Leader of Opposition and DMK convenor R. Siva has urged the government to take steps to strengthen the cyber crime division of Puducherry Police against the backdrop of rising cyber fraud cases. In a statement, Mr. Siva pointed to the spate of instances over recent months where several people were getting defrauded of substantial money...Read More
Jun 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new phishing campaign that’s targeting users in Taiwan with malware families such as HoldingHands RAT and Gh0stCringe. The activity is part of a broader campaign that delivered the Winos 4.0 malware framework earlier this January by sending phishing messages impersonating Taiwan’s National...Read More
UK retail brands have taken a digital battering over the past few months. Over 10 days in April and early May, Marks and Spencer (M&S), the Co-operative Group and Harrods were hit by cyber attacks that crippled their business-critical services, including ecommerce and payments processing. Then, in June, H&M suffered an IT outage, which briefly...Read More
Updated 12/27 at 12:40pm with additional comments from a State Department spokesperson. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark cybercrime convention on Tuesday, paving the way for significant changes to how governments police the internet. The Convention against Cybercrime was adopted without a vote and by consensus after a five-year negotiation. A formal signing...Read More
CTTC inaugurates 3-day workshop to enhance capacity in cybercrime investigation CTTC unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has organized three-day workshop. Photo: DMP DHAKA, June 17, 2025 (BSS) – The Cybercrime Investigation Division of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has organized three-day workshops to enhance capacity in...Read More
Large hospital systems, with dedicated IT departments, are better positioned to adapt, but even they struggle with talent shortages and the challenge of maintaining daily operations alongside cybersecurity upgrades. Smaller hospitals, meanwhile, face the dual burden of compliance costs and limited resources, prompting calls for government support and industry collaboration. ——————————————————- Click Here For The Original...Read More
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, sentenced Solomon Ufayo, a staff member of Ecobank Plc, to one year in prison for cybercrime involving N2.4 million. The conviction followed Mr Ufayo’s arraignment on 16 May, before trial judge Yellim Bogoro. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned him on one count of...Read More
From June 4 to 6 2025, a delegation from Kazakhstan participated in the international conference “OCTOPUS 2025 – Conference on Countering Cybercrime”, hosted by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The participation of the delegation was facilitated by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana within the framework of the extra-budgetary project “Supporting the Republic...Read More
Breaking into a cybersecurity career can feel like aiming at a moving target. New threats emerge, tools evolv e, and job titles—like security analyst or penetration tester—shift faster than most industries can track. Without a clear plan, even qualified candidates risk chasing the wrong certifications or burning out from trial-and-error decisions. How can you avoid taking...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. Cyber Fraudster Arrested for Targeting Schools in...Read More
