6 hard truths security pros must learn to live with – CSO Online
A career in cybersecurity is attractive for a number of reasons. The perpetual shortage of security practitioners means you can always get a job, and the tight talent market ensures…
Quiet in court: rethinking legal confidence – Legal Cheek
University of Exeter law student Sajanthiya Siridaran challenges pre-conceptions around the type of students that make great lawyers I used to think I couldn’t be a good lawyer because I…
HSF-Kramer merger goes live – Legal Cheek
TC seekers, take note: there’s a new name in City law The merger between City giant Herbert Smith Freehills and US law firm Kramer Levin was finalised yesterday, after receiving…
Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Law firm clients seek clarity on AI’s potential to cut costs (£) Attorney-general attacks Badenoch over call to…
Fake Recruiter Emails Target CFOs Using Legit NetBird Tool Across 6 Global Regions – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new spear-phishing campaign that uses a legitimate remote access tool called Netbird to target Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and financial executives at banks, energy…
Zero-Knowledge-Protokoll: Was Sie über zk-SNARK wissen sollten – CSO Online
Zero-Knowledge-Protokolle wie zk-SNARK nutzen die kleinstmögliche Informationsmenge zur Authentifizierung. Nomad Soul | shutterstock.com Unter den Zero-Knowledge-Protokollen nimmt zk-SNARK (Zero-knowledge succinct non-interactive argument or knowledge) eine Sonderrolle ein – es ist…
Solicitor who worked for three firms at same time struck off – Legal Futures
A locum solicitor whose timesheets claimed for the same time from two different firms – while employed full-time at a third – has been struck off. The post Solicitor who…
Law firms “must tell clients how to complain at end of cases” – Legal Futures
Law firms must tell their clients how to complain at the end, as well as the beginning, of their cases, under new rules proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The…
Property lawyers attack “punitive” AML fining regime – Legal Futures
The “punitive” fining regime for anti-money laundering rule breaches operated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has left lawyers feeling “fearful”. The post Property lawyers attack “punitive” AML fining regime…
Three out of 10 GCs plan to cut spending on external lawyers – Legal Futures
Nearly three out of 10 corporate general counsel plan to cut spending on external lawyers – the highest proportion since 2020, a report has found. The post Three out of…
New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft via Core Dumps in Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora – The Hacker News
Two information disclosure flaws have been identified in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora, according to the Qualys Threat Research Unit…
U.S. DoJ Seizes 4 Domains Supporting Cybercrime Crypting Services in Global Operation – The Hacker News
A multinational law enforcement operation has resulted in the takedown of an online cybercrime syndicate that offered services to threat actors to ensure that their malicious software stayed undetected from…
‘Earth Lamia’ Exploits Known SQL, RCE Bugs Across Asia – Dark Reading
A “highly active” Chinese threat group is taking proverbial candy from babies, exploiting known bugs in exposed servers to steal data from organizations in sensitive sectors. – Read More
FBI Warns of Filipino Tech Company Running Sprawling Crypto Scams – Dark Reading
The US Treasury said cryptocurrency investment schemes like the ones facilitated by Funnull Technology Inc. have cost Americans billions of dollars annually. – Read More
New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data – The Hacker News
A new malware campaign is distributing a novel Rust-based information stealer dubbed EDDIESTEALER using the popular ClickFix social engineering tactic initiated via fake CAPTCHA verification pages. “This campaign leverages deceptive…