Keep it confidential – Law Gazette – Features
Perhaps our most important professional obligation to our clients is to keep their information confidential. – Read More
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SesameOp Backdoor Uses OpenAI API for Covert C2 – Dark Reading
Malware used in a months-long attack demonstrates how bad actors are misusing generative AI services in unique and stealthy ways. – Read More
In brief: DeepJudge raises $41.2m Series A + announces Freshfields as a customer – Legal IT Insider
DeepJudge today (4 November) announced it has raised US$41.2 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing round led by Felicis, with continued support from existing investor Coatue. The company, which…
Critical React Native CLI Flaw Exposed Millions of Developers to Remote Attacks – The Hacker News
Details have emerged about a now-patched critical security flaw in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package that could be potentially exploited to run malicious operating system (OS) commands under certain conditions.…
Microsoft Teams Bugs Let Attackers Impersonate Colleagues and Edit Messages Unnoticed – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of four security flaws in Microsoft Teams that could have exposed users to serious impersonation and social engineering attacks. The vulnerabilities “allowed attackers to manipulate…
Cybersecurity experts charged with running BlackCat ransomware operation – CSO Online
Three cybersecurity professionals who specialized in helping companies respond to ransomware attacks have been charged with secretly running their own ransomware operation, deploying ALPHV BlackCat malware against at least five…
Slaughter and May associate struck off for lying about degree result – Legal Cheek
Said he got a first A junior lawyer at Magic Circle law firm Slaughter and May has been struck off after lying about his academic results on a pupillage application.…
Louvre delayed Windows security updates ahead of burglary – CSO Online
The Louvre Museum in Paris, victim of an audacious burglary involving a furniture lift last month, has been struggling for over a decade to upgrade outdated software, including that controlling…
DR Solicitors launches platform for consultants to bring their own work with the support of an established firm – Legal Futures
DR Solicitors has announced the launch of a new consultancy model that enables senior lawyers to bring their own clients and work while leveraging the infrastructure, support and reputation of…
New backdoor ‘SesameOp’ abuses OpenAI Assistants API for stealthy C2 operations – CSO Online
In a newly uncovered campaign, threat actors embedded a previously undocumented backdoor, dubbed SesameOp, which exploits the OpenAI Assistants API for relaying commands and exfiltrating results. According to researchers at…
Ransomware Defense Using the Wazuh Open Source Platform – The Hacker News
Ransomware is malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt data until a ransom is paid. This cyberattack is one of the most prevalent and damaging…
Operation SkyCloak Deploys Tor-Enabled OpenSSH Backdoor Targeting Defense Sectors – The Hacker News
Threat actors are leveraging weaponized attachments distributed via phishing emails to deliver malware likely targeting the defense sector in Russia and Belarus. According to multiple reports from Cyble and Seqrite…
Thomson Reuters joins NetDocuments’ ndConnect Program – Legal IT Insider
Thomson Reuters has joined NetDocuments’ ndConnect interoperability program, enabling shared customers to more seamlessly leverage NetDocuments AI and automation alongside CoCounsel Legal’s legal research, document analysis, and drafting capabilities, it…
Webinar: Security and compliance – Preparing for the inevitable – Legal IT Insider
In this webinar we will be talking with managed IT services provider Redcentric about the security stance that law firms should be taking right now and some practical steps they…
What Charlotte Proudman did next – Legal Cheek
Having helped change gender attitudes in the legal profession, high profile barrister has now launched her own law firm For those not well-versed in mid-2010s legal drama, Charlotte Proudman may…