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    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti | innovation | 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humano...

    Douglas Engelbart was born today: the man who saw and invented the digital future.
    Massimiliano Brolli | Culture | 30/01/2026

    Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder how we take the world around us for granted. Like, we click, scroll, type, and it all seems so natural, as if it’s always been there. But no, there was s...

    WhatsApp gets a makeover: “Paranoia” mode arrives (and no, it’s not for everyone).
    Silvia Felici | Cyber News | 29/01/2026

    WhatsApp has decided to toughen up. Not for everyone, not always, but when needed. The decision comes against a backdrop of a now-familiar climate: increasing cyber attacks, espionage that no longer m...

    Beware of “I am not a robot”: the malware trap that uses Google Calendar.
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cybercrime | 29/01/2026

    A new threat is lurking, exploiting our greatest weakness: habit. How many times, in fact, do you find yourself clicking on verification boxes without thinking twice? Now, it seems that malicious peop...

    A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cybercrime | 28/01/2026

    The RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum, one of the main hubs of the international cybercrime underground, has been officially shut down and seized by US law enforcement . The news emerged afte...

    Digital Autonomy: France Says Goodbye to Teams and Zoom by 2027
    Silvia Felici | Cyberpolitics | 28/01/2026

    This isn’t the first initiative to emerge on this front recently. Indeed, we’ve heard several of them, one after the other. And it’s almost inevitable: technological autonomy and national security are...

    And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office
    Pietro Melillo | Cyber News | 27/01/2026

    Once again, Microsoft was forced to quickly fix some flaws. The company has released unscheduled patches for Microsoft Office, addressing a dangerous zero-day vulnerability that has already been explo...

    When Malware Hides in Videos! The PixelCode Technique Breaks the Rules
    Marcello Filacchioni | Cybercrime | 26/01/2026

    PixelCode began as a research project exploring a hidden technique for storing binary data within images or videos . Instead of leaving a plaintext executable, the file is converted into pixel data, t...

    CISA alert: Exploit underway against VMware vCenter. Risk of RCE without authentication.
    Manuel Roccon | Cyber News | 25/01/2026

    The critical vulnerability recently added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs) affects the Broadcom VMware vCenter Server an...

    “I Stole 120,000 Bitcoins”: The Confession of the Bitfinex Hacker Who Now Wants to Defend Cyberspace
    Agostino Pellegrino | Cyber News | 25/01/2026

    The story ofIlya Lichtenstein, the hacker responsible for one of the largest cyber attacks ever carried out against cryptocurrencies, reads like an episode of a TV series, yet it is absolutely real. A...

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    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 Actively Exploited Vulnerability

    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 Actively Exploited

    A critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-20045, has been discovered by Cisco and is being actively...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 22 January 2026
    Cybersecurity in Local Administrations: The Hidden Risk Cybercrime

    Cybersecurity in Local Administrations: The Hidden Risk

    There's a convenient misconception in Italy: thinking that cybersecurity is a matter for ministries or large strategic players. It's reassuring....
    Roberto Villani - 22 January 2026
    UK Organizations Hit by Russia-Backed DDoS Attacks Cyber News

    UK Organizations Hit by Russia-Backed DDoS Attacks

    The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has issued a strong warning regarding a series of denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting British...
    Redazione RHC - 22 January 2026
    GitLab Security Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-0723 Cyber News

    GitLab Security Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-0723

    An urgent security update has been released by GitLab for the Community (CE) and Enterprise (EE) editions to address several...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 21 January 2026
    Critical Telnetd Vulnerability in GNU InetUtils Allows Root Access Cyber News

    Critical Telnetd Vulnerability in GNU InetUtils Allows Root Access

    A critical security flaw has been discovered in the telnetd server component of GNU InetUtils, involving remote authentication bypass ....
    Agostino Pellegrino - 21 January 2026
    Red Hot Cyber and Hack The Box: together for the CTF at the RHC 2026 conference Cyber News

    Red Hot Cyber and Hack The Box: together for the CTF at the RHC 2026 conference

    In the Italian and European cybersecurity landscape, few collaborations manage to combine educational vision, technical realism, and community impact as...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 21 January 2026
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    ServiceNow AI Vulnerability CVE-2025-12420: Critical Security Risk

    A critical flaw has been identified in ServiceNow's artificial intelligence platform, with a severity score of 9.3 out of 10. This vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-12420, could allow attackers to impersonate...

