Monday, May 11, 2015




Complete DHS Report for May 11, 2015

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 · 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

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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

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