Solicitors fined for misconduct over purchase of law firm – Legal Futures
A woman who used a solicitor to buy a law firm while she was still a trainee, and then practised unsupervised, has been fined for misconduct. The post Solicitors fined…
2026
Court of Appeal backs strike-out of £68m law firm negligence claim – Legal Futures
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the striking out of £68m negligence claim against Yorkshire law firm Lupton Fawcett following a failed property development schemes. The post…
Majority of conveyancers do not want binding sale contracts – Legal Futures
Seven out of 10 conveyancing solicitors do not want the government to introduce mandatory binding contracts for offers to buy homes, research has found. The post Majority of conveyancers do…
CrowdStrike to Buy SGNL to Expand Identity Security Capabilities – Dark Reading
The CrowdStrike-SGNL deal underscores how identity security has become a critical component of enterprise cybersecurity as companies add cloud services and deploy AI-driven tools. – Read More
Who Benefited from the Aisuru and Kimwolf Botnets? – Krebs on Security
Our first story of 2026 revealed how a destructive new botnet called Kimwolf has infected more than two million devices by mass-compromising a vast number of unofficial Android TV streaming…
Maximum Severity HPE OneView Flaw Exploited in the Wild – Dark Reading
Exploitation of CVE-2025-37164 can enable remote code execution on HPE’s IT infrastructure management platform, leading to devastating consequences. – Read More
Fake AI Chrome Extensions Steal 900K Users’ Data – Dark Reading
Threat actors ripped off a legitimate AI-powered Chrome extension in order to harvest ChatGPT and DeepSeek data before sending it to a C2 server. – Read More
ChatGPT’s Memory Feature Supercharges Prompt Injection – Dark Reading
The “ZombieAgent” exploit makes use of ChatGPT’s long-term memory and advanced capabilities. – Read More
The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity – CSO Online
In my long career of safeguarding digital assets, I’ve seen technology shifts come and go, but nothing compares to the disruptive force of AI and large language models (LLMs). AI…
WhatsApp Worm Spreads Astaroth Banking Trojan Across Brazil via Contact Auto-Messaging – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil. The campaign has…
Haveli to buy majority stake in CLM vendor Sirion – Legal IT Insider
Contract lifecycle management vendor Sirion is set to be acquired by Haveli Investments, an Austin-based technology focused investment firm, which will make a majority investment in the company. Sirion helps…
Here’s What Cloud Security’s Future Holds for the Year Ahead – Dark Reading
Here are the top cloud security trends I’m seeing in my crystal ball for the New Year — particularly arming us for AI adoption. – Read More
China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB Nodes – The Hacker News
A China-nexus threat actor known as UAT-7290 has been attributed to espionage-focused intrusions against entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe. The activity cluster, which has been active since at…
Cybersecurity at the edge: Securing rugged IoT in mission-critical environments – CSO Online
Edge computing is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a reality shaping mission-critical operations across defense, utilities and public safety. Rugged IoT devices, engineered to withstand extreme conditions, are the…
Phishing-Angreifer setzen vermehrt auf E-Mail-Routing-Lücken – CSO Online
Angreifer missbrauchen falsch konfigurierte Richtlinien, um Phishing-E-Mails wie interne E-Mails aussehen zu lassen, Filter zu umgehen und Anmeldedaten zu stehlen. batjaket – shutterstock.com Das Threat Intelligence Team von Microsoft hat…