Bank Holiday round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend Feud between JK Rowling and Jolyon Maugham KC fires up social media (£) Should barristers have to defend the indefensible?…
How CISOs can defend against Scattered Spider ransomware attacks – CSO Online
The UK’s Marks & Spencer suffered a cyberattack in late April that damaged the high-end retailer’s operations and is expected to cost the company over $400 million. That attack was…
Diese Social-Engineering-Trends sollten Sie kennen – CSO Online
Beim Social Engineering nutzen Cyberkriminelle menschliches Verhalten für ihre Zwecke aus. Dabei lassen sich folgende Trends beobachten. Agor2012 – shutterstock.com Anstatt auf fortschrittliche Tools oder komplexe Skripte zu setzen, dringen…
Law firm, know thyself: the power of purpose and authenticity – Legal Futures
In recent months, there seem to have been as many news stories about the salary wars between City firms as there have been about burnout and mental health concerns across…
Land Registry to publish law firms’ “avoidable” requisition rates – Legal Futures
HM Land Registry is to publish data this autumn showing the number of avoidable requisitions it has to raise with every conveyancing firm. The post Land Registry to publish law…
Restraint order for businessman over continued pursuit of law firms – Legal Futures
The High Court has issued an extended civil restraint order against a businessman who has “refused to accept” that his failed £55m claim against two law firms is at an…
Government “working at pace” on further NDA restrictions – Legal Futures
The government is “working at pace” on further restrictions on the use of non-disclosure agreements, a minister has told the House of Lords. The post Government “working at pace” on…
Over 70 Malicious npm and VS Code Packages Found Stealing Data and Crypto – The Hacker News
As many as 60 malicious npm packages have been discovered in the package registry with malicious functionality to harvest hostnames, IP addresses, DNS servers, and user directories to a Discord-controlled…
Breaking RSA encryption just got 20x easier for quantum computers – CSO Online
A quantum computer with one million noisy qubits running for one week can theoretically crack RSA-2048 bit encryption, representing twenty times fewer qubits than Google’s 2019 estimate, according to new…
CISA flags Commvault zero-day as part of wider SaaS attack campaign – CSO Online
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned about threat actors abusing Commvault’s SaaS cloud application, Metallic, to access its clients’ critical application secrets. According to a CISA…
CISO’s Guide To Web Privacy Validation And Why It’s Important – The Hacker News
Are your web privacy controls protecting your users, or just a box-ticking exercise? This CISO’s guide provides a practical roadmap for continuous web privacy validation that’s aligned with real-world practices.…
Open MPIC project defends against BGP attacks on certificate validation – CSO Online
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacking has long represented a critical vulnerability in the internet’s infrastructure, allowing attackers to silently redirect traffic between endpoints. The risk is so great the U.S.…
Kundendaten von Adidas gestohlen – CSO Online
Bei einem Cyberangriff auf einen Dienstleister sind Kundendaten von Adidas abgeflossen. Sergey Kohl – shutterstock.com Medienberichten zufolge sind Kundendaten von Adidas in die Hände eines Hackers gelangt. Demnach erfolgte der…
⚡ Weekly Recap: APT Campaigns, Browser Hijacks, AI Malware, Cloud Breaches and Critical CVEs – The Hacker News
Cyber threats don’t show up one at a time anymore. They’re layered, planned, and often stay hidden until it’s too late. For cybersecurity teams, the key isn’t just reacting to…
BSI warnt vor Cyberattacken auf Energieversorgung – CSO Online
Die BSI-Präsidentin Claudia Plattner fordert einen besseren IT-Schutz für die Energieversorgung in Deutschland. elxeneize – shutterstock.com Die Energieversorgung in Deutschland braucht aus Sicht der Präsidentin des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in…