Partner used client money to pay his tax bill – Legal Futures
A partner at a London law firm responsible for dozens of unauthorised transfers from client account worth nearly £1.2m – in part to pay his tax bill – has been…
January 2026
Treasury urged to exempt conveyancers from tax adviser registration – Legal Futures
The government has been urged to reconsider plans to make conveyancers register individually with HM Revenue & Customs as tax advisers because they deal with SDLT. The post Treasury urged…
Motor injury claims and OIC activity fall to new low – Legal Futures
The number of personal injury claims from road traffic accidents has fallen to an all-time low, with a knock-on effect on the Official Injury Claim portal. The post Motor injury…
Trivial Telnet authentication bypass exposes devices to complete takeover – CSO Online
Computers with Telnet open are in immediate danger of being compromised due to a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication. The Telnet remote access protocol has long been…
Risky Chinese Electric Buses Spark Aussie Gov’t Review – Dark Reading
Deployed across Australia and Europe, China’s electric buses are vulnerable to cybercriminals and sport a virtual kill switch the Chinese state could activate. – Read More
Fortinet Firewalls Hit With Malicious Configuration Changes – Dark Reading
Automated infections of potentially fully patched FortiGate devices are allowing threat actors to steal firewall configuration files. – Read More
From a Whisper to a Scream: Europe Frets About Overreliance on US Tech – Dark Reading
Concern is growing across Europe about relying on US cybersecurity companies, and Greenland takeover talk is eroding trust across the EU even further. – Read More
New Osiris Ransomware Emerges as New Strain Using POORTRY Driver in BYOVD Attack – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ransomware family called Osiris that targeted a major food service franchisee operator in Southeast Asia in November 2025. The attack leveraged a…
Critical GNU InetUtils telnetd Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Login and Gain Root Access – The Hacker News
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the GNU InetUtils telnet daemon (telnetd) that went unnoticed for nearly 11 years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-24061, is rated 9.8 out…
English Contract Law: Still Fit For Purpose In The Twenty First Century? – Contract Law – Undergraduate Laws Blog
This post has been contributed by Professor Roger Halson, Module Convenor for Contract law. – Read More
From 7,000 workspaces to one streamlined view: Enquiries UI gets smarter, clearer, and more intuitive – Legal Futures
Since relaunching Enquiries in June 2025, more than 7,000 workspaces have been created as firms embrace a smarter way to handle this critical stage of transactions. The post From 7,000…
Latin American Orgs Lack Confidence in Cyber Defenses, Skills – Dark Reading
Cybersecurity professionals in Latin America are least likely to have faith in their countries’ preparedness for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the World Economic Forum says. – Read More
‘Unseen’ trainees: 74% aren’t listed on their firms’ websites, research finds – Legal Cheek
Should they be? New research has found that nearly three quarters of trainees don’t have bios on their firms’ websites, in contrast with associates and partners who mostly do. The…
tmGroup expands digital onboarding solution with launch of tmForms in Verify365 – Legal Futures
tmGroup, the UK’s leading provider of property data and digital conveyancing technology, today announces the launch of tmForms, now available within its Verify365 AML and onboarding solution. The post tmGroup…
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Pixel Zero-Click, Redis RCE, China C2s, RAT Ads, Crypto Scams & 15+ Stories – The Hacker News
Most of this week’s threats didn’t rely on new tricks. They relied on familiar systems behaving exactly as designed, just in the wrong hands. Ordinary files, routine services, and trusted…