Complete DHS Report for
October 6, 2015
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Scottrade officials reported October 2 that
the contact information for 4.6 million customers was compromised after
internal and Federal investigations reportedly revealed unauthorized access to
systems housing the information. – Krebs on Security See item 4 below in the Financial Services Sector
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Several roadways, school districts, and apartment complexes in South Carolina
were closed or damaged October 4 due to a series of storms and Hurricane
Joaquin which dumped rain and caused flooding in the State. – Wall Street
Journal
5. October 5,
Wall Street Journal – (South Carolina) Flooding from Hurricane Joaquin shuts roads,
schools in South Carolina. A 70-mile stretch of Interstate 95 was closed
October 4, along with several other roadways and bridges in South Carolina due
to a series of storms and Hurricane Joaquin which dumped rain and caused
flooding in the State. Universities and 19 local school systems were closed
while a number of apartment complexes flooded. Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-declares-state-of-emergency-in-south-carolina-as-hurricane-joaquin-adds-to-flooding-1443972189
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Officials reported October 3 that nearly 400 students and teachers have been
affected by an ongoing norovirus outbreak in 11 northern Nevada schools. – Associated
Press
19. October 3,
Associated Press – (Nevada) Norovirus outbreak affects hundreds of Nevada
students, teachers. Officials reported October 3 that nearly 400 students
and teachers have been affected by a norovirus outbreak in 11 northern Nevada
schools following the start of the outbreak September 16 at Reno Elementary
School. Schools were ordered to sanitize and thoroughly clean the buildings,
and sick students and adults were ordered to stay home for at least 72 hours
until symptoms subsided. Source:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/10/03/norovirus-outbreak-affects-hundreds-nevada-students-teachers/
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Officials reported that a 4-alarm fire October 4 destroyed Cho Senter market in
California, prompted an evacuation of five nearby mobile homes, and temporarily
closed dozens of surrounding businesses. – San Jose Mercury News
22. October 5,
San Jose Mercury News – (California) San Jose: Early morning
four-alarm blaze destroys businesses and threatens trailer park. Officials
reported that a 4-alarm fire destroyed Cho Senter market in San Jose, prompted an
evacuation of five nearby mobile homes, and temporarily closed dozens of
surrounding businesses while fire crews extinguished the blaze October 4. The
cause of the fire remains under investigation and authorities are assessing the
total amount of damages. Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28919907/san-jose-firefighters-battle-4-alarm-grocery-store
Financial Services Sector
4. October 2,
Krebs on Security – (National) Scottrade breach hits 4.6 million customers. Scottrade
officials reported October 2 that contact information and possibly Social
Security numbers of 4.6 million customers were compromised after internal and Federal
investigations reportedly revealed unauthorized access to systems housing the
information between late 2013 – early 2014. The company does not believe any
Social Security numbers were accessed, and that the breach focused solely on
contact information. Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/scottrade-breach-hits-4-6-million-customers/
Information Technology Sector
20. October 5,
SC Magazine – (International) Zero day vulnerability found in VMware
product. Researchers from 7 Elements discovered a VMware vCentre zero day
vulnerability involving the deployment of the JMX/RMI service used in the
management interface in which an attacker could gain unauthorized remote system
access to the hosting server, leading to full enterprise environment
compromise. VMware reported that it is working on releasing a patch to address
the vulnerability.
21. October 3,
Softpedia – (International) Fareit malware uses different file hash for
each attack to avoid AV detection. Security researchers from Cisco’s Talos
team discovered a new version of the Fareit trojan specializing in information
stealing that changes its file hash with each infection. Researchers found only
23 shared common hashes out of 2,455 recorded samples, and determined that the
samples communicated with only 2 command and control (C&C) servers. Source:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/fareit-malware-uses-different-file-hash-for-each-attack-to-avoid-av-detection-493525.shtml
Communications Sector
Nothing to report