Wednesday, May 4, 2016



Complete DHS Report for May 4, 2016

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• CRF Frozen Foods expanded a previous recall May 2 to include all 358 of its frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination following 7 cases of Listeria-related hospitalizations that were linked to the products. – U.S. Food and Drug Administration

7. May 3, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – (International) CRF Frozen Foods expands voluntary recall to include all frozen vegetable and fruit products due to possible health risk. CRF Frozen Foods expanded a previous recall May 2 to include all 358 of its frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables products due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination after U.S. officials identified 7 cases of hospitalizations in 3 states due to Listeria and determined some of these illnesses were linked to consuming CRF-manufactured products. The company suspended operations at its Pasco, Washington facility following the initial recall and stated that the products may have been purchased nationwide and in Canada. Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm498841.htm

• The owner of Express Food Mart in Camden, New Jersey, pleaded guilty May 2 to stealing over $1.2 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions from November 2011 – October 2014. – Newark Star-Ledger

8. May 2, Newark Star-Ledger – (New Jersey) Camden shop owner admits stealing $1.2M in SNAP benefits. The owner of Express Food Mart in Camden, New Jersey, pleaded guilty May 2 to stealing over $1.2 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions from November 2011 – October 2014. Authorities stated that the store owner paid SNAP benefit holders 50 cents on the dollar. Source: http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2016/05/camden_shop_owner_admits_stealing_12m_in_snap_bene.html

• Teacher sick-outs prompted 94 schools in the Detroit Public Schools district to close for a second consecutive day May 2 due to concerns over teachers’ pay. – Associated Press

15. May 3, Associated Press – (Michigan) Teacher sick-outs close most Detroit schools for a 2nd day. Teacher sick-outs prompted 94 schools in the Detroit Public Schools district to close for a second consecutive day May 2 due to concerns over teachers’ pay.

• A security researcher discovered a parameter tampering vulnerability in a new PwnedList service could allow an attacker to add any desired domain through a flaw in the service’s two-step authentication process. – SecurityWeek See item 22 below in the Information Technology Sector

Financial Services Sector

Nothing to report

Information Technology Sector

20. May 3, SecurityWeek – (International) Google patches 40 vulnerabilities in Android. Google released security updates for its Android operating system (OS) patching 40 vulnerabilities including a remote code execution flaw (RCE) in Mediaserver that could allow an attacker to execute code within the software, and a privilege escalation flaw in the Android debugger that could allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code in Android debugger or kernel, among other patched flaws. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-40-vulnerabilities-android

21. May 2, SecurityWeek – (International) Accellion patches flaws found during Facebook hack. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center (CC) released an advisory addressing seven vulnerabilities in the Accellion File Transfer Appliance after a security consultant discovered one of the flaws could be leveraged to upload a web shell, which is an SQL injection, due to improper handling of data in the “client_id” parameter in “/home/seos/courier/security_key2.api.” Other vulnerabilities include three cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws and a number of local privilege escalation issues related to incorrect default permissions.

22. May 2, SecurityWeek – (International) Millions of credentials exposed by PwnedList flaw. A security researcher discovered a parameter tampering vulnerability in a new PwnedList service called Vendor Security Monitoring which could allow an attacker to add any desired domain through a flaw in the service’s two-step authentication process and submit arbitrary data by tampering with the request. An attacker with an active PwnedList account can exploit the flaw to add the domain of any major company to generate a list of all compromised email accounts.

23. May 2, SecurityWeek – (International) Compromised RDP Servers used in corporate ransomware attacks. Researchers from Fox-IT discovered that attackers could disseminate ransomware through a compromised remote desktop server by using brute force attacks to infiltrate a remote desktop server connected to the Internet and use privilege escalation methods to find domain administration status. Once an attacker infiltrates a system and gains administrative privileges, they can extract data, recruit into a botnet, deliver spam, and demand monetary funds from a compromised company.

Communications Sector

Nothing to report