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Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report
29 April 2015
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The governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency April 27 after storms knocked out
power to the New Orleans International Airport, derailed several train cars off an elevated
track on a bridge, and left nearly 238,000 customers without electricity. – Reuters (See
item 8)

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Officials in Topeka, Kansas, reported April 27 that a power failure at a city pump station
caused about 3 million gallons of raw sewage to discharge into the Kansas River. – Topeka
Capital-Journal (See item 16)

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Romanian authorities raided 42 locations in 6 countries and detained 25 individuals April
26 in connection to their roles in a group who allegedly cloned cards to steal over $15
million from financial institutions in the U.S. and worldwide. – Softpedia (See item 22)

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The governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency April 27 in Baltimore after at
least 20 businesses were burned, police officers were injured, and hundreds of arrests were
made due to riots that broke out in the city. – USA Today (See item 25)
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Energy Sector
1. April 27, Somerville Courier News – (New Jersey) Station owner fined for selling
airplane gas to drivers. The owner of 6 Pasmel Property gas stations in New Jersey
was fined $85,000 by the State April 27 for selling aviation fuel to drivers in 2012, and
falsely identifying it as regular, plus, or premium gasoline. Officials stated that the
aviation fuel caused extensive damage to some motorists’ vehicles and that the
settlement also provides restitution to consumers.
Source: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/2015/04/27/gas-tationowner-fined-selling-airplane-gas-motorists/26464367/
For another story, see item 8
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Chemical Industry Sector
2. April 27, WTVR 6 Richmond – (Virginia) Leak at DuPont Plant injures workers,
prompts evacuation. Twenty workers and 2 firefighters were transported to area
hospitals for inhalation exposure issues April 27 following a liquid heating fluid leak at
the DuPont-owned Richmond Zytel Manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County. The
leak was contained to the plant where at least 100 employees were evacuated for more
than 2 hours and an additional 12 workers were treated at the scene.
Source: http://wtvr.com/2015/04/27/dupont-spruance-plant-situation/
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Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
3. April 27, Lacey Patch – (New Jersey) NRC: Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant has
'substantial safety' problems. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
issued a “yellow” classification indicating substantial safety significance relating to
problems with electromatic relief valves at Exelon’s Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant in
Lacey Township April 27. Exelon reported that it had corrected the issue, while the
NRC has planned additional inspections.
Source: http://patch.com/new-jersey/lacey/nrc-steps-scrutiny-oyster-creek-afterproblem-substantial-safety-significance-fou-0
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Critical Manufacturing Sector
4. April 28, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – (National) Whistler recalls
Jump&Go Portable Jumpstart and Power Supply units due to fire hazard.
Whistler issued a recall for about 10,400 Jump&Go Portable Jumpstart & Power
Supply 12V power supply units for an issue with the unit’s lithium battery that could
cause it to melt, catch fire, and ignite nearby items. The product was sold at

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Hammacher Schlemmer, Radio Shack, Walmart and other retail stores nationwide and
via Web-based sales from May – October 2014.
Source: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Whistler-Recalls-Jump-and-Go-PortableJumpstart-and-Power-Supply-Units
5. April 27, Securityweek – (National) Hackers tricked AT&T, Network Solutions
employees in Tesla attack. Tesla Motors reported that the company’s official Web site
and Twitter accounts were hacked over the weekend of April 25 via a domain name
system (DNS) hijack attack that remains under investigation. Hackers supposedly
social engineered employees of AT&T and Network Solutions by forwarding calls to
an illegitimate phone number in order to gain administrator privileges to the company’s
domain administrator account.
Source: http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-tricked-att-network-solutionsemployees-tesla-attack
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Defense Industrial Base Sector
Nothing to report
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Financial Services Sector
6. April 27, West Hollywood Patch – (California) West Hollywood ‘Purse Packing
Bandit’ pleads to series of bank robberies. An individual pleaded no contest April 27
to charges alleging that she robbed 9 banks and attempted to rob 2 others in Beverly
Hills, Los Angeles, and West Hollywood as the “Purse Packing Bandit.” Authorities
arrested the woman in August 2014 as she fled a bank robbery in Beverly Hills.
Source: http://patch.com/california/westhollywood/west-hollywood-purse-packingbandit-pleads-series-bank-robberies
For another story, see item 23
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Transportation Systems Sector
7. April 28, KNTV 11 San Jose – (California) 7-vehicle collision causes fiery mess on I880 in San Leandro. Interstate Highway 880 in San Leandro was closed for 2 hours
April 28 due to an accident involving up to 7 vehicles that injured 2 people.
Source: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/7-Vehicle-Collision-Causes-FieryMess-on-I-880-in-San-Leandro-301536791.html
8. April 28, Reuters – (Louisiana) Storm knocks out power to New Orleans airport for
hours. The governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency April 27 due to a band

