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. Madhya Pradesh Sees Cybercrime Surge as Fraudsters […]

Jul 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on July 22, 2025, added two Microsoft SharePoint flaws, CVE-2025-49704 and CVE-2025-49706, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. To that end, Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies are required to remediate identified vulnerabilities […]

A ransomware attack last week against Cookeville Regional Medical Center remains under investigation. CRMC officials have continued to keep the internet off while the investigation is ongoing, and that is affecting some operations at the hospital while they continue to care for patients. “As soon as we realized something was going on, we shut down […]

A single compromised password is believed to have brought down one of Britain’s oldest logistics companies — KNP, formerly known as Knights of Old — forcing it to shut operations and lay off 700 employees. The ransomware gang Akira is suspected of breaking into the company’s systems in 2023, encrypting all its data and demanding […]

Autotech Connect has unveiled its Cybercrime Audit service designed to help independent garages identify and understand growing digital risks. With cyberattacks escalating globally, this proactive initiative offers the automotive aftermarket an essential shield, focusing on prevention through awareness. According to the UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, 43 per cent of UK businesses, equating […]

On World AI Appreciation Day, we celebrate the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI). But as we marvel at its potential, we must also confront its paradox: AI is both our greatest ally and our most formidable adversary in the cybersecurity arena. The double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity AI’s rapid evolution has empowered threat […]

The UK government has announced plans to extend a ban on ransomware payments to cover all public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure, marking a significant expansion of existing restrictions. The proposals, unveiled after a public consultation period, aim to prevent entities in sectors such as energy, healthcare, and local governance from complying […]

The UK is moving forward with a ban on its public sector and operators of critical national infrastructure paying ransomware demands. The proposals released on Tuesday as a result of a public consultation call for a ban on ransomware payments covering all public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure such as energy, health service and […]

Cybercrime cases in the country have shot up by more than 141 per cent from 2018 to 2022, the Home Ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 22). According to the written response provided by the Minister of State (MoS), Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the number of cybercrime cases registered in 2018 was […]