Latin America’s Cyber Maturity Lags Threat Landscape – Dark Reading
The slower pace of upgrades has the unintended impact of creating a haven for attackers, especially for initial access brokers and ransomware gangs. – Read More
February 2026
KI und Komplexität als Brandbeschleuniger für Cyberkriminelle – CSO Online
Cyberangriffe werden immer schneller, wodurch sich die Zeitspanne zwischen der ersten Kompromittierung und den negativen Folgen verkürzt. andrey_l – shutterstock.com Der Einzug von KI hat den benötigten Zeitaufwand für Cyberattacken…
ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT RAT – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT). “The campaign…
LEAP Estates releases 2026 Private Client Industry Report on Wills and Estate Planning Trends – Legal Futures
LEAP Estates has released its 2026 Private Client Industry Report, providing detailed insight into wills and estate planning trends across England and Wales. The post LEAP Estates releases 2026 Private…
Supreme Court extends ‘lost years’ damages to young children – Legal Futures
The Supreme Court has ruled that young children can recover ‘lost years’ damages where negligence has reduced their life expectancy, overturning more than four decades of authority. The post Supreme…
Identity Cyber Scores: The New Metric Shaping Cyber Insurance in 2026 – The Hacker News
With one in three cyber-attacks now involving compromised employee accounts, insurers and regulators are placing far greater emphasis on identity posture when assessing cyber risk. For many organizations, however, these…
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case – The Hacker News
A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. for his role in facilitating North Korea’s fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme. In November…
‘Moving from a Magic Circle law firm to a US law firm: what should I expect?’ – Legal Cheek
Junior lawyer seeks insights In the latest instalment of our Career Conundrums series, a junior lawyer is considering a move from a Magic Circle firm to the London office of…
SRA warning after LinkedIn user claims to be HSF Kramer CEO – Legal Cheek
Work experience whopper The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning to the public after someone created a LinkedIn profile falsely claiming to be the chief executive of Herbert…
Sonderkommission ermittelt zu Cyberangriff auf Kunstsammlungen Dresden – CSO Online
Die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden waren Ziel einer Cyberattacke. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Nach dem Cyberangriff auf die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden in diesem Januar hat das Landeskriminalamt Sachsen (LKA) eine Sonderkommission gegründet.…
FBI Reports 1,900 ATM Jackpotting Incidents Since 2020, $20M Lost in 2025 – The Hacker News
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of an increase in ATM jackpotting incidents across the country, leading to losses of more than $20 million in 2025. The…
PayPal launches latest struggle to get rid of SMS for MFA – CSO Online
When PayPal started emailing customers this month that it was backing off unencrypted SMS for multifactor authentication (MFA) at login, it came with the typical approach-avoidance asterisk. The financial services…
Three Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran – The Hacker News
Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly committing trade secret theft from the search giant and other tech firms and…
10 Passwordless-Optionen für Unternehmen – CSO Online
Um Passwörter hinter sich zu lassen, gibt es bessere Lösungen. Wir zeigen Ihnen zehn. Foto: Raffi Ilham Pratama – shutterstock.com Passwörter sind seit Jahrzehnten der Authentifizierungsstandard für Computersysteme, obwohl sie…
New phishing campaign tricks employees into bypassing Microsoft 365 MFA – CSO Online
Another device code phishing campaign that abuses OAuth device registration to bypass multifactor authentication login protections has been discovered. Researchers at KnowBe4 say the campaign is largely targeting North American…