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William Marshal

William has been one of the key contributors to 'The Cybersecurity Times' with 9.5 years of experience in the cybersecurity journalism. Apart from writing, he also like hiking, skating and coding.


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Vulnerabilities in WordPress LMS plugins will allow attackers to impersonate teachers
William Marshal Posted On April 30, 2020

Wordpress vulnerability in Learning Management System

Learning management system (LMS) plugins in Wordpress are identified with several vulnerabilities that can be exploited to breach into the platform, steal test answers and alter the grades.


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Android Security  / Latest Cybersecurity News  / Mobile security
Lucy malware encrypts android devices and demands for $500 as ransom
William Marshal Posted On April 29, 2020

Lucy android malware

Android targeting malicious actors have now scaled up their malware-as-a-service (MaaS) business to encrypt files and enhance the ransomware operations. This hacking group is called the ‘Lucy’ and are Russians who introduced themselves using the Black Rose Lucy service


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Sophos releases an emergency patch to fix a zero-day vulnerability
William Marshal Posted On April 28, 2020

Sophos zero day vulnerability

Cybersecurity firm Sophos had released an emergency patch for its product called ‘XG Firewall’ which had a SQL injection vulnerability, a zero-day bug. Hackers already had started exploiting this vulnerability in the wild, so if you are using this product you should download and install the patch as soon as possible.


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WHO reports fivefold increase in cyberattacks and theft of data
William Marshal Posted On April 26, 2020

WHO fivefold cyberattacks

WHO mentioned that around 450 active email addresses have been leaked online, along with several other personnel’s working on this coronavirus pandemic.


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309 million Facebook users personal data is sold on the Dark Web
William Marshal Posted On April 25, 2020

Facebook user data breach

309 million Facebook users profile are being sold in Dark Web for around $540 USD per record. The details include Facebook user IDs, phone numbers, relationship status, email addresses, timestamps of recent connectivity, and age.


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7 tips to protect your Active Directory while working remotely
William Marshal Posted On April 24, 2020

Active Directory Security Tips

IT managers should start with strengthening their AD passwords, employing a secure VPN for all remote access, and also activating their multi-factor authentication procedures to ensure robust foundational security is in place for your AD environment.


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data security  / iOS security  / Latest Cybersecurity News  / Mobile security
Hackers can just send emails and breach into your iPhones and iPads
William Marshal Posted On April 23, 2020

Apple email app zero day vulnerability

Apple iPhones and iPads come with a default email app called ‘Mail’, which has become another zero-day topic for today. Security researchers from ZecOps have detected two new critical vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited in the wild.


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Four new zero day vulnerabilities reported in IBM’s security software
William Marshal Posted On April 22, 2020

IBM zero day vulnerability

Security researcher ‘Pedro Ribeiro’ has disclosed a PoC for four zero-day vulnerabilities in IBM’s enterprise security software. The researcher has reported the same with IBM, but since they had refused to accept the disclosure, the zero-day vulnerabilities were made public.


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Now is the time to cover your webcams more than ever
William Marshal Posted On April 21, 2020

Webcam security at home

the webcams in smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops could be hacked without the users’ knowledge. Cyber criminals can employ camfecting attacks to breach into webcams and capture sensitive images.


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Computer security  / data security  / Latest Cybersecurity News
Cognizant was hit by the Maze ransomware attack disrupting its operations
William Marshal Posted On April 20, 2020

Cognizant maze ransomware attack

A multi billion-dollar IT services company ‘Cognizant’ as hit by the Maze ransomware attack on April 18th, Saturday.


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