Mike Stevens (Page 27)

Information security specialist, currently working as risk infrastructure specialist & investigator.
15 years of experience in risk and control process, security audit support, business continuity design and support, workgroup management and information security standards.

Free Decryptor for RanHassan Ransomware now available. It predominantly targets victims in India and Arab-speaking nations

On: November 7, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, Information Security, RanHassan, ransomware

Even though ransomware is still one of the top cyber security issues for businesses today, ransomware defense is ineffective. Organizations have historically relied on a mix of people, process, andRead More →

Trains Vulnerable to Hacker Attacks: Researchers

Denmark shutdowns railways system due to a cyber attack

On: November 4, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, dENMARK, Hacking, railways, train

According to Danish rail operator DSB, a hostile hacker attack on a software testing environment used by an IT provider was the cause of a significant failure of Denmark’s trainRead More →

New malware infects ATMs, dispenses cash on command

African, Asian, and Latin American banks were the targets of a string of heists carried out by a French-speaking cyber criminal gang that may have stolen around $30 million

On: November 3, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, vulnerability

According to statistics gathered by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, there have been over 200 recorded cyber incidents against banks and financial organizations since 2007. Some of the mostRead More →

2 important vulnerabilities in PHP allow advisory to completely take over the application server

On: November 1, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), cybersecurity, PHP, security flaws, vulnerability

Did you know that the WordPress content management system powers over 455 million websites, or over 30% of all websites worldwide? That represents 62% of the top 100 fastest-growing businesses,Read More →

What Steps Should You Take Before, During and After a DDoS Attack as per FBI, CISA AND MS-IAC?

On: October 31, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, DDoS Mitigation, Denial of Service (DoS) attack, Information Security

This joint guide from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) aims to give organizationsRead More →

New York Post’s website and Twitter account hacked

On: October 27, 2022

In: Data Breach

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking

After the hackers exploited the New York Post’s website and Twitter account to post derogatory headlines and messages directed at American lawmakers, the publication today acknowledged that it had beenRead More →

How this simple GitHub flaw allowed threat actors to do Repojacking (taking over others repositories and poising them with malware)

On: October 26, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: cybersecurity, GitHub, Information Security, security flaws, vulnerability

GitHub has fixed a flaw that might have allowed hackers to take over one of its repositories and possibly infect all the software and other programs that depended on it.Read More →

These Two strains of point-of-sale (POS) malware(MajikPOS and Treasure Hunter) are stealing details of credit cards from payment terminals

On: October 25, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: cybersecurity, Information Security, malware, security flaws

The Group-IB Threat Intelligence discovered the MajikPOS POS malware’s Command and Control (C2) server on April 19, 2022. C&C was found to be inadequately structured, and the manner it hadRead More →

For businesses that fail to secure consumers’ personal data, Australia will impose up to AU$50 million or 30% of company’s revenue as fine

On: October 24, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybersecurity, data breach, Information Security

After two significant cybersecurity breaches exposed millions of people to criminal activity, Australia on Saturday recommended stiffer sanctions for businesses that fail to secure consumers’ personal data. According to changesRead More →