Thursday, June 4, 2015




Complete DHS Report for June 4, 2015

Daily Report

Top Stories

 • Interstate 35 East near Waxahachie, Texas reopened June 3 after being closed for several hours following a standoff in which police killed 2 men who stole a police SUV and led an hour-long chase. – WFAA 8 Dallas

5. June 3, WFAA 8 Dallas – (Texas) I-35 reopens after standoff involving stolen police SUV turns deadly. Interstate 35 East near Waxahachie, Texas reopened June 3 after being closed for several hours following a standoff in which police killed 2 men who stole a police SUV and led an hour-long chase. Source: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/03/ellis-county-police-pursue-suspect-in-stolen-squad-car/28394765/

 • A Chicago Transit Authority bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Chicago that killed 1 person and injured 8 others June 2, prompting CTA to reroute several buses around the crash scene while officials investigated the cause. – WMAQ 5 Chicago

6. June 3, WMAQ 5 Chicago – (Illinois) Woman killed, eight injured in downtown crash involving CTA bus. A Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident in Chicago that killed 1 person and injured 8 others June 2, prompting the CTA to reroute several buses around the crash scene while officials investigated the cause. Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cta-bus-crash-michigan-avenue-305912551.html

 • An Amtrak Silver Star train headed to Miami with 171 passengers crashed into a vehicle after its driver went around the railroad crossing arms at a CSX crossing in Jacksonville, Florida, June 2. – Jacksonville Florida Times-Union

7. June 3, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union – (Florida) Amtrak train shears car in half in Jacksonville; police say driver went around crossing arms. An Amtrak Silver Star train headed to Miami with 171 passengers crashed into a vehicle after its driver went around the railroad crossing arms at a CSX crossing in Jacksonville June 2, causing the train to be delayed for 4 hours while crews investigated the scene. One vehicle passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Source: http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2015-06-02/story/amtrak-train-shears-car-half-jacksonville-crash-police-say-driver-went

 • Two men pleaded guilty June 2 to four explosive and gun charges after an investigation revealed that they planned to bomb a police station and targeted the Ferguson, Missouri police chief and a county prosecutor. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

15. June 3, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – (Missouri) Two admit plot to blow up police station, St. Louis County prosecutor and Ferguson police chief. Federal court officials reported that two men pleaded guilty June 2 to four explosive and gun charges after an investigation revealed that they planned to bomb a police station and had targeted the Ferguson police chief and a St. Louis County prosecutor.

Financial Services Sector

2. June 3, Associated Press – (California) Southern California broker pleads guilty in $6 million fraud. A Carlsbad stockbroker pleaded guilty June 2 to charges that he stole over $6 million from 32 investors from 2007 – 2014 by misappropriating investments into funding his personal lifestyle and for risky day trading, which he concealed using false statements and funds from newer investors. Source: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_28241388/southern-california-broker-pleads-guilty-6-million-fraud?source=rss

3. June 2, WTVR 6 Richmond – (Virginia) 2,000 Virginia Credit Union debit cards being replaced after skimming scheme. Virginia Credit Union representatives reported that approximately 2,000 bank member debit cards were vulnerable after the bank discovered ATM skimming devices were installed at their Glenside and Southpark branches over the weekend of May 23. The bank promised to restore any losses due to fraud, and the investigation is ongoing. Source: http://wtvr.com/2015/06/02/2000-virginia-credit-union-debit-cards-being-replaced-after-skimming-scheme/

Information Technology Sector

16. June 3, Help Net Security – (International) Weak SSH keys opened many GitHub repositories to compromise. A security researcher discovered that large numbers of GitHub repositories are vulnerable to compromise and the delivery of malicious code due to a flaw that generated weak cryptographic secure shell (SSH) keys until 2008. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18459

17. June 3, Help Net Security – (International) IoT devices entering enterprises, opening company networks to attacks. A recently released OpenDNS report on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and infrastructure in business found that IoT devices have become prevalent in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, energy infrastructure, government, financial services, and retail, and that the infrastructure supporting the devices are vulnerable to well-known security flaws as well as other threats inherent to the nature of IoT technology. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18453

18. June 3, Softpedia – (International) Russian crypto-malware encrypts files completely. Security researchers at Check Point discovered that a new piece of ransomware called Troldesh, also known as Encoder.858 and Shade, applies full encryption to files it processes and offers a way to contact the ransomware operators in an effort to maximize profits and guarantee payment. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Russian-Crypto-Malware-Encrypts-Files-Completely-483175.shtml

Communications Sector

See item 17 above in the Information Technology Sector