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RHC interviews ShinyHunters: “Systems can be repaired, but people remain vulnerable!”
ShinyHunters is a group of threat actors that gained notoriety after the massive data breach against Salesforce, an incident that led Google to closely monitor them and assign them the code name UNC62...
The Great Firewall in the Spotlight: The Leak Revealing the Industrialization of Chinese Censorship
Edited by Luca Stivali and Olivia Terragni. On September 11, 2025, what can be defined as the largest leak ever suffered by the Great Firewall of China (GFW) exploded in the media, massively and massi...
OpenAI and Microsoft reach agreement to transform into a public utility company.
OpenAI has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to review its partnership, which could lead to the company’s transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). If the transfo...
Goodbye PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC! The great Windows 11 cleanup has begun.
Windows 11 users who have installed the September 2025 Update might think that practically nothing changes. At first glance, KB5065426 looks like a normal small patch that Microsoft distributes to eve...
Looking for Volodymyr Tymoshchuk! 11 million dollars for the Nefilim hacker
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Ukrainian Volodymyr Tymoshchuk on seven counts of computer hacking and extortion. He is considered one of the most dangerous hackers of recent years. The in...
In Nepal, people are dying for social media! 19 people lost their lives trying to get Facebook back
In a dramatic reversal, Nepal has lifted the nationwide social media blackout imposed last week after it sparked massive youth protests and caused at least 19 deaths, according to local media. The dec...
Xi Jinping and the Chinese APT’s Ambition
The post-COVID macro political movements, including ongoing conflicts, have prompted a majority of states to shift their medium- to long-term political objectives. Clearly, a paradigm shift has been v...
Salesloft Cyber Attack: Chatbot Drift Temporarily Disabled
Salesloft announced that it would temporarily deactivate its AI-powered chatbot Drift on September 5, after several companies were hit by a massive supply chain attack. The incident resulted in the ma...
Discover the Dark Web: Access, Secrets, and Helpful Links to the Onion Network
The Dark Web is a part of the internet that cannot be reached with standard browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge). To access it, you need to use specific tools like the Tor Browser, which guarantees anonym...
AI A2 detected 102 0-day bugs and created exploits in Android apps for $1.77
Artificial intelligence systems have been criticized for creating confusing vulnerability reports and inundating open-source developers with irrelevant complaints. But researchers at Nanjing Universit...
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ShinyHunters is a group of threat actors that gained notoriety after the massive data breach against Salesforce, an incident that led Google to closely monitor them and assign them the code name UNC62...

Edited by Luca Stivali and Olivia Terragni. On September 11, 2025, what can be defined as the largest leak ever suffered by the Great Firewall of China (GFW) exploded in the media, massively and massi...

OpenAI has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to review its partnership, which could lead to the company’s transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). If the trans...

Windows 11 users who have installed the September 2025 Update might think that practically nothing changes. At first glance, KB5065426 looks like a normal small patch that Microsoft distributes to eve...

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Ukrainian Volodymyr Tymoshchuk on seven counts of computer hacking and extortion. He is considered one of the most dangerous hackers of recent years. The in...
New blackmail: if you don’t pay, we’ll feed all your data to artificial intelligence!
Jaguar Land Rover victim of hacker attack: production halted!
LockBit 5.0: Signs of a New and Possible “Rebirth”?
The KING of DDoS! Cloudflare blocks a monstrous 11.5 terabit-per-second attack.
AI will grow by 50% and so will your anxiety about your electricity bill.
Cloudflare also hacked in the Salesforce incident! Cloud risks affect everyone.

New blackmail: if you don’t pay, we’ll feed all your data to artificial intelligence!
Redazione RHC - September 3rd, 2025
The hacker group LunaLock has added a new element to the classic extortion scheme, preying on the fears of artists and clients. On August 30, a message appeared on the...

Jaguar Land Rover victim of hacker attack: production halted!
Redazione RHC - September 3rd, 2025
Automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced that it was forced to disable several systems due to a hacker attack. The incident appears to have impacted the automaker's manufacturing and retail...

LockBit 5.0: Signs of a New and Possible “Rebirth”?
Pietro Melillo - September 3rd, 2025
LockBit represents one of the longest-running and most structured ransomware gangs of recent years, with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model that has profoundly impacted the criminal ecosystem. Following the international operation...

The KING of DDoS! Cloudflare blocks a monstrous 11.5 terabit-per-second attack.
Redazione RHC - September 3rd, 2025
The record for the largest DDoS attack ever recorded in June 2025 has already been broken. Cloudflare said it recently blocked the largest DDoS attack in history, which peaked at...

AI will grow by 50% and so will your anxiety about your electricity bill.
Redazione RHC - September 3rd, 2025
The global data center industry is preparing for a sharp increase in computing platforms for AI demands. According to Goldman Sachs, installed data center capacity will grow by approximately 50%...

Cloudflare also hacked in the Salesforce incident! Cloud risks affect everyone.
Redazione RHC - September 3rd, 2025
A data intrusion was detected by Cloudflare, where an experienced attacker was able to access and steal sensitive customer data from the company's Salesforce instance. The breach was part of...
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