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    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti | innovation | 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humano...

    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...

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    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
    China Achieves Quantum Error Correction Breakthrough with Microchip Cyber News

    China Achieves Quantum Error Correction Breakthrough with Microchip

    For years, quantum computers have seemed like a futuristic technology: on paper, they can solve problems that classical machines can’t...
    Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
    Critical GNU Wget2 Vulnerability Exposes Users to File Overwrite Attacks Cyber News

    Critical GNU Wget2 Vulnerability Exposes Users to File Overwrite Attacks

    A serious vulnerability has been discovered in the popular GNU command-line downloader Wget2 , which allows attackers to overwrite files...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 5 January 2026
    Windows 11 Performance Test: Surprising Results with Windows 8.1 Cyber News

    Windows 11 Performance Test: Surprising Results with Windows 8.1

    A comparison test across six generations of Windows was conducted by YouTube channel TrigrZolt , which unexpectedly revealed a clear...
    Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
    PentestAgent: Revolutionizing Penetration Testing with AI-Powered Tools Cyber News

    PentestAgent: Revolutionizing Penetration Testing with AI-Powered Tools

    PentestAgent is another new open source project developed by the GH05TCREW group that aims to support penetration testing activities through...
    Redazione RHC - 5 January 2026
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    Ink Dragon Hackers Uncovered: Sophisticated Cyber Espionage Operation

    It was only a matter of time. Governments around the world have now put their security systems on high alert. Indeed, a large-scale espionage operation conducted by a group of...

    - December 18th, 2025

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    Google Discontinues Dark Web Report, Shifts to Active Protection

    No more useless alerts. No more passive monitoring. Less than two years after its launch, Google has decided to shut down one of the most talked-about digital security tools: the...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    CyberVolk Ransomware Flawed: Free File Recovery Possible

    This isn't the first time criminal hackers make mistakes, and it won't be the last. The pro-Russian hacktivist group CyberVolk launched the RaaS service VolkLocker (also known as CyberVolk 2.x)....

    - December 17th, 2025

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    OSINT Ethics and Legality: Navigating Open Source Intelligence

    Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has emerged in recent years as one of the most fascinating, yet most insidious, disciplines in the information and security landscape. Its essence is remarkably simple:...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    The Psychology of Passwords: Why Weak Passwords Persist

    The psychology of passwords starts right here: trying to understand people before systems. Welcome to "The Mind Behind Passwords," the column that looks at cybersecurity. From a different perspective: that...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    Russian Cyber Operations Shift to Targeting Western Critical Infrastructure

    New details emerge from an Amazon Threat Intelligence report that highlight an alarming shift in Russian government-backed cyber operations. High-level 0-day exploits, often attributed to state-sponsored actors, have seen a...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    Google Chrome Security Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities

    A significant security update has been released by Google for the stable desktop channel, which addresses two very serious vulnerabilities that could expose users to potential memory leak attacks. As...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    Spiderman Phishing Kit Targets European Banks and Crypto Users

    Varonis researchers have discovered a new PhaaS platform, called Spiderman, that targets users of European banks and cryptocurrency services. Attackers use the service to create copies of legitimate websites to...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    AI Smart Glasses for Police: Efficient Vehicle Checks in China

    The Changsha traffic police have begun using AI-powered smart glasses in their daily patrols. This was confirmed by the city's Public Security Bureau , which has already distributed the new...

    - December 17th, 2025

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    Notepad++ 8.8.9 Released: Fixing Critical Update Vulnerability

    A new version, 8.8.9, of the popular text editor Notepad++, has been released by its developers, fixing a flaw in the automatic update system . This issue came to light...

    - December 16th, 2025

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    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti - 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humanoid robot store,…

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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…