Tuesday, November 3, 2015



Complete DHS Report for November 3, 2015

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 • American Honda Motor Company, Inc., recalled 303,904 Accord sedan vehicles October 29 after determining the side Supplemental Restraint System software requires updating due to premature deployment of the side curtain airbags. – Honda.com

3. October 29, Honda.com – (National) Statement by American Honda regarding side airbag inadvertent deployment recall: 2008 – 2009 Honda Accord sedan. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., issued a recall October 29 for 303,904 model year 2008 – 2009 Accord sedan vehicles after the company determined that the side Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) software requires updating due to premature deployment of the side and/or side curtain airbags if the ignition is on and a door is forcefully slammed, or if the vehicle’s underbody receives significant impact. The issue is related to the side impact deployment threshold specification and Honda has received 19 injury claims related to the problem. Source: http://news.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=8727-en

 • Officials reported October 31 that 43 Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon were closed indefinitely after the Washington State Department of Health announced 19 cases of E. coli in Washington and 3 in Oregon were tied to the chain. – NBC News

11. November 2, NBC News – (Washington; Oregon) 43 Washington and Oregon Chipotle restaurants closed after E. coli outbreak. Health officials reported October 31 that 43 Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon were closed indefinitely after the Washington State Department of Health announced 19 cases of E. coli in Washington and 3 in Oregon tied to the chain. The company is working with health officials to determine the cause of the outbreak. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/43-washington-oregon-chipotle-restaurants-closed-after-e-coli-outbreak-n455166

 • McKay-Dee Hospital in Utah notified nearly 4,800 patients October 30 that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C after a former nurse and a patient treated at the hospital were both infected with the same hepatitis genotype. – Ogden Standard-Examiner

21. November 1, Ogden Standard-Examiner – (National) 4,800 McKay-Dee patients could have been exposed to hepatitis C. McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden notified nearly 4,800 patients October 30 that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C between June 2013 and November 2014 after the Utah Department of Health notified the hospital that a former nurse and a patient treated at the hospital’s emergency department were both infected with the same hepatitis genotype. The incident is under investigation and authorities reported that the former nurse was terminated after allegedly admitting to diverting drugs from the emergency department. Source: http://www.standard.net/Health/2015/10/31/4-800-McKay-Dee-patients-possibly-exposed-to-hepatitis-C

 • An October 30 fire at the InTown Suites in Hampton, Virginia, displaced 125 residents after officials determined that the fire was caused by unattended cooking on a second-floor unit’s kitchen. – Newport News Daily Press

27. October 30, Newport News Daily Press – (Virginia) 120 displaced after unattended cooking causes fire at Hampton hotel, official says. An October 30 fire at the InTown Suites in Hampton, Virginia, displaced 125 residents after officials determined that the fire was caused by unattended cooking on a second-floor unit’s kitchen. Two people were assessed for smoke inhalation and the total amount of damage was unknown.

Financial Services Sector

4. October 30, Reuters – (National) BofA reaches $335 mln settlement over mortgages, MERS. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America Corp reached a $335 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission October 30 to resolve accusations that the bank misled shareholders about its exposure to risky mortgage securities and its dependence on an electronic mortgage registry known as MERS. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/bankofamerica-settlement-idUSL1N12U35T20151030

5. October 30, Associated Press – (Texas) South Texan faces $5M securities fraud, theft charges. A South Texas man was indicted October 26 for securities fraud, theft, and money laundering due to his alleged involvement in a $5 million investment scam in the Alice area since 2013. Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article41926578.html

Information Technology Sector

24. November 1, Softpedia – (International) Latest flash zero-day bug already part of the Angler and Nuclear exploit kits. Researchers from Malwarebytes detected that recent versions of the Angler and Nuclear exploit kits (EK) were actively integrating and using a previously patched Adobe zero-day flaw that affected several Flash versions on Windows and Linux systems which could allow successful exploitation causing a crash and allowing the hacker to take control of the affected system. Experts recommended that users disable Flash in browsers while it is not in use. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/latest-flash-zero-day-bug-already-part-of-the-angler-and-nuclear-exploit-kits-495601.shtml

Communications Sector

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