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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...

BlueNoroff: The Hacker Group Revolutionizing Cybercrime

Marcello Filacchioni | Cyber News | 23/01/2026

The BlueNoroff hacker group has long since transformed cybercrime into a high-tech business, with tens of millions of dollars, cryptocurrency assets, and entire financial ecosystems at stake. A report...

Nearly 2,000 bugs in 100 dating apps: How your data can be stolen

Agostino Pellegrino | Cyber News | 23/01/2026

A study of 100 dating apps revealed a disturbing picture: nearly 2,000 vulnerabilities were detected, 17% of which were classified as critical. The analysis was conducted by AppSec Solutions. The stud...

MacSync: The macOS malware that empties your wallet… after weeks

Massimiliano Brolli | Cyber News | 23/01/2026

A new malware campaign has emerged in the macOS world, one that relies not on sophisticated exploits, but on good old-fashioned social engineering. It’s powered by the MacSync malware, distributed usi...

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Cyber News

From Zero-Day Exploits to Hidden Tunnels: How UAT-8837 Operates

Since early 2025, Cisco Talos specialists have detected the activity of the UAT-8837 group, which they attribute to China based...

Agostino Pellegrino - 17 January 2026

Cybercrime

Gootloader Malware Returns with Enhanced Evasion Techniques

After a long period of silence, the Gootloader downloader malware has returned to the forefront. Last November, the Huntress team...

Massimiliano Brolli - 17 January 2026

Cyber News

US Considers Ramping Up Cyber Offensive Ops to Counter China Threats

U.S. authorities are actively discussing the need to strengthen offensive cyber activities in the face of ongoing attacks on the...

Agostino Pellegrino - 17 January 2026

Cyber News

French Police Cyberattack Exposed: Weak Passwords Led to Data Breach

During a hearing in the French Senate, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez detailed the details of the cyberattack that hit his...

Redazione RHC - 17 January 2026

Vulnerability

Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited: Secure Email Gateway Under Attack

Cisco has confirmed that a critical zero-day security flaw, allowing remote code execution, is currently being actively exploited in its...

Agostino Pellegrino - 16 January 2026

Cyber News

AWS CodeBuild Vulnerability Exposed: CodeBreach Threat Revealed

Security researchers at Wiz have discovered a critical vulnerability in the AWS CodeBuild service that could allow an attacker to...

Agostino Pellegrino - 16 January 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...

HPE OneView Critical Vulnerability Exploited: Update Now to Prevent Attacks

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the United States of America has raised the alarm about the active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in HPE OneView , an...

Undertow Vulnerability CVE-2025-12543 Exposes Java Ecosystem to Critical Security Risks

A flaw has been discovered in the foundation of the Java web ecosystem. Undertow , the high-performance web server that powers enterprise heavyweights like WildFly and JBoss EAP , has...

The Revolutionary iPhone Launch: A Game-Changing Moment in Tech History

San Francisco: January 9, 2007 There was something strange about the air, like when you know something's about to happen but you don't know what. Steve Jobs was on stage...

Cloudflare Hit with €14M Fine for Failing to Block Pirate Content

The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) has imposed an administrative fine exceeding €14 million on Cloudflare Inc. for failure to comply with Italian legislation against online piracy. The measure was...

Iran Protests Escalate as Reza Pahlavi Calls for Action Against Government

Iranian protesters chanted and marched through the streets until Friday morning, following a call from exiled former Prince Reza Pahlavi to demonstrate, despite the Iranian theocracy cutting off the country...

Taiwan Citizens Accused in China of Smuggling and Cable Sabotage

Chinese authorities have formally charged two Taiwanese citizens with involvement in a smuggling operation linked to an incident in February that damaged an undersea cable and fueled renewed tensions between...

QR Code Phishing via HTML: New Attack Vector Emerges

We know that criminal hackers always manage to surprise us, and this time too they surprise us with the innovation and ways they invent to overcome obstacles, such as anti-spam...

Veeam Backup Vulnerability: Critical RCE Flaw Discovered – Update Now

Backups are generally considered the last line of defense, but this week Veeam reminded us that backup systems themselves can become entry points for attacks. The company released security updates...

GoBruteforcer Botnet Exploits AI-Generated Server Configs, Targets Crypto

The GoBruteforcer botnet has been discovered to be exploiting a surprisingly current weakness: the widespread reuse of AI-generated server configurations. This increasingly widespread practice is effectively leaving tens of thousands...

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Cybercrime

A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!

Bajram Zeqiri - 28/01/2026

Cyberpolitics

Digital Autonomy: France Says Goodbye to Teams and Zoom by 2027

Silvia Felici - 28/01/2026

Cyber News

And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office

Pietro Melillo - 27/01/2026

Cyber News

ServiceNow Under Attack: How an Email Can Open the Doors to Your Business

Redazione RHC - 27/01/2026

The recent discovery of a vulnerability in ServiceNow’s AI platform has shaken the cybersecurity industry. This flaw, characterized by an extremely high severity score, allowed unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any corporate user. To launch the…

Cybercrime

149 Million Accounts Exposed: The Database No One Should Have Seen

Redazione RHC - 26/01/2026

A recent leak revealed 149 million logins and passwords exposed online , including accounts for financial services, social media, gaming, and dating sites. The discovery was made by researcher Jeremiah Fowler and shared with ExpressVPN.…