Complete
DHS Report for
June 24, 2015
Daily Report
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The U.S. Office of Inspector General reported June 22 that National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration officials repeatedly failed to investigate issues
with faulty General Motors ignition switches that caused a 9 million vehicle
recall. – CNN
3. June 22,
CNN – (National) Report: Fed
investigators negligent in GM faulty ignition switch recall. The U.S.
Office of Inspector General released a report June 22 revealing that National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials repeatedly failed to
investigate issues with faulty General Motors ignition switches that would
cause the engine to switch off, disabling power steering, power brakes, and
vehicle airbags. The issue was connected to over 110 deaths and 200 injuries as
well as a recall of about 9 million vehicles. Source: http://gantdaily.com/2015/06/22/report-fed-investigators-negligent-in-gm-faulty-ignition-switch-recall/
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All westbound lanes of Highway 225 in Houston reopened June 23 after crews
cleared the scene of a fatal fiery crash that shut down the freeway for more
than 13 hours June 22. – KPRC 2 Houston
4. June
23, KPRC 2 Houston – (Texas) All
main lanes of Hwy 225 west at Allen Genoa reopen after all-day closure. All
westbound lanes of Highway 225 in Houston reopened June 23 after crews cleared
the scene of a fatal-fiery crash that shut down the freeway for more than 13
hours June 22 after a semi-truck crashed into a gas line. The driver was
pronounced dead at the scene. Source: http://www.click2houston.com/news/hwy-225-at-allen-genoa-shut-down-due-to-hazmat-spill/33712514
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United Airlines Flight 971 made an emergency landing June 20 in Belfast
International Airport in Northern Ireland due to an unruly passenger that
caused nearly 300 passengers to sleep on the floor of the airport when the
airline was unable to secure hotels. – Fox News
8. June
22, Fox News – (International) United passengers left to sleep on airport floor after plane was
diverted. United Airlines Flight 971 headed to Chicago from Rome, Italy,
made an emergency landing June 20 in Belfast International Airport in Northern
Ireland due to an unruly passenger that caused nearly 300 passengers to sleep
on the floor of the airport as the airline was unable to secure hotel
accommodations nearby. Passengers were eventually rerouted to a different
flight to Chicago after 21 hours in Belfast. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2015/06/22/united-passengers-forced-to-sleep-on-airport-floor-after-plane-diverted/
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An internal assessment by the Office of Personnel Management warned that the
cyber-assault on its computer systems may have affected as many as 18 million
Americans. – ABC News
13. June 22, ABC News – (National) Feds feared tens of millions impacted by OPM
hack, internal memo says. An internal assessment by the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management warned the cyber-assault on its computer systems may have
affected as many as 18 million Americans, increasing the number of potential
victims from the estimated 4.2 million announced June 4. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/feds-feared-tens-millions-impacted-opm-hack-internal/story?id=31950577
Financial Services Sector
Nothing
to report
Information Technology Sector
18. June 23, Help Net Security – (International) Critical RubyGems vulns can lead to
installation of malicious apps. Security researchers Trustwave
discovered a vulnerability in the RubyGems package manager in which an attacker
could redirect a RubyGem client using hypertext transfer protocol secure
(HTTPS) to an attacker controlled gem server, bypassing HTTPS verification and
allowing the attacker to install malicious or trojan gems. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18541
19. June 23, Softpedia – (International) Minor Chrome release fixes high severity
issues. Google released an update for its Chrome browser addressing
issues including a scheme validation error in WebUI, and a cross-origin bypass
bug in the browser’s layout engine, among other fixes. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/minor-chrome-release-fixes-high-severity-issues-485000.shtml
20. June 22, Threatpost – (International) HP releases details, exploit code for
unpatched IE flaws. Security researchers at Hewlett-Packard Company’s
Zero Day Initiative released details on unpatched Microsoft Internet Explorer
vulnerabilities which could allow attackers to fully bypass address space
layout randomization (ASLR) mitigation in the browser. Source: https://threatpost.com/hp-releases-details-exploit-code-for-unpatched-ie-flaws/113408
Communications Sector
Nothing to report