AI adoption needs intentionality – Legal Futures
The profession needs to be smart about the way it integrates AI. While the big firms can put money, time and resources into it, smaller firms should be careful and…
October 2025
Solicitor who did not disclose “catstrophic” evidence struck off – Legal Futures
A personal injury solicitor who withheld a piece of evidence he knew would be “catastrophic” to his client’s case has been struck off. The post Solicitor who did not disclose…
Margins rise at mid-sized firms as role of interest income lessens – Legal Futures
Mid-sized law firms have improved their margins for the first time since 2021 while also reducing their exposure to client interest income, according to NatWest. The post Margins rise at…
Law firm hits back after housing disrepair wasted costs order – Legal Futures
A Liverpool law firm has hit back strongly after being criticised by a council which obtained a wasted costs order over its conduct of a housing disrepair claim. The post…
“No incentive” for private equity investors to dilute firms’ ethics – Legal Futures
There is no reason why a law firm backed by private equity would be “less professionally ethical” than one owned by its lawyer-partners, a regulatory specialist has argued. The post…
New Oracle E-Business Suite Bug Could Let Hackers Access Data Without Login – The Hacker News
Oracle on Saturday issued a security alert warning of a fresh security flaw impacting its E-Business Suite that it said could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data. The vulnerability, tracked…
Experts Warn of Widespread SonicWall VPN Compromise Impacting Over 100 Accounts – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity company Huntress on Friday warned of “widespread compromise” of SonicWall SSL VPN devices to access multiple customer environments. “Threat actors are authenticating into multiple accounts rapidly across compromised devices,”…
Hackers Turn Velociraptor DFIR Tool Into Weapon in LockBit Ransomware Attacks – The Hacker News
Threat actors are abusing Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, in connection with ransomware attacks likely orchestrated by Storm-2603 (aka CL-CRI-1040 or Gold Salem), which is…
1Password Addresses Critical AI Browser Agent Security Gap – Dark Reading
The security company looks to tackle new authentication challenges that could lead to credential leakage, as enterprises increasingly leverage AI browser agents. – Read More
Apple bumps RCE bug bounties to $2M to counter commercial spyware vendors – CSO Online
In light of new memory safety features added to Apple’s latest iPhone chips that make entire classes of exploits harder to pull off, the company has revamped its bug bounty…
RondoDox Botnet: an ‘Exploit Shotgun’ for Edge Vulns – Dark Reading
RondoDox takes a hit-and-run, shotgun approach to exploiting bugs in consumer edge devices around the world. – Read More
FBI seizes BreachForums servers as threatened Salesforce data release deadline approaches – CSO Online
Only days ago, a message on the BreachForums extortion site threatened to leak one billion records allegedly stolen from the Salesforce systems of 39 of the largest companies in the…
The Fight Against Ransomware Heats Up on the Factory Floor – Dark Reading
Ransomware gangs continue to set their sights on the manufacturing industry, but companies are taking steps to protect themselves, starting with implementing timely patch management protocols. – Read More
SonicWall data breach affects all cloud backup customers – CSO Online
On Sept. 17, security vendor SonicWall announced that cybercriminals had stolen backup files configured for cloud backup. At the time, the company claimed the incident was limited to “less than…
Feds Shutter ShinyHunters Salesforce Extortion Site – Dark Reading
The group warned that law-enforcement crackdowns are imminent in the wake of the takedown, but its extortion threats against Salesforce victims remain active. – Read More