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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.




Breaking  / Computer security  / Latest Cybersecurity News  / Linux security
Remote code execution in PPP Daemon (CVE-2020-8597) could become the gateway for attackers
William Marshal Posted On March 6, 2020

CVE-2020-8597 vulnerability

Remote code execution vulnerability identified in the PPP daemon (pppd) software that comes in Linux operating systems and in other networking devices.


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American enterprises are becoming victim to PwndLocker ransomware
William Marshal Posted On March 5, 2020

PwndLocker ransomware

Cities and enterprises in the United States are falling to PwndLocker ransomware which is asking for ransoms around $650,000. This ransomware was first discovered by the end of 2019 and since then it has encrypted number of enterprises and has demanded ransom from $175,000 to$ 650,000 until now.


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Surfing attack manipulates voice assistant devices to extract information
William Marshal Posted On March 4, 2020

Surfing attack

Ultrasonic waves can be deployed to manipulate voice assistants to interact with the attackers fetch sensitive data, make fraudulent calls, read two-factor authentication codes, and more.


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DopplePaymer Ransomware launched a website called ‘Dopple Leaks’ to disclose the encrypted data. 
William Marshal Posted On March 2, 2020

DopplePaymer-Rasnomware-DoppleLeaks

DopplePaymer Ransomware creators have published a new website called ‘Dopple Leaks’ were it has disclosed the encrypted data of few companies that it had infected.


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Breaking  / Computer security  / Latest Cybersecurity News  / Windows security
Windows 10 privacy guide for increasing user data security
William Marshal Posted On February 27, 2020

Windows 10 Privacy Guide

In this guide, we’ll discuss how Windows 10 users can reduced their data being tracked and increase their privacy in overall.


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Info-stealing malware ‘Raccoon’ can extract data from 60 applications
William Marshal Posted On February 25, 2020

Raccoon malware

Raccoon is deployed using Phishing, Exploit kits and PUA (Potentially Unwanted Applications). This malware was first known as Mohazo, Legion, Racealer and was found in Russian forums.


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Whitehouse’s communication entity ‘Defense Information System Agency(DISA)’ becomes victim to cyberattack
William Marshal Posted On February 21, 2020

Defense Information System Agency (DISA) becomes victim to a cyberattack

The US agency that takes care of secured military communication in and out Whitehouse has been hacked and found to have exposed personal data of about 200,000 people.


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Breaking  / Latest Cybersecurity News  / SCCM
Guide to Microsoft Endpoint Manager: A hybrid to Configuration Manager and Intune
William Marshal Posted On February 18, 2020

Guide to Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Microsoft SCCM is a platform for managing network systems, and Intune is another platform that helped users simplify enterprise mobility management with its capabilities to manage roaming devices. SCCM and Intune administrators had one prime challenge, that is to control devices managed by SCCM and Intune in a unified console and that is why Microsoft Endpoint Manager is here.


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Puerto Rico Government loses 2.6 million dollars over a phishing scam
William Marshal Posted On February 14, 2020

Puerto Rico government

Puerto Rico government was manipulated over a phished email on Jan 17th in San Juan, the capital city and had lost around $2.6 million over the scam.


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Ransomware hits North Miami Beach Police Department demanding millions of ransom
William Marshal Posted On February 13, 2020

Miami Police Department Ransomware Attack

Ransomware has infected the North Miami Beach Police Department encrypting data and demanding millions of ransom.


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