A sophisticated new ransomware threat has emerged from the cybercriminal underground, targeting organizations across multiple operating systems with advanced cross-platform capabilities. In June 2025, a ransomware actor operating under the alias “Dollar Dollar Dollar” introduced GLOBAL GROUP on the Ramp4u cybercrime forum, marketing it as a cutting-edge Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. The group promised affiliates scalable […]
Justice Alexanda Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 21, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Damelda Damilola Sodiq and Samuel Paul Osayande to one year imprisonment each for cybercrime. They were arrested recently in the Ipaja Command area of Lagos by operatives of the EFCC, following credible […]
Update 7/21/25: Added that World Leaks has now leaked some of the stolen data. A newly rebranded extortion gang known as “World Leaks” breached one of Dell’s product demonstration platforms earlier this month and is now trying to extort the company into paying a ransom. Dell acknowledged the incident to BleepingComputer, confirming that the threat actor […]
Autotech Connect has unveiled a Cybercrime Audit service to help independent repairers identify and understand growing digital risks. According to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, 43% of UK businesses, or about 612,000 organisations, experienced a cybersecurity breach or attack in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, over 560,000 new cyber threats are being […]
“The cybersecurity M&A market remains highly active, and we believe the growing adoption of AI will further accelerate this momentum,” said Oren Yunger, Managing Partner at Notable Capital. “Alongside a new wave of independent cybersecurity startups emerging in the Israeli ecosystem, we anticipate more acquisitions as cyber giants race to both secure AI applications and […]
World Leaks, the rebranded version of the Hunters International ransomware gang, has leaked 1.3 TB of internal data, which the group claims belongs to Dell Technologies Inc., the American multinational tech giant. The announcement was made earlier today, Monday, July 21, 2025, on the group’s official dark web leak site. According to information reviewed by […]
A single compromised password has been identified as the catalyst that destroyed a century-old transport company and displaced 700 employees, highlighting the devastating impact of cybersecurity vulnerabilities on British businesses. The case of KNP, a Northamptonshire-based logistics firm, represents a stark warning about the growing ransomware threat facing UK enterprises. KNP, which had operated for […]
UNION CITY, New Jersey — ICE agents in New Jersey swept up a pair of migrants with convictions for alarming child-sex crimes — taking them off the streets Monday as part of what the agency says is an effort to target the “worst of the worst.” Nicolosa Garcia, 42, and Umana Saez, 36, were arrested […]
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. Six Arrested in Bihar for Running Global […]
North Korean hackers, known as the Lazarus Group, executed a significant heist on the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, stealing $44.2 million from the exchange’s corporate treasury. The breach, which was detected by blockchain security researchers and Cyvers, specifically targeted internal corporate funds, leaving customer assets untouched and secure in CoinDCX’s cold wallet infrastructure. Sumit Gupta, […]
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