Friday, July 1, 2016



Complete DHS Report for July 1, 2016

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Top Stories

• The Canadian prime minister, U.S. President, and president of Mexico announced June 29 that they share a commitment to a low-carbon and sustainable North American economy and society, and strive to achieve 50 percent clean power generation by 2025. – Whitehouse.gov

1. June 29, Whitehouse.gov – (International) Leaders’ statement on a North American climate, clean energy, and environment partnership. The Canadian prime minister, U.S. President, and president of Mexico announced June 29 that they share a commitment to a competitive, low-carbon, and sustainable North American economy and society, and strive to achieve 50 percent clean power generation by 2025. The plan to achieve the goal of clean power will be accomplished through collaborating on cross-border transmission projects, enhancing trilateral collaboration on greening of government initiatives, and strengthening and aligning efficiency standards across all three countries, among a range of other initiatives. Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/06/29/leaders-statement-north-american-climate-clean-energy-and-environment

• Officials warned consumers June 29 against eating raw dough and batter made with General Mills, Inc., unbleached, all-purpose, and self-rising flours after Federal testing confirmed that dozens of people across the country were sickened by a strain of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli O121. – U.S. Food and Drug Administration

10. June 29, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – (National) Raw dough’s a raw deal and could make you sick. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition warned consumers June 29 against eating raw dough and batter after Federal testing confirmed that dozens of people across the country were sickened by a strain of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli O121 after consuming or handling raw dough made with General Mills, Inc., unbleached, all-purpose, and self-rising flours. General Mills recalled 10 million pounds of its flour products sold under 3 brand names due to the bacterial contamination.

• California crews reached 12 percent containment June 29 of the 1,000-acre Trailhead Fire which threatens 2,600 structures. – KCRA 3 Sacramento

14. June 29, KCRA 3 Sacramento – (California) More than 2,000 structures threatened by Foresthill wildfire. Crews reached 12 percent containment June 29 of the Trailhead Fire which has burned 1,000 acres near Foresthill, California, and threatens 2,600 structures. Mandatory evacuations were issued for several areas and 1,900 firefighters worked to contain the blaze. Source: http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/evacuations-remain-in-effect-near-foresthill-wildfire/40275134

See item 21 below from the Commercial Facilities Sector

21. June 29, SecurityWeek – (National) Noodles & Company confirms payment card breach. Noodles & Company reported June 28 that its computer systems were breached and that its customers’ information may have been stolen after a June 2 investigation revealed a piece of malware was affecting its systems at more than 500 locations. Officials believe cyber criminals may have been using the malware to steal customers’ credit and debit card information since January 2016. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/noodles-company-confirms-payment-card-breach

Financial Services Sector

5. June 29, Associated Press; Laramie Boomerang – (Colorado; Wyoming) 6 arrested in fast-food credit card scheme in northern Colorado. Six New York residents were arrested and indicted June 15 for allegedly using fraudulent credit cards to purchase more than $10,000 worth of gift cards at McDonald’s Corp., restaurants and other fast-food chain restaurants in Wyoming and Colorado. Authorities confiscated over 1,000 gift cards, a credit card reader, and a machine used for printing credit cards during the groups’ arrest. Source: http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/colorado/2016/06/29/6-arrested-fast-food-credit-card-scheme-northern-colorado/86514832/

For another story, see item 21 above in Top Stories

Information Technology Sector

17. June 30, Softpedia – (International) Google adds SEO spam notifications to Google analytics dashboard. Google reported that it will be enhancing its security notifications for compromised Web sites by integrating the Safe Browsing application programming interface (API) into the Google Analytics dashboard, which will help detect malware and warn the Webmaster of a search engine optimization (SEO) spam on their Web site. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/google-adds-seo-spam-notifications-to-google-analytics-dashboard-505820.shtml

18. June 29, Softpedia – (International) Android ransomware quadrupled in the past year. Kaspersky Lab released a study which revealed that in 2016, Android ransomware infections grew 4 times the amount of previous years, increasing from 35,413 victims in 2015 to 136,532 victims in 2016. Security researchers stated the attacks were attributed to four Android ransomware strains including Small, Fusob, Pletor, and Svpeng. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/android-ransomware-quadrupled-in-the-past-year-505818.shtml
 
For another story, see item 21 above in Top Stories

Communications Sector

Nothing to report