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
Fourlis Group, the operator of IKEA stores in Greece, Cyprus, Romania, and Bulgaria, has informed that the ransomware attack it suffered just before Black Friday on November 27, 2024, caused losses estimated to €20 million ($22.8 million). The security incident became public on December 3, 2024, when the group admitted that the technical problems IKEA online shops were...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
Source: AI-generated using ChatGPT There are two things that live rent-free in my head. The first is my winning strategy for Oregon Trail (for starters, always play as the farmer). The second is how completely and utterly broken the ransomware ecosystem is. I’ll save Oregon Trail strategy for beers. This post is about ransomware. The...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
Source: AI-generated using ChatGPT There are two things that live rent-free in my head. The first is my winning strategy for Oregon Trail (for starters, always play as the farmer). The second is how completely and utterly broken the ransomware ecosystem is. I’ll save Oregon Trail strategy for beers. This post is about ransomware. The...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
What Is Ransomware as a Service? Ransomware as a Service gets its name from the nomenclature generally used for cloud services, says Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike senior vice president of counter-adversary operations. Just as a government may contract for a Software as a Service solution, such as Zendesk for help desk communications or Slack for...Read More
