A Russian professional basketball player is cooling his heels in a French detention center after being arrested and accused of acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang. Daniil Kasatkin, 26, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside Paris on June 21 after flying in with his fiancée, to whom he had just proposed,...Read More
Digital sovereignty is rapidly becoming a cybersecurity consideration, says Trend Micro’s Bharat Mistry. (Image: Shutterstock) In 2025, data sovereignty has moved beyond its traditional home in compliance departments to become a strategic concern at the highest levels of business. As data becomes increasingly politicised and regulated, the need to know exactly where information resides and...Read More
The chair of Marks and Spencer (M&S) has called for companies to be forced to disclose cyber attacks, claiming that two large British companies were hacked without any public knowledge. M&S was hit by a ransomware attack in April, causing ongoing outages and losing the retailer as much as £300 million in sales. The company...Read More
Igor Rudenko has worked in cybersecurity for over a decade, with experience ranging from Ukrainian law enforcement and international cybercrime investigations to automation engineering and DevSecOps roles in the U.S. private sector. His background combines prosecutorial work and technical expertise; he has participated in cases against ransomware groups such as Egregor, addressed transnational fraud operations,...Read More
AURORA, Colo. — In a demonstration at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora Thursday, Texas-based company Campus Guardian Angel unveiled drone technology that could change how schools nationwide respond to threats. Within seconds of an alert being received, the company’s drones can lift off, track, and immobilize a possible school shooter with non-lethal force. Campus...Read More
“On several occasions, the group assigned additional roles to compromised users, including the Exchange Administrator role,” according to ReliaQuest. “This role was used to monitor the inboxes of high-profile employees, enabling the attackers to stay ahead of the security team and maintain their control over the environment.” Ensuing battle over IT resources Despite the stealth...Read More
A retired judge of the Karnataka High Court has filed a police complaint after he was allegedly targeted by cyber fraudsters, who posed as officials of the Data Protection Board of India, and suggested he was involved in illegal activities. The retired HC judge, Justice K N Phaneendra, 67, who is currently the Deputy Lokayukta...Read More
The Qilin ransomware organization is now the most prominent threat actor in the changing cybercriminal scene, following an unprecedented spike in ransomware activity in June 2025. Qilin’s strategic pivot toward high-value targets and aggressive recruitment of former RansomHub affiliates have allowed the group to outpace other ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operators. This surge in activity has coincided...Read More
The Top Ten cyber crime news summaries on The420 are meticulously curated by Future Crime Researchers from the Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) and powered by Algoritha Security Pvt. Ltd. These summaries feature the most critical cyber crime developments from around the world. Keep reading—and stay safe. 1. Hyderabad Cyber Cops Recover ₹4.4 Crore, Arrest...Read More
The cybersecurity landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in June 2025 as the Qilin ransomware group emerged as the dominant threat actor, orchestrating an unprecedented surge in high-value targeted attacks across multiple sectors and geographical regions. This escalation represents a fundamental transformation in ransomware operations, moving beyond traditional financial motivations to encompass strategic and political objectives...Read More
