02 Jun Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Exceed $265 Billion By 2031 Fastest growing type of cybercrime is expected to attack a business, consumer, or device every 2 seconds by 2031 Press Release – David Braue Melbourne, Australia – Jun. 3, 2021 A 2017 report from Cybersecurity Ventures predicted ransomware damages would cost the […]

In this age of social media, sharing updates about events in our lives is natural. Everything ends up online, including engagement, anniversaries, landmark events, bank notifications, certificates, travel schedules, holidays, birthday celebrations, etc. What is supposed to be private is now open to the public. However, this oversharing culture is gradually becoming a global concern, […]

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BlackFog, the leader in ransomware prevention and anti data exfiltration (ADX), today revealed findings from analysis of ransomware activity from April to June 2025 across publicly disclosed and non-disclosed attacks. The data shows that over this period there was a 63% increase in publicly disclosed attack volumes, with a total […]

Mangaluru: Cybercrime, Digital Ignorance, Cyber Safety, Legal Literacy, Mangaluru ACP, Online Fraud Awareness Cybercrimein India is increasingly being driven by a fundamental lack of awareness and understanding of digital threats, according to Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Geetha Kulkarni. Speaking at a special session on cyber safety and legal literacy at the World Konkani […]

The ongoing momentum towards becoming and staying compliant would transform industrial cybersecurity, moving operators out of reactive checklists and into continual, systematic change. Formerly something that was addressed periodically, cyber compliance is now an integral part of the daily process of doing business as regulations tighten across the globe and the specter of cross-border audits […]

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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated technique where threat actors are exploiting DNS infrastructure to covertly store and distribute malware, turning the internet’s domain name system into an unwitting accomplice for malicious activities. The discovery reveals how attackers can hide executable files within DNS TXT records, creating a stealthy delivery mechanism that bypasses traditional security […]

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. Cybercrime Crackdown in Baksa: Mushalpur Police […]