6 things keeping CISOs up at night – CSO Online
CISOs have a lot on their minds, from team’s burn out, AI risks to the pressure of proving business value, security leaders are juggling a complex range of threats. The…
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PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong.…
Der Kaufratgeber für Breach & Attack Simulation Tools – CSO Online
Breach & Attack Simulation Tools geben Aufschluss darüber, wie gut (oder schlecht) Ihre Sicherheitskontrollen funktionieren. Roman Samborskyi | shutterstock.com Lösungen im Bereich Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) unterstützen Unternehmen dabei,…
Car finance fall-out: Millions of claims but “trouble” for some law firms – Legal Futures
There are “millions” of motor finance customers in the same position as Marcus Johnson – whose claim succeeded before the Supreme Court – his solicitor has declared. The post Car…
FCA unveils motor finance plan and warns consumers off lawyers – Legal Futures
The FCA yesterday confirmed that it would issue a consultation in early October on a motor finance compensation scheme, stressing that consumers need not use a law firm or CMC.…
Misconduct by solicitor leading to civil restraint order “was not noble” – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has rejected an argument from a solicitor made subject to a general civil restraint order that his “underlying motivation” was “noble”. The post Misconduct by solicitor…
Land Registry starts accepting qualified electronic signatures – Legal Futures
HM Land Registry will now accept deeds signed with qualified electronic signatures and is encouraging lawyers and their clients to start using them. The post Land Registry starts accepting qualified…
CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign – The Hacker News
Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it…
New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication…
Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices – The Hacker News
SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025. “In the intrusions reviewed, multiple…
What Is the Role of Provable Randomness in Cybersecurity? – Dark Reading
Random numbers are the cornerstone of cryptographic security — cryptography depends on generating random keys. As organizations adopt quantum-resistant algorithms, it’s equally important to examine the randomness underpinning them –…
Dark Reading News Desk Turns 10, Back at Black Hat USA for 2025 – Dark Reading
Dark Reading’s 2025 News Desk marks a decade of Black Hat USA memories. We’re making our return with a slate of interviews that help you stay up on the latest…
Supreme Court finds for lenders on motor finance – with one exception – Legal Futures
The Supreme Court this afternoon overturned the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the motor finance litigation – with one exception, the unfair relationship under the Consumer Credit Act. The post…
Litera accelerates legal workflows to help lawyers deliver faster, smarter results for clients with the next evolution of Litera Draft in Litera One – Legal Futures
The new precedent enables legal professionals to efficiently search for and retrieve relevant precedent language directly from a curated content library in Microsoft Word The post Litera accelerates legal workflows…
Cursor AI Code Editor Fixed Flaw Allowing Attackers to Run Commands via Prompt Injection – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched, high-severity security flaw in Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) code editor, that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54135…