Consumers may have to wait a year for LeO decision – Legal Futures
The decision to deny the Legal Ombudsman the budget it needs could see consumers waiting more than a year for the outcome of their complaint by 2028. The post Consumers…
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Pupillage awards highlight Bar’s Oxbridge bias – Legal Futures
Pupils who went to Oxbridge are 15 times more likely to have obtained pupillage awards of £60,000 or more, when compared to pupils who went to all other universities. The…
Claimants can have two law firms for £85m Vodafone claim – Legal Futures
A High Court judge has agreed to let 62 former Vodafone franchisees be represented by two law firms in their £85m claim against the mobile phone company. The post Claimants…
Clients uncomfortable about widespread use of AI – Legal Futures
A national survey exploring what clients want from a law firm in 2026 has revealed a distinct split between the acceptance of digital services compared to AI. The post Clients…
Hackers have been exploiting an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability for months – CSO Online
Adobe Reader vulnerabilities have been exploited for decades by threat actors taking advantage of the universal use of the utility to fool employees into downloading infected PDF documents through phishing…
Russia’s ‘Fancy Bear’ APT Continues Its Global Onslaught – Dark Reading
Victims don’t need to match the cybercrime group’s technical sophistication, experts say. But patching and some form of zero trust are now non-negotiable. – Read More
‘BlueHammer’ Windows Zero-Day Exploit Signals Microsoft Bug Disclosure Issues – Dark Reading
Under the alias ‘Chaotic Eclipse,’ a researcher released a PoC exploit for a zero-day flaw that allows for system takeover by a local user, citing an undisclosed beef with Microsoft.…
Cloudflare ‘actively adjusting’ quantum priorities in wake of Google warning – CSO Online
Google’s accelerated post-quantum encryption deadline has spurred other leaders in the industry, including Cloudflare, to consider pushing forward their own plans. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
EngageLab SDK Flaw Exposed 50M Android Users, Including 30M Crypto Wallets – The Hacker News
Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in a widely used third-party Android software development kit (SDK) called EngageLab SDK that could have put millions of cryptocurrency wallet users…
Do Ceasefires Slow Cyberattacks? History Suggests Not – Dark Reading
The cybersecurity community is waiting with bated breath to see if Iranian hackers will honor a ceasefire that doesn’t actually name or directly involve them. – Read More
UAT-10362 Targets Taiwanese NGOs with LucidRook Malware in Spear-Phishing Campaigns – The Hacker News
A previously undocumented threat cluster dubbed UAT-10362 has been attributed to spear-phishing campaigns targeting Taiwanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and suspected universities to deploy a new Lua-based malware called LucidRook. “LucidRook…
iManage appoints Jon Janes as Global Corporate Market Leader – Legal Futures
iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, has announced the appointment of Jon Janes as Global Corporate Market Leader. The post iManage appoints Jon Janes as Global Corporate Market…
Enterprise compliance startup Haast raises $12m Series A – Legal IT Insider
US enterprise marketing and content compliance startup Haast has raised $12m in Series A funding led by Peak XV Partners to scale its agentic flows, accelerate product development, and expand…
Empowering Law Firm Leaders Podcast: The state of law firm finance in 2026 – Legal Futures
The podcast explores the financial realities facing law firms in 2026, drawing on insights from the Crowe Benchmarking 2025 report, and offers practical guidance on building more resilient practices. The…
Bar Standards Board sees influx of AI-generated complaints against barristers – Legal IT Insider
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said that it is has not been able to meet its commitments on the time it takes to review complaints against barristers due to…