Silver Fox APT Blurs the Line Between Espionage & Cybercrime – Dark Reading
Silver Fox is the Hannah Montana of Chinese threat actors, effortlessly swapping between petty criminal and nation-state-type attacks. – Read More
August 2025
Lawyers using AI law firm to recover their debts – Legal Futures
Other solicitors are using the first regulated law firm based entirely on artificial intelligence (AI) to collect their own debts, it has emerged. The post Lawyers using AI law firm…
Solicitor settled employment claim without asking client – Legal Futures
A solicitor with mental health issues who settled an employment tribunal claim without consulting her client has been struck off. The post Solicitor settled employment claim without asking client appeared…
Solicitors should advise clients “more clearly” on judgment embargos – Legal Futures
The High Court has told solicitors to set out the terms of judgment embargos clearly to their clients after a case where the client misunderstood the meaning of ‘parties’. The…
Far more spent on legal fees at CAT than expected, says government – Legal Futures
Opt-out collective actions have seen hundreds of millions of pounds spent on legal fees, far more than was expected when they were introduced a decade ago, the government said yesterday.…
Air France, KLM Alert Authorities of Data Breach – Dark Reading
While no sensitive financial data like credit card information was compromised, the threat actors were able to get away with names, email addresses, phone numbers, and more. – Read More
Privilege Escalation Issue in Amazon ECS Leads to IAM Hijacking – Dark Reading
A software developer discovered a way to abuse an undocumented protocol in Amazon’s Elastic Container Service to escalate privileges, cross boundaries and gain access to other cloud resources. – Read…
Hybrid Exchange environment vulnerability needs fast action – CSO Online
Administrators with hybrid Exchange Server environments are urged by Microsoft and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to quickly plug a high-severity vulnerability or risk system compromise. Hybrid…
‘Samourai’ Cryptomixer Founders Plead Guilty to Money Laundering – Dark Reading
As part of their plea deal, the cybercriminal founders will also have to forfeit more than $200 million. – Read More
SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others – The Hacker News
The threat actors behind the SocGholish malware have been observed leveraging Traffic Distribution Systems (TDSs) like Parrot TDS and Keitaro TDS to filter and redirect unsuspecting users to sketchy content.…
Citizen Lab Founder Flags Rise of US Authoritarianism – Dark Reading
Citizen Lab director and founder Ron Deibert explained how civil society is locked in “vicious cycle,” and human rights are being abused as a result, covering Israeli spyware, the Khashoggi…
Payback: ‘ShinyHunters’ Clocks Google via Salesforce – Dark Reading
In 2024, it was Snowflake. In 2025, it’s Salesforce. ShinyHunters is back, with low-tech hacks that nonetheless manage to bring down international megaliths like Google, Cisco, and Adidas. – Read…
The Critical Flaw in CVE Scoring – Dark Reading
With informed decision-making, organizations can strengthen their overall resilience and maintain the agility needed to adapt to emerging threats, without sacrificing innovation or productivity. – Read More
Chanel Alerts Clients of Third-Party Breach – Dark Reading
The fashion house is added to a list of other companies that have been impacted by similar breaches, including Tiffany & Co. and Louis Vuitton. – Read More
Case fee already reducing FOS complaints brought by law firms – Legal Futures
The new case fee for complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service brought by law firms and claims management companies is already having an effect, it said today. The post Case…