CrowdStrike to Acquire Onum, Boost Falcon Next-Gen SIEM – Dark Reading
This acquisition will bring Onum’s real-time data pipeline to CrowdStrike’s Falcon Next-Gen SIEM platform to deliver autonomous threat detection capabilities. – Read More
August 2025
Suspended suspension for solicitor over antisemitic and offensive posts – Legal Futures
A solicitor whose use of “emotive and antisemitic language” on social media appeared designed to cause “maximum offence” has been given a six-month suspended suspension. The post Suspended suspension for…
Large law firms could face prosecution for overbilling – Legal Futures
Large law firms that overbill their clients or make false environmental and diversity claims could be prosecuted under legislation coming into force next Monday. The post Large law firms could…
Third-party managed account first for licensed conveyancers – Legal Futures
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has issued its first approval for a law firm to use a third-party managed account for its client funds. The post Third-party managed account first…
Major City law firm apologies for Church abuse data breach – Legal Futures
City law firm Kennedys has apologised unreservedly after accidentally disclosing the email addresses of people registered to receive updates on the Church of England redress scheme. The post Major City…
Anthropic AI Used to Automate Data Extortion Campaign – Dark Reading
The company said the threat actor abused its Claude Code service to “an unprecedented degree,” automating reconnaissance, intrusions, and credential harvesting. – Read More
‘ZipLine’ Phishers Flip Script as Victims Email First – Dark Reading
“ZipLine” appears to be a sophisticated and carefully planned campaign that has already affected dozens of small, medium, and large organizations across multiple industry sectors. – Read More
Nevada’s State Agencies Shutter in Wake of Cyberattack – Dark Reading
In response to a cyberattack that was first detected on Sunday, the governor shut down in-person services for state offices while restoration efforts are underway. – Read More
China Hijacks Captive Portals to Spy on Asian Diplomats – Dark Reading
The Mustang Panda APT is hijacking Google Chrome browsers when they attempt to connect to new networks and redirecting them to phishing sites. – Read More
Google: Salesforce Attacks Stemmed From Third-Party App – Dark Reading
A group tracked as UNC6395 engaged in “widespread data theft” via compromised OAuth tokens from a third-party app called Salesloft Drift. – Read More
Storm-0501 Exploits Entra ID to Exfiltrate and Delete Azure Data in Hybrid Cloud Attacks – The Hacker News
The financially motivated threat actor known as Storm-0501 has been observed refining its tactics to conduct data exfiltration and extortion attacks targeting cloud environments. “Unlike traditional on-premises ransomware, where the…
Whistleblower: DOGE put Social Security database covering 300 million Americans on insecure cloud – CSO Online
The Elon Musk–founded Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded to an insecure Amazon Web Services server a copy of Americans’ Social Security data, risking the security of critical personal information…
Someone Created First AI-Powered Ransomware Using OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b Model – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity company ESET has disclosed that it discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ransomware variant codenamed PromptLock. Written in Golang, the newly identified strain uses the gpt-oss:20b model from OpenAI locally…
Storm-0501 debuts a brutal hybrid ransomware attack chain – CSO Online
Microsoft Threat Intelligence today released a report on the financially motivated group Storm-0501, warning that the threat actor has sharpened its ransomware tactics by exploiting hijacked privileged accounts to move…
Storm-0501 Hits Enterprise With ‘Cloud-Based Ransomware’ Attack – Dark Reading
The financially motivated threat group used cloud resources to conduct a complex, ransomware-style attack against an enterprise victim. – Read More