In Sardinia, crimes against business activities are increasing and there are over 18 thousand reports filed in one year. But cybercrime is also a concern, with reports that have registered a +34% in the last five years. This is what Confartigianato Sardegna reports in a study entitled “Asset security for companies ina situation dominated by […]

The City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, has confirmed that a ransomware attack on October 31, 2024, resulted in the theft of sensitive personal information of approximately 67,000 individuals. In breach notification letters filed on June 28, 2025, with regulatory bodies, city officials revealed that Social Security numbers, state-issued IDs, and vehicle license plate numbers were among […]

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. Two Held in ₹69 Lakh Cyber Fraud […]

MathWorks, the Massachusetts-based developer of the widely used MATLAB programming platform, has confirmed that a ransomware attack severely disrupted its services for over a week, affecting millions of engineers, scientists, and students worldwide.  The company finally disclosed the nature of the incident on May 26, 2025, after initially reporting technical issues on May 18. The […]

In 2024, Estonia recorded 6,515 cyber incidents with impact. Phishing led the list with over 4,200 cases, followed by service disruptions, fraud, and malicious redirects. Published May 29, 2025 | 9:45 AM ⚊ Updated May 29, 2025 | 9:45 AM Indian journalists meeting Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Synopsis: Cyber defence, according to the Estonian […]

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Adidas has confirmed having some of its customers’ data compromised following an attack against its third-party customer service provider a week after informing clients in South Korea and Turkey regarding a data breach that resulted in the exposure of names, birthdates, phone numbers, email addresses, and other personal information belonging to individuals who have contacted […]

Pay up: Understanding Australia’s new ransomware reporting requirements As of May 30, businesses that earn more than $3 million a year will need to report paying a ransom to hackers. Here’s what you need to know. New ransomware reporting rules come into effect on May 30 as part of Australia’s Cyber Security Act, requiring organisations […]

Massive Hack Exposes 184M Passwords from Google and Facebook. Is Your Data Safe? | Image: Unsplash More than 184 million unique username and passwords may have been exposed in a massive data breach and kept in an unprotected and publicly accessible database. Experts are calling this a “cybercriminal’s dream.” According to a new report by […]

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been at the forefront of combatting cybercrime through its Global Programme on Cybercrime which has supported 77 Member States to prevent and combat cybercrime on six areas of intervention: cyber investigations, digital forensics, digital evidence, virtual assets, online child sexual abuse and exploitation and cybercrime prevention. […]