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PentestAgent: Revolutionizing Penetration Testing with AI-Powered Tools
PentestAgent is another new open source project developed by the GH05TCREW group that aims to support penetration testing activities through...
Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
Cybercrime
US Treasury Removes Sanctions on Intellexa Spyware Developers
The U.S. Treasury Department unexpectedly removed from its sanctions list three individuals previously accused of ties to Intellexa , the...
Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
Cybercrime
Rue Language: Revolutionizing System Programming with AI
Veteran software developer Steve Klabnik, who helped create Rust and Ruby on Rails, has started work on a new programming...
Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
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Password Security: The Impact of Human Behavior on Password Strength
Password security and human behavior are more connected than we think. In previous episodes, we tried to shift our focus:...
Simone D'Agostino - 4 January 2026
Cybercrime
Potential Data Breach at Pickett USA Exposes Critical Energy Infrastructure
An unknown attacker claims to have hacked Pickett and Associates (Pickett USA), a Florida-based engineering firm, and is now selling...
Redazione RHC - 4 January 2026
Cybercrime
Forensic Timeliner: Advanced Digital Forensics Tool for DFIR Analysis
Forensic Timeliner is a high-performance forensic processing engine designed to support DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response ) analysts in...
Redazione RHC - 4 January 2026
Cyber Criminals Recruit Insiders: Companies at Risk of Internal Threats
The cybercriminal community is rapidly increasing its interest in recruiting personnel from within companies . Instead of sophisticated external attacks, criminals are increasingly relying on internal sources— people willing to...
US Data Center Battery Dependency: A Growing Concern for AI and Defense
In Northern Virginia, along what has come to be called the “data center corridor,” stand massive, windowless facilities that form the physical backbone of the US race to artificial intelligence....
Uzbekistan License Plate Surveillance System Exposed Online
Cybersecurity specialist Anurag Sen discovered that Uzbekistan's license plate recognition system database was freely accessible online: anyone could access all the information . It is unclear how long the system...
Interpol Operation Sentinel Cracks Down on Cybercrime with 574 Arrests
Interpol conducted Operation Sentinel, an international operation that resulted in the arrest of 574 people and the recovery of $3 million stolen through BEC attacks, fraud, and extortion. The operation...
Villager Framework: AI-Powered Penetration Testing Tool
Straiker's AI Research (STAR) team has identified Villager, a native AI-based penetration testing framework developed by the Chinese group Cyberspike . The tool, presented as a red team solution ,...
TIME’s Machine of the Year: How Personal Computer Changed Society
TIME magazine's selection of a "Person of the Year" is a tradition dating back to 1927, when the award was given to Charles Lindbergh after his historic solo crossing of...
Livewire Vulnerability Exposed: 130k Apps at Risk of Remote Code Execution
An in-depth security analysis of Livewire , an essential framework for developing dynamic interfaces in Laravel, has revealed a significant vulnerability. Synacktiv security experts have identified a critical flaw and...
Microsoft Boosts BitLocker with Hardware Acceleration for Enhanced Security
Over the years, Microsoft has strived to keep BitLocker's performance impact within reasonable limits, historically below double digits. The goal has always been to ensure data protection without significantly impacting...
DriverFixer0428: macOS Credential Stealer Linked to North Korea
A thorough static and dynamic analysis has led to the identification of a macOS malware called DriverFixer0428 , classified as a credential stealer and attributed with a medium-high confidence level...
A $500 Tool Claims to Kill EDRs at Kernel Level: Inside the NtKiller Underground Ad
An ad has surfaced on a closed underground forum frequented by malware operators and initial access brokers, attracting the attention of the cyber threat intelligence community. The post promotes "NtKiller,"...
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