Complete DHS Report for
September 3, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Approximately
50,000 Phoenix residents were still without power September 1, down from the
original 70,000 which lost power August 31 following severe weather which swept
through the area. – Associated Press
3. September
1, Associated Press – (Arizona) Tens of thousands without power after monsoon storm
hits Phoenix area, damages buildings, cars. Approximately 50,000 Phoenix
residents were still without power September 1, down from the original 70,000
which lost power August 31 following severe weather which swept through the
area. Flooding temporarily closed roads, disabled traffic lights, and caused at
least one accident when a semi-truck collided with a car on Interstate 10,
causing several schools to close September 1.Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/09/01/tens-thousands-without-power-after-monsoon-storm-hits-phoenix-area-damages/
• The First National
Bank in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas announced August 31 that it had been the victim
of employee fraud or theft, resulting in the loss of $3.9 million. – Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette See item 8 below in the Financial
Services Sector
• Highway 287 in
Tennessee between Memphis and Childress was shut down overnight September 1
while HAZMAT crews cleared a hazardous chemical spill that occurred after a
semi-truck spilled 1,500 gallons of a chemical. – KFDA 10 Amarillo
10. September
2, KFDA 10 Amarillo – (Tennessee) HAZMAT spill cleared, Highway 287 between Memphis
and Childress remains closed. Highway 287 between Memphis and Childress was
shut down overnight September 1 while HAZMAT crews worked to clear a hazardous
chemical spill that occurred after a semi-truck spilled 1,500 gallons of a
chemical used to make PVC pipes. A voluntary evacuation order was issued. Source: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/29932569/update-hazmat-spill-shuts-down-us-287
• Fire crews
continued to battle 65 large wildfires burning across the U.S. following a
September 1 update by the National Interagency Fire Center which found that
over 8 million acres of land has been burned in U.S. wildfires in 2015. – Washington
Post
19. September
2, Washington Post – (National) Wildfires have now burned a massive 8 million
acres across the U.S. Fire crews continued to battle 65 large wildfires
burning across the U.S. following a September 1 update by the National
Interagency Fire Center which found that over 8 million acres of land has been
burned in U.S. wildfires in 2015. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/01/wildfires-have-now-burned-a-massive-8-million-acres-across-the-u-s-this-year/
Financial Services Sector
6. September
2, Baton Rouge Advocate – (Louisiana) Consumers advised to check
bills after credit card ‘skimming gadget’ found hidden in Baton Rouge gas
station pump. A fraudulent card-reading device was found inside a Shell gas
station pump at the corner of Tom Drive and Airline Highway in Baton Rouge
August 31, the third device found within the area in the past 2 months.
Investigators advised customers to check credit card statements for suspicious
activity.Source: http://theadvocate.com/home/13331425-125/consumers-advised-to-check-bills
7. September
1, AL.com – (Alabama) Heflin police uncover 180 credit/debit cards, ID
theft tools during traffic stop. A Heflin police officer uncovered
approximately 180 credit and debit cards, several fake drivers licenses, 3
laptops, a credit card encoder, a credit card embosser, fake checks, and
several other potential identity theft tools during a traffic stop September 1.
The case has been turned over to the U.S. Secret Service. Source: http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2015/09/heflin_police_uncover_180_cred.html
8. September
1, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – (Arkansas) Lost $3.9M from
fraud, bank reveals. The First National Bank in Walnut Ridge announced
August 31 that it had been the victim of employee fraud or theft, resulting in
the loss of $3.9 million. An investigation into the culprit is ongoing and
officials believe the incident occurred over an extended period of time.Source: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/sep/01/lost-3-9m-from-fraud-bank-reveals-20150/?f=latest
9. September
1, Grand Rapids Press – (Michigan) Man admits $279K theft from
employer in wire fraud plea. A former employee of Grand Rapids-based IGA
Abrasives LLC pleaded guilty to wire fraud September 1 in connection with the
theft of $279,000 through fraudulent receipt submissions claiming reimbursement
to IGA’s parent company, South Carolina-based S.L. Munson & Company,
between January 2010 and November 2013. Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/09/man_admits_279k_theft_from_emp.html
Information Technology Sector
21. September
2, Securityweek – (International) Siemens patches vulnerability in RUGGEDCOM
switches. Siemens released a firmware update addressing a vulnerability in
the ROS operating system (OS) running on some RUGGEDCOM switches, which an
attacker with access to a virtual local area network (VLAN) could exploit to
bypass isolation and access devices on another VLAN. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/siemens-patches-vulnerability-ruggedcom-switches
22. September
2, Securityweek – (International) Mobile gaming apps expose enterprise data:
report. Veracode released findings from a report on gambling applications
installed on mobile devices in corporate environments revealing that many
gambling applications leave enterprise environments vulnerable to
man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, Remote Access Trojans (RATs), fake
certificates, and other types of attacks. The report attributed the
vulnerabilities to applications’ use of weak encryption and pre-loaded adware. Source:
http://www.securityweek.com/mobile-gambling-apps-expose-enterprise-data-report
23. September
2, Softpedia – (International) Future Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Edge releases
will not support RC4 encryption. Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft announced
that RC4 encryption algorithm support will be removed from the companies’ Web
browsers by late February 2016. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/future-firefox-chrome-ie-and-edge-releases-will-not-support-rc4-encryption-490704.shtml
24. September
2, Securityweek – (International) Google patches 29 vulnerabilities with
release of Chrome 45. Google released Chrome 45 for Windows, Mac, and
Linux, addressing 29 security issues including cross-origin bypass and
use-after-free-flaws, a character spoofing bug in the Omnibox address bar, and
other-medium impact vulnerabilities. The update also disabled automatic Adobe
Flash plugin ad support. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-29-vulnerabilities-release-chrome-45
Communications Sector
25 September
1, KSLA 12 Shreveport – (Louisiana) Thousands back online in
Shreveport, Monroe after Comcast outage. A Comcast outage left thousands of
customers in Shreveport without Internet or phone service after a bush hogging
crew in Mississippi accidentally cut two fiber lines September 1. Customers in
Monroe, Louisiana, were also affected by the outage.