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    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...

    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...

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

    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...
    Silvia Felici - 6 January 2026
    Rare Earth Elements: US-China Competition Heats Up Cyber News

    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...
    Redazione RHC - 6 January 2026
    Patchwork Group Unleashes StreamSpy Malware with WebSocket C2 Channel Cyber News

    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...
    Bajram Zeqiri - 6 January 2026
    WhatsApp Device Fingerprinting: New Measures Against Privacy Threats Cyber News

    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...
    Redazione RHC - 6 January 2026
    Microsoft Removes Phone Activation for Windows and Office Cyber News

    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...
    Redazione RHC - 6 January 2026
    PS5 BootROM Key Leaked, Sony’s Security Compromised Cyber News

    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...
    Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
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    Linux Kernel CVE-2025-68260 Vulnerability Fixed: Rust Code at Risk

    The world of technology is a veritable battlefield, where coding geniuses challenge malicious attackers every day with exploits and security patches. That's why the recent discovery of a vulnerability in...

    - December 19th, 2025

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    Google and Apple Embrace Interoperability with Android iOS Data Transfer

    Users looking to switch from an iOS to Android ecosystem or vice versa often face less of a challenge than easily transferring photos, conversation logs, and archives from previous devices....

    - December 19th, 2025

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    Ink Dragon Targets Europe: Exploiting SharePoint and IIS Vulnerabilities

    This news comes to us from Recorded Future (Insikt Group) News & Research feed: Check Point Research has documented a new wave of activity attributed to the China-linked threat actor...

    - December 19th, 2025

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    Bypassing AI Safety: EchoGram Exposes Vulnerabilities in LLM Defenses

    Large language models are typically released with security constraints : separate AIs from the main LLM ensure that malicious suggestions aren't passed as input and malicious responses aren't produced as...

    - December 19th, 2025

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    E-Note Shutdown: Major Blow to Cybercrime and Ransomware

    When we talk about cybercrime, we often think of something far away, something that doesn't concern us. But the truth is that cyberattacks can happen to anyone and have devastating...

    - December 19th, 2025

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    French Police Arrest Suspect in Cyberattack on Interior Ministry

    French law enforcement has arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of carrying out a recent cyberattack on the Ministry of the Interior. The attack occurred in mid-December and targeted the agency's...

    - December 18th, 2025

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    Google Unveils Gemini 3 Flash AI Model, Rivals OpenAI GPT-5.2

    The battle for AI leadership is increasingly moving from the lab to mass production. The day after the release of OpenAI GPT Image 1.5, Google unveiled the Gemini 3 Flash...

    - December 18th, 2025

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    Rise of AI Degrees: Students Shift from Computer Science to AI

    A marked shift in college student preferences is taking place in the United States. More and more young people are choosing degrees in artificial intelligence, abandoning traditional computer science, which...

    - December 18th, 2025

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    SonicWall SMA1000 Vulnerability: Critical Security Patch Released

    Researchers have discovered a vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-40602, affecting SonicWall's SMA1000 series of secure access gateways. This flaw is particularly concerning because it could allow an attacker to escalate their...

    - December 18th, 2025

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    HPE OneView Vulnerability CVE-2025-37164: Critical Security Update Required

    Cybersecurity is a serious issue, especially when it comes to vulnerabilities that can compromise an entire system. Well, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has just raised the alarm about a truly...

    - December 18th, 2025

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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…

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    And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office
    Pietro Melillo - 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 exploited in cyberattacks. The issue, identified as…

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    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…