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of storms that knocked out power to the New Orleans International Airport, sent several
freight train cars on an elevated track of the Huey P. Long Bridge off the bridge, and
left nearly 238,000 customers without electricity. Several New Orleans schools
canceled classes due to flood damage and loss of power.
Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/27/us-usa-louisiana-weatheridUKKBN0NI22P20150427
9. April 28, Houston Chronicle – (Texas) Victim killed in fiery crash that closed part of
I-10. One person was killed in an accident involving a semi-truck that crashed into a
vehicle and prompted the closure of westbound lanes of the Katy Freeway near
Campbell for 5 hours April 27.
Source: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-traffic/article/18-wheeler-crash-closespart-of-the-Katy-Freeway-6227373.php
10. April 27, KION 46 Monterey – (California) Deadly accident shuts down Highway 101
early Monday morning. Highway 101 in Salinas was shut down for approximately 4
hours April 26 while crews investigated the death of a person walking on the highway
that was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Source: http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/deadly-accident-shuts-downhighway-early-monday-morning/32589032
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Food and Agriculture Sector
11. April 28, Des Moines Register – (Iowa) New bird flu cases add 6 million birds in
Iowa. Officials confirmed April 27 the presence of avian flu outbreaks at 5 new Iowa
facilities housing more than 6 million birds, including a commercial facility in Sioux
County that houses 3.8 million laying hens. About 80 cases of the avian flu have been
reported across 13 States, affecting more than 13 million birds nationwide.
Source: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2015/04/27/iowasbird-flu-cases-push-state-says/26464645/
12. April 27, Associated Press – (California) Company, 2 employees charged in death of
worker cooked in oven with 12,000 pounds of tuna. Bumble Bee Foods and 2
employees were charged April 27 in connection with the October 2012 death of a
worker who was performing maintenance in an industrial oven at the company’s Santa
Fe Springs plant when it was filled with 12,000 pounds of canned tuna and turned on.
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation revealed three
violations, including the failure to implement a safety plan.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/27/company-2-employees-charged-indeath-worker-cooked-in-oven-with-12000-pounds/
13. April 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture – (California) Corn Maiden Foods, Inc.
recalls beef and pork products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service reported April 27 that Corn Maiden Foods,
Inc., expanded an April 11 recall for 15,600 pounds of pork products to include its
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Tamales with Pork Carnitas, Green Chile & Oregano Wrapped in Corn Husks product
due to undeclared soy protein. The recalled products were sent to hotels, restaurants,
and institutional locations across California.
Source: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-healthalerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2015/recall-059-2015-release-expansion
14. April 27, U.S. Department of Agriculture – (Illinois) Skyline Provisions, Inc., recalls
beef products due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The Food Safety and
Inspection Service announced April 27 that Skyline Provisions, Inc., recalled 1,029
pounds of Aurora Packers Intact Beef Round Flats sold under the company’s D&S
label due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled product was
sold to Jack & Pat’s Old Fashioned Market in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, where it was
ground and sold in various amounts of beef products.
Source: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-healthalerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2015/recall-070-2015-release
15. April 27, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – (National) Waymouth Farms, Inc.
recalls raw pine nuts because of possible health risk. The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration reported April 27 that Waymouth Farms, Inc., issued a recall for Good
Sense-branded raw pine nuts sold nationwide due to possible Salmonella
contamination. Waymouth Farms suspended production of the pine nuts indefinitely
pending further investigation.
Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm444781.htm
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Water and Wastewater Systems Sector
16. April 27, Topeka Capital-Journal – (Kansas) 3 million gallons of sewage leak into
Kansas River after pump station power outage. Topeka officials reported April 27
that a power failure at a city pump station caused about 3 million gallons of raw sewage
to discharge into the Kansas River April 24 through April 26. The city continues to
sample and monitor the river’s bacterial count while working to implement long-term
corrections to the pump station.
Source: http://cjonline.com/news/2015-04-27/3-million-gallons-sewage-leak-kansasriver-after-pump-station-power-outage
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Healthcare and Public Health Sector
17. April 27, Baltimore Sun – (Maryland) Hackers get access to patient information at
Saint Agnes Health Care. Saint Agnes Health Care Inc., in Maryland notified 25,000
individuals that their personal and health information was breached after hackers
targeted employees’ email accounts and gained access to patient protected information.
The company shut down the user name and password of the breached email account
and continues to investigate the incident.
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Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-saint-agnes-phising-warning20150427-story.html
18. April 27, Atlanta Business Chronicle – (Georgia) Medical Center of Central Georgia
pays $20M to settle improper Medicare billing allegations. The U.S. Attorney’s
Office announced April 27 that the Medical Center of Central Georgia will pay $20
million to settle claims that it allegedly billed Medicare for more expensive inpatient
procedures while performing less costly outpatient or observation services from 2004 to
2008. As part of the settlement, the medical center is also required to retain an
independent review organization to review the accuracy of its claims for services
