Complete DHS Report for September 19, 2016
Daily Report
Top Stories
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles issued a recall September 15 for 1.4
million of its model years 2010 – 2014 vehicles in select makes due to faulty
airbags and seatbelt pretensioners that may not deploy in the event of a crash
– TheCarConnection.com
3. September
15, TheCarConnection.com – (International) 1.9 million Jeep, Dodge,
and Chrysler vehicles recalled for airbag problem. Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles issued a recall September 15 for 1.4 million of its model years
2010 – 2014 vehicles in select makes equipped with specific front impact
sensors and occupant restraint control modules sold in the U.S. due to a
problem affecting the vehicles’ airbags and seatbelts where the airbags and
seatbelt pretensioners may not deploy in the event of a crash, thereby
increasing the risk of injury. The recall also affects 142,959 vehicles sold in
Canada, 81,901 in Mexico, and 284,051 elsewhere. Source: http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1106148_1-9-million-jeep-dodge-and-chrysler-vehicles-recalled-for-airbag-problem
• A Queens, New York resident was convicted September 14 after
authorities discovered over 100 counterfeit Visa gift cards with the account
numbers of customers from dozens of banks nationwide in his and
co-conspirators’ possession in 2014. – U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle
District of Pennsylvania See item 5 below in
the Financial Services Sector
• Crews worked for nearly 2 hours September 14 to clear a blockage
in a sewage pump that caused between 10,000 and 100,000 gallons of sewage to
spill into Black Warrior River in Northport, Alabama. – WVTM 13 Birmingham
14. September
15, WVTM 13 Birmingham– (Alabama) Diapers, rags blamed for sewage
pump blockage. Crews worked for nearly 2 hours September 14 to clear a
blockage in a sewage pump that caused between 10,000 and 100,000 gallons of
sewage to spill into Black Warrior River in Northport, Alabama. Officials
advised people to avoid contact with the water. Source: http://www.wvtm13.com/news/diapers-rags-blamed-for-sewage-pump-blockage/41688278
• Officials from University Gastroenterology (UGI) in Rhode Island
announced September 15 that about 14,000 patients’ personal information may
have been compromised after a July 2016 data breach. – WJAR 10 Providence
16. September
15, WJAR 10 Providence – (Rhode Island) Information compromised for
14,000 patients of University Gastroenterology. Officials from University
Gastroenterology (UGI) in Rhode Island announced September 15 that about 14,000
patients’ personal information, including names, birth dates, and Social
Security numbers may have been compromised after a July 2016 data breach where
an attacker hacked UGI’s computer system and encrypted a file containing the
information. Source: http://turnto10.com/i-team/consumer-advocate/nbc-10-i-team-information-compromised-for-14000-patients-of-university-gastroenterology
Financial Services Sector
5. September
15, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania – (National)
New York man convicted in federal court for his role in counterfeit gift
card shopping spree. A Queens, New York resident was convicted September 14
of Federal charges after authorities discovered over 100 counterfeit Visa gift
cards with the account numbers of customers from dozens of banks nationwide in
his and co-conspirators’ possession in 2014. Officials stated the group
attempted to or made purchases at more than 6 Pennsylvania stores using the
fraudulent cards. Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/new-york-man-convicted-federal-court-his-role-counterfeit-gift-card-shopping-spree
For additional stories, see
items 21 and 22 below from the Commercial Facilities Sector
21. September
15, WBAY 2 Green Bay; WKOW 27 Madison; WISN 12 Milwaukee –
(Wisconsin) Two arrested in connection to credit card skimmer ring. Two
Florida residents were arrested at an Open Pantry gas station in Brookfield,
Wisconsin, September 14 for their roles in a credit card skimming scheme where
the group allegedly installed internal skimming devices on about 15 pumps at
gas stations across Wisconsin since August after the duo stole a master key to
the pumps. Officials stated the locks on all the affected pumps have been
replaced. Source: http://wbay.com/2016/09/15/report-two-arrested-in-connection-to-credit-card-skimmer-ring/
22. September
14, New York Daily News – (New York) Stolen credit card info used
for $400G in purchases at Bloomingdale’s, three arrested including employee. A
former employee at Bloomingdale’s in New York and 2 co-conspirators were
charged September 14 after the trio allegedly stole customers’ credit card information
and made at least 40 fraudulent purchases at the department store totaling
$400,000. Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/arrested-400g-bloomingdale-credit-card-scam-article-1.2792942
Information Technology Sector
20. September
15, SecurityWeek – (International) SAP patches serious flaws in database
management product. SAP released a security update resolving 19 vulnerabilities,
including a denial-of-service (DoS) flaw in Business Objects BI Launchpad,
information disclosure bugs, cross-site scripting (XSS) issues, and Structured
Query Language (SQL) injection issues that could allow an attacker to create
and execute a stored procedure with SQL commands, thereby enabling the attacker
to elevate their privileges, modify database objects, or execute commands
without authorization. Source: http://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-serious-flaws-database-management-product
Communications Sector
See item 19 below from the Emergency Facilities
Sector
19. September 15, KREM 2 Spokane – (Washington) Spokane Co. radio dispatch goes down for several hours. Authorities are investigating the cause of a radio dispatch system outage that left emergency crews in Spokane County, Washington, unable to communicate with each other for about 3 hours September 15. Officials rebooted the system and stated 9-1-1 calls at the dispatch center were not affected during the outage.
Source: http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/spokane-county/spokane-co-radio-dispatch-goes-down-for-several-hours/319221723
Source: http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/spokane-county/spokane-co-radio-dispatch-goes-down-for-several-hours/319221723