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    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...

    NoName057(16) hits Italy 487 times in the last 3 months: the DDoS wave does not stop
    Marcello Filacchioni | Cyber News | 24/01/2026

    Italy has confirmed itself as one of the main targets of the DDoS attack campaign carried out by the hacktivist group NoName057(16) . According to what was declared directly by the collective, our cou...

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    Everest Ransomware Attacks McDonald’s, 861GB Data Stolen Cyber News

    Everest Ransomware Attacks McDonald’s, 861GB Data Stolen

    Yesterday, the Everest cybercriminal gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on McDonald's on their Data Leak Site (DLS) . From...
    Redazione RHC - 21 January 2026
    ESXi Zero-Day Exploit: How to Protect Your VMware Environment Cyber News

    ESXi Zero-Day Exploit: How to Protect Your VMware Environment

    A group of attackers is using a zero-day exploit toolkit to compromise VMware ESXi instances in an uncontrolled manner, taking...
    Silvia Felici - 20 January 2026
    VoidLink Malware: AI-Generated Threat for Linux Systems Cyber News

    VoidLink Malware: AI-Generated Threat for Linux Systems

    We had already talked about VoidLink a few days ago , it is a framework composed of over 30 modules...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 20 January 2026
    Google Fast Pair Vulnerability: WhisperPair Exposes Millions of Devices Cyber News

    Google Fast Pair Vulnerability: WhisperPair Exposes Millions of Devices

    Researchers from the Cybersecurity and Industrial Cryptography team at KU Leuven have discovered a critical flaw in the Google Fast...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 19 January 2026
    Elon Musk Sues OpenAI for $134 Billion Over AI Betrayal Cyber News

    Elon Musk Sues OpenAI for $134 Billion Over AI Betrayal

    Elon Musk has filed a staggering $134 billion in damages in a malicious lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. According to...
    Redazione RHC - 19 January 2026
    Net-NTLMv1 Exploitation: Rainbow Tables for Modern Attacks Cyber News

    Net-NTLMv1 Exploitation: Rainbow Tables for Modern Attacks

    Mandiant has released a large set of rainbow tables dedicated to Net-NTLMv1 with the aim of concretely demonstrating how insecure...
    Redazione RHC - 18 January 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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    Internet Shutdowns Cost $19.7B in 2025, Sophisticated Censorship Rises

    Imagine a situation where the internet appears to be working, but websites won't open beyond the first screen, messaging apps are intermittent, and businesses are constantly changing. According to the...

    - January 11th, 2026

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    Doom on a Smart Pressure Cooker: The Ultimate IoT Hack

    The line between home appliances and gaming consoles continues to blur. The latest frontier of " extreme porting" features the Krups Cook4Me Connect , a smart pressure cooker that's been...

    - January 10th, 2026

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    LockBit 5.0 Ransomware: The Evolving Threat

    Cybercrime continues to reinvent itself, and LockBit is one of the most prominent examples. Active since late 2019, the group has become one of the most prolific ransomware operators ever...

    - January 10th, 2026

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    Instagram Data Leak Exposes 17.5 Million Users on Dark Web

    A massive digital archive containing the private information of approximately 17.5 million Instagram users appears to have fallen into the hands of cybercriminals. A few hours ago, the alarm was...

    - January 10th, 2026

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    Phishing Emails Mimic Internal Comms via Microsoft 365 Spoofing

    Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly insidious, to the point of perfectly mimicking internal corporate communications . This is the alarm raised by Microsoft, which has observed a significant increase in...

    - January 10th, 2026

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    Lovense Emily AI Doll: Revolutionary Companion at CES 2026

    At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Lovense , known for its app-controlled smart toys for adults , decided to make a bold statement in a completely different format . Instead...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    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…

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    Digital Autonomy: France Says Goodbye to Teams and Zoom by 2027
    Silvia Felici - 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 becoming an increasingly popular…