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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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    Microsoft Patches Zero-Day NTFS Vulnerabilities in Windows 11 and Server Cyber News

    Microsoft Patches Zero-Day NTFS Vulnerabilities in Windows 11 and Server

    Microsoft released a security update in January that addresses two serious zero-day vulnerabilities in the NTFS file system. The vulnerabilities...
    Pietro Melillo - 16 January 2026
    AVCheck Malware Service Shut Down: Dutch Man Arrested for Cybercrime Cyber News

    AVCheck Malware Service Shut Down: Dutch Man Arrested for Cybercrime

    Law enforcement has announced the arrest of a 33-year-old Dutch citizen on suspicion of operating the AVCheck platform, an online...
    Redazione RHC - 16 January 2026
    VoidLink Malware: Advanced Linux Framework Targets Cloud Infrastructures Cyber News

    VoidLink Malware: Advanced Linux Framework Targets Cloud Infrastructures

    Check Point researchers have discovered a new Linux infection framework distinguished by its advanced modular architecture and wide range of...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 16 January 2026
    Microsoft Ends Support for Windows Server 2008: What It Means Cyber News

    Microsoft Ends Support for Windows Server 2008: What It Means

    This week marked the end of an era: Microsoft finally ended support for Windows Server 2008 , the operating system...
    Redazione RHC - 16 January 2026
    The AI Energy Crisis: How Data Centers Are Reshaping US Power Costs Cyber News

    The AI Energy Crisis: How Data Centers Are Reshaping US Power Costs

    The accelerated growth of artificial intelligence is bringing with it an increasingly obvious consequence : rising energy demand. This issue...
    Luca Vinciguerra - 15 January 2026
    Microsoft Copilot Vulnerability Exposes User Data to Hackers Cyber News

    Microsoft Copilot Vulnerability Exposes User Data to Hackers

    A recently fixed vulnerability allowed attackers to exploit Microsoft Copilot Personal with a single click to steal sensitive user data....
    Redazione RHC - 15 January 2026
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    Critical n8n Vulnerability: Update Now to Prevent RCE Attacks

    n8n, the “fair-code” workflow automation platform beloved by engineering teams for its combination of low-code speed and programming flexibility, has issued a critical security advisory. Few details are available on...

    - January 7th, 2026

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    Ledger Data Breach: Global-e Hack Exposes Customer Info

    Hackers have infiltrated Global-e's systems, and some Ledger customers are now at risk of receiving highly convincing scam emails. Ledger has alerted some customers of a possible personal data breach...

    - January 7th, 2026

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    LED Data Transmission System for Smart Traffic

    Researchers at Tokyo Polytechnic University have presented a simple and cost-effective wireless data transmission system using LEDs. The project boasts stable outdoor operation, even in bright sunlight, and could form...

    - January 7th, 2026

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    Microsoft Shifts to Rust: AI-Driven Code Transformation by 2030

    Microsoft has launched one of the most ambitious code transformation programs ever announced in the software industry: the stated goal is to completely remove C and C++ from its core...

    - January 7th, 2026

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    Microsoft’s AI Future: Models to Systems with Satya Nadella

    With 2026 just around the corner, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared a thoughtful reflection on the state of the AI industry on SN Scratchpad , his new personal blog. In...

    - January 6th, 2026

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    Rare Earth Elements: US-China Competition Heats Up

    An increasingly pressing question is emerging in the United States: after a long series of bans, restrictions, and closures against China, how will the country guarantee the supply of batteries...

    - January 6th, 2026

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    Patchwork Group Unleashes StreamSpy Malware with WebSocket C2 Channel

    The Patchwork hacker group, also known as Dropping Elephant and Maha Grass , has returned to the spotlight after a series of targeted attacks on Pakistani defense facilities. In their...

    - January 6th, 2026

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    WhatsApp Device Fingerprinting: New Measures Against Privacy Threats

    WhatsApp, Meta's messaging app with over 3 billion monthly active users, has begun introducing technical changes to mitigate several privacy vulnerabilities on user devices . The fixes, identified through independent...

    - January 6th, 2026

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    Microsoft Removes Phone Activation for Windows and Office

    Microsoft has finally removed the option to activate Windows and Office over the phone . While the company still includes this method in its support materials, it no longer works...

    - January 6th, 2026

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    PS5 BootROM Key Leaked, Sony’s Security Compromised

    A recent incident saw an anonymous hacker leak a crucial security key used by Sony to safeguard the integrity of the chain of trust in the PlayStation 5 console. This...

    - January 5th, 2026

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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…

    Immagine del sitoCyberpolitics
    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…