    - January 13th, 2026

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    Microsoft Expands Global Network with New Undersea Fiber Optic Cables

    In May 2015, Microsoft announced a series of strategic agreements to strengthen its global network infrastructure with new submarine fiber optic cables . This initiative is part of a broader...

    - January 13th, 2026

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    Poisoning AI Data: The New Threat to Machine Learning Models

    A bold new initiative has been launched in the artificial intelligence industry to weaken machine learning models by deliberately distorting the data used to train them. The project, called Poison...

    - January 12th, 2026

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    Pig Butchering Scams Evolve with PBaaS: The New Threat

    Online scams known as "pig butchering" are undergoing a profound transformation. From artisanal and disorganized operations , based on makeshift call centers, they have become a structured, scalable, and highly...

    - January 12th, 2026

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    Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability CVE-2025-68493 Exposes Sensitive Data

    A new flaw has emerged in the foundation of one of the most popular Java frameworks on the web. Cybersecurity experts at ZAST.AI have discovered a significant security flaw in...

    - January 12th, 2026

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    CRISPR-Cas13: Breakthrough in Flu Treatment with Gene Editing

    Influenza remains one of the most stubborn and unpleasant infections on the planet. It returns every winter, mutating, evading the immune system, and eventually becoming drug-resistant. Now, scientists are proposing...

    - January 12th, 2026

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    Uncovering Dark AI: The Truth Behind Crime-as-a-Service Chatbots

    In recent months, the cybersecurity landscape has been awash with media hype surrounding new AI Dark Chatbots promoted as "Crime-as-a-Service" services on Telegram and the Dark Web. These platforms are...

    - January 12th, 2026

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    AI-Generated Mac Malware: SimpleStealth Threatens User Security

    A group of industry specialists has identified for the first time a macOS malware whose code clearly shows signs of having been generated using artificial intelligence tools . The discovery,...

    - January 11th, 2026

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    Linus Torvalds on AI Coding: ‘It’s Just Another Tool’

    Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has expressed a firm and uncompromising position regarding the debate over the integration and use of artificial intelligence tools in writing and reviewing Linux...

    - January 11th, 2026

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    The Future of Tech: Sovereignty, Security, and Cloud Control

    In today's world, technology is no longer a mere tool for efficiency or convenience, but a primary geopolitical lever . Access to digital infrastructure, cloud platforms, and communications systems isn't...

    - January 11th, 2026

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    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti - 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humanoid robot store,…

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    Douglas Engelbart was born today: the man who saw and invented the digital future.
    Massimiliano Brolli - 30/01/2026

    Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder how we take the world around us for granted. Like, we click, scroll, type, and it all seems so natural, as if it’s always been there. But…

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    WhatsApp gets a makeover: “Paranoia” mode arrives (and no, it’s not for everyone).
    Silvia Felici - 29/01/2026

    WhatsApp has decided to toughen up. Not for everyone, not always, but when needed. The decision comes against a backdrop of a now-familiar climate: increasing cyber attacks, espionage that no longer makes headlines but continues…

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    Beware of “I am not a robot”: the malware trap that uses Google Calendar.
    Bajram Zeqiri - 29/01/2026

    A new threat is lurking, exploiting our greatest weakness: habit. How many times, in fact, do you find yourself clicking on verification boxes without thinking twice? Now, it seems that malicious people have created a…

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    A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!
    Bajram Zeqiri - 28/01/2026

    The RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum, one of the main hubs of the international cybercrime underground, has been officially shut down and seized by US law enforcement . The news emerged after the domain associated…