Complete DHS Report for April 14, 2014
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• A 12-mile stretch of Idaho Highway 21
between Grandjean Junction and Banner Summit was reopened April 10 after
closing April 8 due to snowy conditions on the highway. – Boise Idaho
Statesman
10.
April 10, Boise Idaho Statesman –
(Idaho) Idaho Highway 21 has re-opened; Boise National Forest warns of snow
on forest roads. A 12-mile stretch of Idaho Highway 21 between Grandjean
Junction and Banner Summit was reopened April 10 after closing April 8 due to
snowy conditions on the highway and the threat of an avalanche. Source: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/04/10/3127436/idaho-highway-21-is-back-open.html
• A Lebanon, Pennsylvania building owner could
face fines and charges after officials cited him for intentionally pumping
12,000 gallons of raw sewage into a storm sewer that flows into the nearby
Quittapahilla Creek. – WHTM 17 Harrisburg
16.
April 11, WHTM 27 Harrisburg –
(Pennsylvania) 12,000 gallons of raw sewage pumped into Lebanon creek. A
Lebanon, Pennsylvania building owner could face fines and charges after
officials cited him for intentionally pumping 12,000 gallons of raw sewage into
a storm sewer that flows into the nearby Quittapahilla Creek. The apartment
building was then condemned, displacing around 10 residents. Source: http://www.abc27.com/story/25220176/12000-gallons-of-raw-sewage-pumped-into-creek
• A FedEx truck crashed into a bus filled with
high school students April 10 on Interstate 5 in Orland, California, killing at
least 10 people and injuring more than 30 others. Northbound and southbound
lanes of Interstate 5 were closed for more than 17 hours. – Los Angeles
Times
19.
April 11, Los Angeles Times –
(California) Bus crash: What caused FedEx driver to veer, cause fiery
collision? A FedEx truck crashed into Silverado Stages bus filled with Los
Angeles-area high school students April 10 on Interstate 5 in Orland, killing
at least 10 people and injuring more than 30 others. Northbound and southbound
lanes of Interstate 5 were expected to be closed for more than 17 hours.
Source: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-10-killed-bus-crash-20140411,0,4232294,full.story
• Washington officials quarantined computers
and stopped sales April 10 after determining several State agencies likely gave
away or sold roughly 1,800 computers out of 20,000 over the last 2 years
containing confidential information. – Seattle Times
20.
April 10, Seattle Times – (Washington)
Audit: State sold computers with Social Security numbers, tax info still on
them. Washington officials quarantined computers, stopped sales, and
established new guidelines after an audit released April 10 determined several
State agencies likely gave away or sold roughly 1,800 computers out of 20,000
over the last 2 years containing confidential information, including Social
Security numbers, medical records, and tax reforms. The auditors noted about 9
percent of all computers given away or sold held confidential information.
Source: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/04/audit-state-sold-computers-with-social-security-numbers-tax-info-still-on-them/
Financial Services Sector
6. April
10, KPIX 5 San Francisco – (California) Real estate developer,
lawyer, 2 former bankers indicted on loan fraud charges involving Sonoma Valley
Bank. A lawyer, a real estate developer, and two former bank executives
from Marin and Sonoma counties were indicted and arrested April 9 for allegedly
engaging in loan fraud over a $9.5 million loan approved by the two Sonoma
Valley Bank executives and used by the developer and lawyer to buy back a
defaulted $30 million loan. The loan was allegedly obtained under a false name
which the bank executives were aware of, and exceeded the bank’s lending limits
for the developer. Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/04/10/real-estate-developer-lawyer-2-former-bankers-indicted-on-loan-fraud-charges-involving-sonoma-valley-bank/
For additional stories, see item 24 below
in the Information Technology Sector and 31 immediately
below from the Commercial Facilities Sector:
31. April 9, Albany Times Union – (National) Supermarket gift card swindle admitted. A
New York woman pleaded guilty April 9 to charges associated with a scam that
involved using hundreds of counterfeit credit cards bearing stolen account
numbers to purchase $548,381 worth of gift cards at Price Chopper grocery
stores in several States between October 2012 and January 2013. Source: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Supermarket-gift-card-swindle-admitted-5390110.php
Information Technology Sector
24. April
11, SC Magazine – (International) Cyber attacks are targeting
Heartbleed flaw, says US CERT. The Industrial Control Systems Cyber
Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) issued a warning April 10 stating that
attackers have begun exploiting the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL and
advised affected entities to report any incidents involving the vulnerability.
Source: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-attacks-are-targeting-heartbleed-flaw-says-us-cert/article/342274/
25. April
11, Softpedia – (International) Expert shows that hackers can
abuse Chrome speech recognition API flaw. A security researcher identified
a vulnerability in an older version of Chrome’s speech recognition API that
could be leveraged to obtain the transcript generated by the browser. The API
was introduced in Chrome 11 but may still be used by some Web sites. Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Expert-Shows-That-Hackers-Can-Abuse-Chrome-Speech-Recognition-API-Flaw-437237.shtml
26. April
11, Threatpost – (International) BlackBerry, Cisco products
vulnerable to OpenSSL bug. BlackBerry reported that several of its software
products are vulnerable to the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability, though its
phones were unaffected. Cisco also reported that many of its products,
including video communications and phone systems, were also vulnerable. Source:
http://threatpost.com/blackberry-cisco-products-vulnerable-to-openssl-bug/105406
For another story see item 20 above in Top Stories
Communications Sector
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