Poor conduct of consumer claims “will see more firms collapse” – Legal Futures
At least 15 consumer claims law firms have gone bust in the last five years owing more than £400m and poor practices in the sector will likely lead to more,…
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“An unprecedented number of investors are looking at law right now” – Legal Futures
In the second part of this interview, Will Evans, who leads the professional services team at Arrowpoint Advisory, talks about the next steps for private equity investment in the law.…
Solicitor breached undertaking and loaned client cash to correct it – Legal Futures
A solicitor who paid away proceeds of a property sale in breach of an undertaking and then loaned the client the money to make up the shortfall, has been fined…
Regulators failing to support good-quality immigration work – Legal Futures
Poor-quality immigration legal aid work is having “devastating consequences” for clients and better support from the Solicitors Regulation Authority would help, a report has found. The post Regulators failing to…
Microsoft Drops Another Massive Patch Update – Dark Reading
A threat actor has already exploited one of the flaws in a ransomware campaign with victims in the US and other countries. – Read More
Industry Asks for Clarity on Proposed HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules – Dark Reading
Healthcare and IT security practitioners worry some of the proposed amendments are not practical for a sector that lacks resources and often uses legacy equipment. – Read More
Aurascape Brings Visibility, Security Controls to Manage AI Applications – Dark Reading
New cybersecurity startup Aurascape emerged from stealth today with an AI-native security platform to automate security policies for AI applications. – Read More
UK Orgs Pull Back Digital Projects With Looming Threat of Cyberwarfare – Dark Reading
Artificial intelligence poses a significant concern when it comes to nation-state cyberthreats and AI’s ability to supercharge attacks. – Read More
Fortinet Urges FortiSwitch Upgrades to Patch Critical Admin Password Change Flaw – The Hacker News
Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiSwitch that could permit an attacker to make unauthorized password changes. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-48887, carries a…
Amazon EC2 SSM Agent Flaw Patched After Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in the Amazon EC2 Simple Systems Manager (SSM) Agent that, if successfully exploited, could permit an attacker to achieve privilege…
2 Android Zero-Day Bugs Under Active Exploit – Dark Reading
Neither security issue requires user interaction; and one of the vulnerabilities was used to unlock a student activist’s device in an attempt to install spyware. – Read More
Cryptocurrency Miner and Clipper Malware Spread via SourceForge Cracked Software Listings – The Hacker News
Threat actors have been observed distributing malicious payloads such as cryptocurrency miner and clipper malware via SourceForge, a popular software hosting service, under the guise of cracked versions of legitimate…
BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE: Spyware targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese and Tibetan groups and civil society actors – NCSC News
The NCSC and partners publish new information and mitigation measures for those at high risk from two spyware variants. – Read More
BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE: Technical analysis and mitigations – NCSC News
This advisory provides new and collated threat intelligence on two variants of spyware known as BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE, and includes advice for app store operators, developers and social media companies…
NCSC and partners share guidance for communities at high risk of digital surveillance – NCSC News
Spyware variants MOONSHINE and BADBAZAAR are being used to target mobile devices of individuals around the world. – Read More