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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

RipperSec claims DDoS attack on Ferrari
Recently the Hacktivist Group “RipperSec” claimed to have attacked Ferrari’s global site in the name of justice for Palestine. The hacktivist group known as ‘RipperSec’ claimed responsibility for a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack that put Ferrari’s global website

NSO Group targeted! BlackMeta attacks Spyware maker’s central domain
The Pro-Palestinian group BlackMeta (or DarkMeta) announced on August 1, 2024, on their official telegram channel that they conducted a destructive attack on the NSO group’s infrastructure, including the central domain. Along with the site of the Israeli intelligence group,

Echelon Stealer: The Open Source Malware
Echelon Stealer is an infostealer malware that was first discovered in 2018 and is still active. Currently shared as an open-source tool on GitHub, Echelon Stealer offers various advanced features for extracting sensitive data. Despite being presented as an educational

Rivendicato un databreach a Deloitte: credenziali GitHub e codice sorgente finiscono sul dark web
Luca Stivali - May 30th, 2025
Un attacco informatico ai danni di Deloitte è stato rivendicato dal threat actor “303”, che ha pubblicato su un noto forum underground un post con il titolo inequivocabile: “Deloitte.com Source Code +...

Digital Anonymity in Danger! What is the European Union deciding?
Alessio Stefan - May 15th, 2025
In recent years, political attention has expanded beyond the national borders of different states. Since the now outdated pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the (re)emergence of different conflicts in different...

Bringing Your Imagination to Life: AI-Generated Images from Your Description
Ashleigh Crause - May 14th, 2025
Remember when you had a vivid image in your mind but struggled to describe it to someone else? Maybe it was a character from a dream, a breathtaking landscape, or...

Apple in the crosshairs: alleged data breach of the Cupertino giant published on XSS
Redazione RHC - May 14th, 2025
May 14, 2025 – In the early hours of this morning, an alarming post appeared on the Russian underground forum XSS , known to be a leading showcase for the buying and selling...
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