Complete DHS Report for July 25, 2016
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• General Motors issued a recall July 21 for nearly 308,000 of its
model years 2009 – 2010 Chevrolet Impala vehicles sold in the U.S. due to
faulty wiring that could prevent the passenger air bags from inflating in the
event of a crash. – USA Today
1. July 21,
USA Today – (National) 308,000 Chevrolet Impalas recalled for faulty
airbags. General Motors issued a recall July 21 for nearly 308,000 of its
model years 2009 – 2010 Chevrolet Impala vehicles sold in the U.S. due to
potentially faulty wiring that could prevent the vehicle from detecting when
the passenger seat is occupied, thereby preventing the passenger air bags from
inflating in the event of a crash. Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/07/21/308000-chevrolet-impalas-recalled-faulty-airbags/87414082/
• Mitsubishi Motors Corporation issued a recall July 21 for
174,382 of its model years 2002 – 2013 vehicles in select makes sold in the
U.S. due to a corrosion problem affecting the front lower control arms that can
cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. – TheCarConnection.com
3. July 21,
TheCarConnection.com – (National) Mitsubishi Lancer, Lancer Evolution, Outlander
recalled for corrosion. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation issued a recall July
21 for 174,382 of its model years 2002 – 2013 vehicles in select makes sold in
the U.S. due to a corrosion problem affecting the front lower control arms that
can cause the arms to detach, thereby causing the driver to lose control of the
vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
• The FBI is searching July 21 for a man dubbed the “Midday
Bandit” who is suspected of robbing 15 banks in the Chicago area since 2014,
including a South Central Bank branch July 21. – Chicago Sun-Times See item 4 below in
the Financial Services Sector
• Passengers on American Airlines flight 1822 were forced to make
an emergency evacuation at Palm Beach International Airport July 21 due to a
hydraulic fluid leak that caused a burning odor in the cabin. – WPBF 25
Tequesta
6. July 22,
WPBF 25 Tequesta – (Florida) 24 passengers taken to hospital following American
Airlines evacuation. Passengers on American Airlines flight 1822 en route
to Philadelphia from West Palm Beach, Florida were forced to make an emergency
evacuation at Palm Beach International Airport July 21 due to a hydraulic fluid
leak that caused a burning odor in the cabin. Twenty-four passengers were
transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Source: http://www.wpbf.com/news/emergency-incident-at-palm-beach-international-airport/40821448
Financial Services Sector
4. July 21,
Chicago Sun-Times – (Illinois) ‘Midday Bandit’ tries to rob West Town bank. The
FBI is searching July 21 for a man dubbed the “Midday Bandit” who is suspected
of robbing 15 banks in the Chicago area since 2014, including a South Central
Bank branch July 21.
Information Technology Sector
13. July 22,
Softpedia – (International) Decrypter available for ODCODC ransomware. Security
researchers from BloodyDolly released a decrypter for the ODCODC ransomware
that circumvents ODCODC’s RSA-2048 encryption to recover the victim’s files
without paying the ransom. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/decrypter-available-for-odcodc-ransomware-506528.shtml
14. July 21,
SecurityWeek – (International) Persistent XSS patched in WooCommerce
WordPress plugin. WooCommerce released version 2.6.3 of its ecommerce
plugin for WordPress addressing a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability after a researcher from Securify discovered an attacker could
exploit the flaw to steal session tokens or a victim’s login credentials by
creating a special image file containing malicious JavaScript code in the
metadata that injects the code into a targeted Website when an administrator
uploads the malicious image as a product image or gallery item. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/persistent-xss-patched-woocommerce-wordpress-plugin
Communications Sector
Nothing to report