Red Hot Cyber. The Cybersecurity Blog
Navigating the future: a dialogue on human resilience and preservation
Participants: NewPlato: Greetings, esteemed colleagues. Today, we embark on a profound dialogue about the future of humanity, particularly focusing on the cyclical nature of civilizations and the means to preserve our collective well-being. NewAlcibiades, you’ve projected significant challenges around the
Cryptography at Risk: MIT develops a Quantum Algorithm to crack RSA.
Modern encryption methods, such as RSA, are based on the fact that even the most powerful classical computers are not able to quickly decompose a large number into prime factors. However, quantum computers promise to considerably accelerate this process, thanks
Interview with Cesare Mencarini. A 17-year-old hacker who created a nuclear reactor in college
Today we bring you an interview with Cesare Mencarini, a young man who, at just 17 years old, with uncommon determination and intelligence, built a nuclear fusion reactor as a school project. An 18-month-long feat, considered extraordinary, which saw the
Arrest of Pavel Durov: Telegram Founder Detained in Paris
On August 24, 2024, French authorities arrested Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, at Le Bourget Airport. Durov, a 39-year-old Franco-Russian citizen, had just arrived from Azerbaijan on his private jet. Accompanied by his bodyguard and a woman,
IntelBroker Takes Control of BreachForums: A New Chapter in Cybercrime Management
IntelBroker Takes Control of BreachForums: A New Chapter in Cybercrime Management IntroductionThe recent acquisition of BreachForums by IntelBroker marks a significant shift in the landscape of cybercrime. This transition of power occurs at a crucial time for the forum, which
Donald Trump’s campaign under attack! Documents and internal communications exfiltrated
After the European elections unfolded, geopolitical attentions shifted to the U.S. election campaign, one of the most dynamic in recent years recently with the Democrats’ recent changeover with Harris as the new nominee. There has been no shortage of controversy
The Evil Purr – DarkLab Interview to HellCat Ransomware!
RHC Dark Lab - March 30th, 2025
HellCat ransomware appeared in the second half of 2024 with and it has attracted the attentions of analysts thanks to the humor within their public statements. We recall the attack...
VanHelsing RaaS: An Expanding Ransomware-as-a-Service Model
Pietro Melillo - March 22nd, 2025
The ransomware threat landscape is constantly evolving, with increasingly structured groups adopting sophisticated strategies to maximize profits. VanHelsing is a new player positioning itself in the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) market, a...
NIST selects second PQC Key Encapsulation algorithm
Tara Lie - March 18th, 2025
The fourth round of the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) competition has selected HQC as a secondary quantum-resilient key encapsulation mechanism (KEM) to...
Paragon Spyware – Let’s talk about privacy and governments
Alessio Stefan - March 18th, 2025
Politics, information technology, and privacy. A triad continually seeking balance with a history of conflict that originates from the introduction of personal computers at the consumer level. Attempts by the...
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