UK solicitors are being urged to prioritize cyber security following a series of cyber attacks that disrupted house purchases. The attacks involved hackers intercepting emails between solicitors and clients, and redirecting funds to fraudulent accounts. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is advising firms to take precautions and ensure secure communication with clients to prevent future cyber attacks.

Mandiant warns of attacks on newly-disclosed Ivanti remote takeover threat
Google’s Mandiant team has issued an alert about a remote code execution flaw in the Ivanti Connect Secure VPN platform. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-22457, is