provided to Federal health care program beneficiaries.
Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/04/27/medical-center-ofcentral-georgia-pays-20m-to.html
19. April 27, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Alabama – (Alabama) Former
Community Health Clinic CFO pleads guilty in scheme to defraud millions from
government. The former financial officer of 2 non-profits in Alabama, Birmingham
Health Care and Central Alabama Comprehensive Health Inc., pleaded guilty April 27
to aiding others in diverting $11 million in Federal grant money, assets, and property to
several private entities which included “Synergy” in the name from January 2008 to
March 2012. The former employee transferred the money from the private entities to
others, as well as herself, netting $1.7 million through the scheme.
Source: http://www.fbi.gov/birmingham/press-releases/2015/former-communityhealth-clinic-cfo-pleads-guilty-in-scheme-to-defraud-millions-from-government
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Government Facilities Sector
20. April 27, Reuters – (Washington) Heroic Washington teacher says he ran toward
gunfire like anyone else would. Classes at North Thurston High School in Lacey were
canceled April 27 after a student fired two shots inside the school before being tackled
by a teacher and arrested by police. No injuries were reported.
Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/washington-teacher-tackles-studentgunman-averts-tragedy/ar-BBiJMOj
21. April 27, WFAA 8 Dallas – (Texas) Crowley ISD school buses collide; dozens hurt.
Thirty-one students and 2 drivers were transported to area hospitals after 2 Crowley
Independent School District buses collided at an intersection in Fort Worth April 27.
Source: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/tarrant-county/2015/04/27/schoolbuses-collide-in-crowley-at-least-15-hurt/26474229/
For additional stories, see items 8, 19 and 25
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Emergency Services Sector
See item 25
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Information Technology Sector
22. April 28, Softpedia – (International) Cyber gang stealing $15 million from banks
dismantled by Romanian authorities. Romanian authorities raided 42 locations in 6
countries and detained 25 individuals April 26 in connection to their roles in a group of
over 52 suspects who allegedly cloned cards with information from banks’ computer
systems to steal over $15 million from financial institutions in the U.S. and worldwide.
The thieves supposedly made 34,000 cash withdrawals from ATMs in 24 countries
from February – December 2013.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cyber-Gang-Stealing-15-Million-from-BanksDismantled-by-Romanian-Authorities-479523.shtml
23. April 28, Computer Business Review – (International) US plays host to largest
number of phishing sites. Findings from a report by Webroot’s 2015 Threat Brief
revealed that the U.S. hosts over 75 percent of phishing sites and 31 percent of internet
protocol (IP) addresses, and that technology companies and financial institutions were
the most frequent targets.
Source: http://www.cbronline.com/news/cybersecurity/data/us-plays-host-to-largestnumber-of-phishing-sites-4563482
24. April 28, Help Net Security – (International) Email delivery service SendGrid
confirms data breach. SendGrid email and delivery service officials reported April 27
that a hacker had accessed internal systems containing account login information, email
lists, and contact details of company employees and customers in three separate attacks
in February and March that compromised a Bitcoin-related customer’s account and
used it to send phishing emails. SendGrid announced the release of new security
features and forced password resets for all customers.
Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18319
For another story, see item 5
Internet Alert Dashboard
To report cyber infrastructure incidents or to request information, please contact US-CERT at soc@us-cert.gov or
visit their Web site: http://www.us-cert.gov
Information on IT information sharing and analysis can be found at the IT ISAC (Information Sharing and
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Communications Sector
See item 5
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Commercial Facilities Sector
25. April 28, USA Today – (Maryland) Baltimore braces as protests heat up again. The
governor of Maryland declared a state of emergency and deployed a couple thousand
National Guard members to Baltimore when riots broke out following a protest in the
city April 27, resulting in at least 20 businesses being burned, damage to more than 140
vehicles, and the injury of over 20 police officers. More than 200 arrests were made in
connection to the riots, while schools and several businesses were closed April 28,
including the Security Square Mall.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/28/baltimore-state-ofemergency/26496241/
26. April 28, Associated Press – (New York) Dispute outside church leaves 2 fatally
shot, 4 injured. Two individuals died and 4 others were injured when 3 men fired at
least 15 rounds on a crowd outside the Emmanuel Church of God in the Brooklyn area
of New York City April 27, including some rounds that were shot from with the
church’s vestibule. Authorities are investigating the incident that occurred during a
funeral service.
Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/dispute-outside-church-leaves-2fatally-shot-4-injured/ar-BBiLbst
27. April 28, WLUK 11 Green Bay – (Wisconsin) About 70 people displaced in GB
apartment fire. About 70 residents were displaced following an April 27 fire that
destroyed the Sand and Sun Apartment complex in Green Bay. The cause of the blaze
that is believed to have started in the building’s basement remains under investigation.
Source: http://fox11online.com/2015/04/28/firefighters-at-scene-of-green-bayapartment-fire/
28. April 27, Aurora Beacon-News – (Illinois) Batavia factory fire caused more than $1
million in damage. An April 25 fire at the Candle Corp. of America plant in Batavia
caused a partial roof collapse and resulted in more than $1 million in damage to the
manufacturing area of the building and its contents. One firefighter was transported to
an area hospital with minor injuries.
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-batfire-st-0428-20150427-story.html
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Dams Sector
Nothing to report

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