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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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    Instagram Data Leak Exposes 17.5 Million Users on Dark Web Cyber News

    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...
    Redazione RHC - 10 January 2026
    Phishing Emails Mimic Internal Comms via Microsoft 365 Spoofing Cyber News

    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...
    Pietro Melillo - 10 January 2026
    Lovense Emily AI Doll: Revolutionary Companion at CES 2026 Cyber News

    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...
    Luca Vinciguerra - 9 January 2026
    HPE OneView Critical Vulnerability Exploited: Update Now to Prevent Attacks Vulnerability

    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...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 9 January 2026
    Undertow Vulnerability CVE-2025-12543 Exposes Java Ecosystem to Critical Security Risks Cyber News

    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...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 9 January 2026
    The Revolutionary iPhone Launch: A Game-Changing Moment in Tech History Culture

    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...
    Gaia Russo - 9 January 2026
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    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...

    - December 25th, 2025

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    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...

    - December 25th, 2025

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    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,"...

    - December 25th, 2025

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    Webrat Malware Targets Security Researchers with GitHub Exploit Traps

    There's a specific moment, almost always at night, when curiosity overtakes caution. A newly opened repository, few stars but a success. very high score, the README file is well written...

    - December 24th, 2025

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    Nezha Malware: Abusing Legitimate Tools for Remote Access

    There comes a moment, often too late, when you realize the problem didn't come from forcing the door, but from using the house keys. This is what happens when a...

    - December 24th, 2025

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    Massive Cloud Cyberespionage: PCPcat Hits 59,128 Servers in 48 Hours

    A large-scale, highly automated cyberespionage campaign is systematically targeting the cloud infrastructure that supports numerous modern web applications. In less than 48 hours, tens of thousands of servers have been...

    - December 24th, 2025

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    Critical Net-SNMP Vulnerability Exposes Networks to RCE Attacks

    A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Net-SNMP software suite, widely used globally for network management and monitoring. The flaw, classified as CVE-2025-68615, has a CVSS score of 9.8,...

    - December 24th, 2025

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    A backdoor in NVIDIA code. Three 9.8 bugs plague AI and robotics development systems

    When it comes to cybersecurity, you can never be too careful. Furthermore, when we talk about backdoors (or alleged ones), the question that follows is: who inserted them? Was it...

    - December 24th, 2025

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    Australia Boosts Papua New Guinea’s Digital Infra with New Undersea Cable

    A new undersea cable funded by Australia under a recent mutual defence agreement with Papua New Guinea is set to strengthen the island country's digital infrastructure and ensure continuity of...

    - December 23rd, 2025

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    China Issues First Level 3 Autonomous Driving Licenses, Paving Way for Self-Driving Cars

    On December 23, the Traffic Management Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau officially issued the first batch of Level 3 autonomous driving license plates to three intelligent vehicles....

    - December 23rd, 2025

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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…

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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…