Data breaches have become alarmingly common and costly, putting sensitive information at risk. In fact, the number of data breaches in the United States jumped from 447 in 2012 to over 3,200 in 2023. Even firms entrusted with managing personal information are not immune. The latest example is VeriSource Services, a Texas-based employee benefits and...Read More
In a media ecosystem saturated with entertainment and surface-level reporting, The420.in is bucking the trend—one investigative story at a time. With a focus on underreported but high-impact issues such as financial fraud, white-collar corruption, cybercrime syndicates, and emerging technologies, the platform has quietly built a robust reader base. Backed by Experts, Fueled by Impact: The...Read More
Parents and social media companies are calling on Apple to more directly check the age of those using its devices. Apple unveiled Thursday a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices, as it fends off calls that it more directly check the age of its users. The changes...Read More
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This famous opening line from Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities of course reflects the contradictory nature of the time period surrounding the French Revolution, juxtaposing moments of great joy and sorrow, hope and sadness. But the line also quickly summarizes...Read More
Dive Brief: Ransomware gangs are adapting to stronger enterprise defenses and increased law enforcement pressure with more sophisticated tactics, according to Huntress’ 2025 Cyber Threat Report. In 75% of the ransomware incidents Huntress observed in 2024, threat actors used remote access Trojans (RATs), while 17.3% of attacks featured abused of remote monitoring and management products...Read More
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has reaffirmed the command’s commitment to leveraging technology in crime prevention and prosecution, particularly in tackling cybercrime and sexual and gender-based violence. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, Jimoh highlighted how technological tools were playing a pivotal role in ensuring...Read More
The best-known member of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters. Edward Coristine is among the most visible members of the Doge effort that...Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately end the use of the draconian Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, critics and other Nigerians peacefully expressing their views online, and release those in custody across the country under the legislation.”...Read More
Politecnico di Milano’s Zanero on Evolving Malware Detection and Hardware Security Aseem Jakhar • May 4, 2025 Stefano Zanero, professor, Politecnico di Milano
Machine learning excels at identifying repetitive patterns and anomalies, but human insight remains vital for understanding the broader context of cyberattacks – especially in cyber-physical ecosystems, said Stefano...Read More
