Japan, South Korea Take Aim at North Korean IT Worker Scam – Dark Reading
With the continued success of North Korea’s IT worker scams, Asia-Pacific nations are working with private firms to blunt the scheme’s effectiveness. – Read More
Public access barristers used mainly for advice, not representation – Legal Futures
People who instruct barristers through the public access scheme are much more likely to be seeking advice than representation in court, new research has indicated. The post Public access barristers…
Strike-off for solicitor who deleted and lied about email – Legal Futures
A solicitor at a national law firm who deleted a client’s email from its document management system “to try to cover up that he had not dealt with it” has…
Conveyancing fees maintain record high after stamp duty rush – Legal Futures
Conveyancing fees have not fallen back after reaching an all-time high in the rush to get transactions completed before stamp duty increased on 31 March. The post Conveyancing fees maintain…
Two-thirds of law firms breaking residual balance rules – Legal Futures
A leading firm of accountants says two-thirds of law firms whose books it examined for regulatory reports had broken the rules on residual balances. The post Two-thirds of law firms…
A Practical Approach for Post-Quantum Migration With Hybrid Clouds – Dark Reading
This Tech Tip outlines how organizations can make the shift to post-quantum cryptography for their hybrid cloud environment with minimal disruption. – Read More
Malicious npm packages use Ethereum blockchain for malware delivery – CSO Online
Attackers behind a recent supply chain attack that involved rogue GitHub repositories and npm packages used smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain to deliver malware payloads. The attacks likely targeted…
Russia’s APT28 Targets Microsoft Outlook With ‘NotDoor’ Malware – Dark Reading
The notorious Russian state-sponsored hacking unit, also known as Fancy Bear, is abusing Microsoft Outlook for covert data exfiltration. – Read More
Cloudflare Holds Back the Tide on 11.5Tbps DDoS Attack – Dark Reading
It’s the equivalent of watching more than 9,350 full-length HD movies or streaming 7,480 hours of high-def video nonstop in less than a minute. – Read More
Malicious npm Packages Exploit Ethereum Smart Contracts to Target Crypto Developers – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malicious packages on the npm registry that make use of smart contracts for the Ethereum blockchain to carry out malicious actions on compromised systems,…
Relief for European Commission as court upholds EU Data Privacy Framework agreement with US – CSO Online
The controversial Data Privacy Framework (DPF) agreement between the EU and the US has been upheld after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) General Court rejected a high-profile legal challenge…
Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds – CSO Online
Data protection is a broad category that includes data security but also encompasses backup and disaster recovery, safe data storage, business continuity and resilience, and compliance with data privacy regulations.…
Hacked Routers Linger on the Internet for Years, Data Shows – Dark Reading
While trawling Internet scan data for signs of compromised infrastructure, researchers found that asset owners may not know for years their devices had been hacked. – Read More
Zero Trust bereitet CISOs Probleme – CSO Online
Laut einer Umfrage ist die Umsetzung von Zero Trust für die meisten CISOs nicht leicht. Gannvector – shutterstock.com Laut einem aktuellen Bericht von Accenture haben fast neun von zehn Sicherheitsverantwortlichen…
WhatsApp Bug Anchors Targeted Zero-Click iPhone Attacks – Dark Reading
A “sophisticated” attack that also exploits an Apple zero-day flaw is targeting a specific group of iPhone users, potentially with spyware. – Read More