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. Two Held in ₹69 Lakh Cyber Fraud...Read More
In 2024, Estonia recorded 6,515 cyber incidents with impact. Phishing led the list with over 4,200 cases, followed by service disruptions, fraud, and malicious redirects. Published May 29, 2025 | 9:45 AM ⚊ Updated May 29, 2025 | 9:45 AM Indian journalists meeting Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Synopsis: Cyber defence, according to the Estonian...Read More
Adidas has confirmed having some of its customers’ data compromised following an attack against its third-party customer service provider a week after informing clients in South Korea and Turkey regarding a data breach that resulted in the exposure of names, birthdates, phone numbers, email addresses, and other personal information belonging to individuals who have contacted...Read More
Massive Hack Exposes 184M Passwords from Google and Facebook. Is Your Data Safe? | Image: Unsplash More than 184 million unique username and passwords may have been exposed in a massive data breach and kept in an unprotected and publicly accessible database. Experts are calling this a “cybercriminal’s dream.” According to a new report by...Read More
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been at the forefront of combatting cybercrime through its Global Programme on Cybercrime which has supported 77 Member States to prevent and combat cybercrime on six areas of intervention: cyber investigations, digital forensics, digital evidence, virtual assets, online child sexual abuse and exploitation and cybercrime prevention....Read More
The first iOS 18.2 beta brought a ton of new features and changes, with powerful Apple Intelligence upgrades being the highlight. But the release also introduced a new iMessage child safety feature for reporting nudes to Apple. Here’s what you should know. Communication Safety expands in iOS 18.2 As of iOS 17, children under 13...Read More
The 10 suspects are made up of Chinese and Malaysian nationals The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has arrested ten foreign nationals for alleged cybercrime activities in Weija, Greater Accra Region. The suspects, identified as Chinese and Malaysian nationals, were apprehended during a joint intelligence-led...Read More
Newsfrom Japan Politics May 29, 2025 09:52 (JST) Tokyo, May 29 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the cybersecurity area. At a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, the ministers reached an agreement that Japan will send a defense ministry official to Lithuania,...Read More
Adidas has confirmed having some of its customers’ data compromised following an attack against its third-party customer service provider a week after informing clients in South Korea and Turkey regarding a data breach that resulted in the exposure of names, birthdates, phone numbers, email addresses, and other personal information belonging to individuals who have contacted...Read More
Police special operations units break down a door with a battering ram during a raid. (AA Photo) May 28, 2025 10:28 AM GMT+03:00 In operations carried out across nine provinces targeting illegal betting, aggravated fraud, and unauthorized access to information systems, 144 suspects were detained. Investigators discovered that the suspects had engaged in financial activity...Read More
