Zambia’s Updated Cyber Laws Prompt Surveillance Warnings – Dark Reading
Critics — which include the US embassy in Zambia — contend the just-signed Cyber Security Act and the Cyber Crime Act allow suppression of dissent and too much concentration of…
Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito – The Hacker News
Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. “We’ve made the…
Verizon: Edge Bugs Soar, Ransoms Lag, SMBs Bedeviled – Dark Reading
The cybersecurity landscape confounded expectations in 2024, as anticipated threats and risk didn’t materialize and less widely touted attack scenarios shot up. – Read More
Hiring elite lawyers only works for law firms “with other stars” – Legal Futures
Hiring star or elite lawyers generally does not work for law firms but it can if there are “other stars in the same area”, academics have found. The post Hiring…
Solicitor who secured release of client’s money then breached rules – Legal Futures
A solicitor who successfully released money frozen in a client’s bank account then broke the accounts rules by having it transferred into her firm’s client account. The post Solicitor who…
Listed group’s lawyer owners mull taking it private – Legal Futures
The lawyer couple behind listed credit hire and legal services group Anexo are set to team up with an asset management firm to take it private. The post Listed group’s…
New practice area and location for top PI firm leads latest M&A – Legal Futures
Top personal injury firm Express Solicitors has expanded out of Manchester with an acquisition that also takes it into the data breach market as we round up the latest M&A.…
How Emerging AI Frameworks Drive Business Value and Mitigate Risk – Dark Reading
Understanding how multiple AI models speak to each other and deciding which framework to use requires careful evaluation of both the business benefits of advanced AI orchestration and the cybersecurity…
Chinese APT Billbug deploys new malware toolset in attack on multiple sectors – CSO Online
Chinese cyberespionage group Billbug has revamped its attack toolkit with new malware payloads in a wide-reaching campaign targeting multiple organizations in Southeast Asia. The new tools, which include credential stealers,…
Microsoft Purges Millions of Cloud Tenants in Wake of Storm-0558 – Dark Reading
The tech giant is boosting Entra ID and MSA security as part of the wide-ranging Secure Future Initiative (SFI) that the company launched following a Chinese APT’s breach of its…
City of Abilene Goes Offline in Wake of Cyberattack – Dark Reading
The Texas municipality is following its incident response playbook as it works with a third-party to investigate the scope and scale of the attack. – Read More
3 More Healthcare Orgs Hit by Ransomware Attacks – Dark Reading
Dialysis firm DaVita, Wisconsin-based Bell Ambulance, and Alabama Ophthalmology Associates all suffered apparent or confirmed ransomware attacks this month. – Read More
‘Cookie Bite’ Entra ID Attack Exposes Microsoft 365 – Dark Reading
A proof-of-concept (PoC) attack vector exploits two Azure authentication tokens from within a browser, giving threat actors persistent access to key cloud services, including Microsoft 365 applications. – Read More
Docker Malware Exploits Teneo Web3 Node to Earn Crypto via Fake Heartbeat Signals – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a malware campaign that’s targeting Docker environments with a previously undocumented technique to mine cryptocurrency. The activity cluster, per Darktrace and Cado Security, represents a shift…
Terra Security Automates Penetration Testing with Agentic AI – Dark Reading
Agentic AI’s appeal is growing as organizations seek more autonomous and hands-off approaches to their security protocols as risks increase and threats become more sophisticated. – Read More