Wednesday, October 28, 2015



Complete DHS Report for October 28, 2015

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 • General Motors Co., announced October 27 plans to recall 1.41 million vehicles of various makes and model years due to fire risks associated with drops of oil on the exhaust manifold. – Detroit News; Associated Press

4. October 27, Detroit News; Associated Press – (International) GM recalling 1.4M cars in fourth recall for fire risks. General Motors Co., announced October 27 plans to recall 1.41 million model year 1997 – 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000 – 2004 Chevrolet Impala, 1998 – 1999 Chevrolet Lumina, 1998 – 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1998 – 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, and 1997 – 2004 Buick Regal vehicles due to an issue in which hard braking could lead to drops of oil depositing on the exhaust manifold, posing a risk of fire. The recall affects models with 3.8-liter V6 3800 engines. Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2015/10/27/general-motors-engine-fires/74668924/

 • Waco, Texas officials announced October 26 that significant rainfall resulted in the discharge of 1.98 million gallons of wastewater into the Brazos River. – Waco Tribune-Herald

13. October 26, Waco Tribune-Herald – (Texas) Nearly 2 million gallons of wastewater spilled into Brazos after rains. Waco city officials announced October 26 that significant rainfall over the weekend of October 24 resulted in the discharge of 1.98 million gallons of wastewater into the Brazos River at the Waco Metropolitan Regional Sewerage System main lift station. Officials recommended that residents with private wells located within a half-mile of the plant’s location should only use distilled or boiled water, while crews worked to contain and disinfect the discharges. Source: http://www.wacotrib.com/news/city_of_waco/nearly-million-gallons-of-wastewater-spilled-after-weekend-rainfall/article_d74be46a-1f0b-5a40-8fdb-e99cef9f9dca.html

 • Officials reported October 26 that 318,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from manholes in College Station, Texas, and made its way into several creeks. – KBTX 3 Bryan/College Station

15. October 26, KBTX 3 Bryan/College Station – (Texas) Weekend rains cause wastewater overflows in College Station. Officials with the city of College Station reported October 26 that 192,000 gallons of wastewater spilled from a manhole at Bent Oak and another 126,000 gallons of wastewater came from a manhole on Longmire drive, making its way into Burton, Wolf Pen, and Bee Creeks, which flow into Carters Creek due to recent rainfall. Authorities stated that the overflows should not have any adverse effects on the environment. Source: http://www.kbtx.com/news/local/headlines/Weekend-Rains-Cause-Wastewater-Overflows-in-College-Station-337314751.html

 • WellSpan York Hospital in Pennsylvania announced October 27 about 1,300 patients may have been exposed to nontuberculous mycobacterium after the hospital identified 8 patients who contracted the bacterial infection, 4 of which died. – CNN

16. October 27, CNN – (Pennsylvania) Bacterial infection suspected in deaths of four at Pennsylvania hospital. WellSpan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, announced October 27 that it is informing about 1,300 patients who underwent open-heart surgery from October 2011 to July 2015 that they may have been exposed to nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) after the hospital identified 8 patients who contracted the bacterial infection, 4 of which died. The hospital replaced its heater-cooler devices in July and implemented new safety procedures when the devices are in use. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/health/bacteria-york-hospital/

Financial Services Sector

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Information Technology Sector

20. October 27, Securityweek – (International) Joomla flaw exploited in the wild within hours of disclosure. Security researchers from Sucuri reported that malicious actors started exploiting critical vulnerabilities, including a Structured Query Language (SQL) injection issue in Joomla, within 4 hours of patches released by developers addressing the issue and subsequent flaw disclosures by researchers at Trustwave. The SQL injection vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to hijack administrator sessions and gain access to affected Joomla Web sites.

Communications Sector

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