
VanHelsing RaaS: An Expanding Ransomware-as-a-Service Model
The ransomware threat landscape is constantly evolving, with increasingly structured groups adopting sophisticated strategies to maximize profits. VanHelsing is a new player positioning itself in

NIST selects second PQC Key Encapsulation algorithm
The fourth round of the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) competition has selected HQC as a secondary quantum-resilient

Paragon Spyware – Let’s talk about privacy and governments
Politics, information technology, and privacy. A triad continually seeking balance with a history of conflict that originates from the introduction of personal computers at the

Beyond the Dark Storm’s attack on X: how hacktivism’s Illusion reinforces the System
The Dark Storm attack on X (formerly Twitter) has been significant for several reasons. The attack on March 10 2025 – a multi-layered Distributed Denial-of-Service

Babuk Locker 2.0: The New Ransomware Affiliate Program
Babuk, one of the most notorious ransomware groups in cybercrime, has launched the Babuk Locker 2.0 Affiliate Program 2025, an affiliate program for skilled hackers

NightSpire: A New Player in the Ransomware Landscape
During our reconnaissance into the underground world and criminal groups conducted by Red Hot Cyber’s threat intelligence laboratory DarkLab, we stumbled upon a Data Leak

VanHelsing RaaS: An Expanding Ransomware-as-a-Service Model
Pietro Melillo - March 22nd, 2025
The ransomware threat landscape is constantly evolving, with increasingly structured groups adopting sophisticated strategies to maximize profits. VanHelsing is a new player positioning itself in the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) market, a...

NIST selects second PQC Key Encapsulation algorithm
Tara Lie - March 18th, 2025
The fourth round of the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) competition has selected HQC as a secondary quantum-resilient key encapsulation mechanism (KEM) to...

Paragon Spyware – Let’s talk about privacy and governments
Alessio Stefan - March 18th, 2025
Politics, information technology, and privacy. A triad continually seeking balance with a history of conflict that originates from the introduction of personal computers at the consumer level. Attempts by the...

Beyond the Dark Storm’s attack on X: how hacktivism’s Illusion reinforces the System
Olivia Terragni - March 18th, 2025
The Dark Storm attack on X (formerly Twitter) has been significant for several reasons. The attack on March 10 2025 - a multi-layered Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) using a botnet -...
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