commands as an administrator using a directory writeable by any user. Source: https://threatpost.com/lenovo-patches-vulnerabilities-in-system-update-service/112647

Communications Sector

25. May 6, Mitchell Daily Republic – (South Dakota) Damaged phone line causes outage in 10 communities. Crews worked to restore phone service to the remaining 150 Golden West Telecommunications customers across 10 counties in South Dakota May 5 following an outage that lasted over 9 hours due to contractors that inadvertently hit a primary fiber optic line near the Freeman central office. Source: http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/3738790-damaged-phone-line-causes-outage-10-communities