Aflac on Friday said hackers have gained access to its customers personal information in a cybersecurity attack last week. The company, which provides millions of customers with accident, life and health insurance policies, confirmed the June 12 incident in a statement on Friday, saying it was committed by a “sophisticated cybercrime group” that used “social...Read More
A major discovery reveals the scope of modern cybercrime. Researchers have uncovered one of the largest compilations of stolen data in history, exposing accounts from major platforms like Apple, Google, and Facebook. A Leak of Historic Proportions Cybernews researchers revealed an alarming discovery reported by 01net.com: more than 16 billion login credentials and passwords are...Read More
Jun 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Critical Infrastructure The April 2025 cyber attacks targeting U.K. retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op have been classified as a “single combined cyber event.” That’s according to an assessment from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a U.K.-based independent, non-profit body set up by the insurance industry to categorize major...Read More
Internet users have been told to change their passwords and upgrade their digital security after researchers claimed to have revealed the scale of sensitive information – 16bn login records – potentially available to cybercriminals. Researchers at Cybernews, an online tech publication, said they had found 30 datasets stuffed with credentials harvested from malicious software known...Read More
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing for a man who offered images of children being sexually exploited as payment to sexually abuse two children. Prosecutors announced that Christopher Delaney was sentenced this week to 28 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor charge. According to authorities, the...Read More
Health insurance giant Aflac revealed that it had been the victim of a cybersecurity breach on Friday, but that it had been dealt with within hours. Aflac, which bills itself as the “No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products” in the U.S., has approximately 50 million customers. The company said that it was too...Read More
A STAGGERING 16 billion login credentials have been exposed and compiled into datasets available online, granting cybercriminals “unprecedented access” to everyday user accounts, according to researchers from cybersecurity publication Cybernews. AP reported today that the revelation comes from a recent Cybernews report, which details the discovery of 30 datasets, each containing large volumes of compromised...Read More
As organisations continue their rapid shift to cloud infrastructure, embrace artificial intelligence (AI), and go all-in on digital transformation, the expanding attack surface is making them prime targets for cybercriminals. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report shows that cybercrime will cost the world USD23 trillion in 2027, an increase of 175% from 2022. It’s clear...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. Kharar Man Nabbed in ₹5 Lakh OLX...Read More
The deported individuals were part of approximately 230 Chinese men and women arrested in October on cybercrime charges, with the others still facing legal proceedings read more In a major crackdown on cybercrime gangs, the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka on Friday (June 20) deported 85 Chinese nationals after they were accused of targeting...Read More
