Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Financial cybercrimes are on the rise in Chennai, with residents losing a staggering Rs 218.5 crore to fraudsters between January and May 2025. According to Greater Chennai Police, the number of cybercrime complaints during this period stood at 4,357 — nearly 500 more than the 3,888 cases recorded in the same...Read More
A sneaky malware campaign slithers through Cloudflare tunnel subdomains to execute in-memory malicious code and give unknown attackers long-term access to pwned machines. Securonix threat hunters spotted the ongoing campaign dubbed Serpentine#Cloud, and told us it’s “medium- to large-scale,” and “still very active today,” according to the security shop’s senior researcher, Tim Peck. While the...Read More
ROME: A Japanese expert on cybersecurity voiced concern at a security conference in Rome that China’s cyberattacks and its severing of undersea cables in the Taiwan Strait might indicate future conflict in the region, as reported by Focus Taiwan. Mihoko Matsubara, the chief cybersecurity strategist at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in Japan, stated during a...Read More
ReliaQuest has released its latest quarterly report, outlining identified trends in cyber attacker techniques, malware use, and ransomware group activity observed between March and May 2025 across its customer base. ClickFix and social engineering tactics One of the most notable trends identified in the report is the widespread use of ClickFix, a social engineering method...Read More
MANDEVILLE — Covington Police Chief Michael Ferrell recently announced the arrests of five individuals charged with crimes related to the sexual exploitation of children. These arrests were the result of a coordinated effort by the Northshore Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which proactively targeted individuals using online platforms to solicit minors for sexual activity...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. Mumbai Woman Duped of ₹22 Lakh by...Read More
Geauga County Auditor Chuck Walder visited Auburn Township Trustees June 16 to update officials and residents on the return of more than $700,000 of miscollected tax levy funds to township taxpayers. Geauga County Auditor Chuck Walder visited Auburn Township Trustees June 16 to update officials and residents on the return of more than $700,000 of...Read More
The Delhi Police arrested two more people Tuesday in connection with an alleged cybercrime racket involving sextortion, financial fraud, and bank fraud, which was busted earlier this month. The police said they have arrested Manish aka Himanshu, a Point of Sale agent working for a multinational telecommunications company, and Vipin Kumar, 20, who delivered bank...Read More
An Israeli group of cyberattackers called “Predatory Sparrow” have taken responsibility for the attack as the country tries to infiltrate internal systems of Iran to further weaken its position amid conflict with Israel read more Israeli hackers have reportedly stolen at least $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, several crypto tracking firms have reported....Read More
The Office of the Prosecutor General ensured the extradition to the United States of America of a member of an organized criminal group involved in the distribution of the Ryuk ransomware. This was reported by the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General, UNN writes. Details According to the investigation, members of this...Read More
