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    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...

    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...

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    Apache StreamPipes Vulnerability: Update to Prevent Admin Takeover Cyber News

    Apache StreamPipes Vulnerability: Update to Prevent Admin Takeover

    Apache StreamPipes is an open-source platform for real-time data analysis and processing (streaming analytics) , designed especially for IoT, Industry...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 31 December 2025
    The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences Cyber News

    The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences

    By 2025, cybercrime will increasingly go beyond “just money”: attacks aren’t just about downtime bills and ransom payments , but...
    Stefano Gazzella - 31 December 2025
    OpenAI Hiring Chief Security Officer to Mitigate AI Risks Cyber News

    OpenAI Hiring Chief Security Officer to Mitigate AI Risks

    OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has announced the search for a new Chief Security Officer . The position, with an...
    Redazione RHC - 30 December 2025
    Petlibro Vulnerabilities Exposed: Control Your Pet’s Safety Now Cyber News

    Petlibro Vulnerabilities Exposed: Control Your Pet’s Safety Now

    A series of vulnerabilities have been discovered in the popular Petlibro pet food vending ecosystem. In the worst-case scenario, these...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 30 December 2025
    MongoBleed Vulnerability Exploited: Update MongoDB Now to Prevent Data Breach Cyber News

    MongoBleed Vulnerability Exploited: Update MongoDB Now to Prevent Data Breach

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially raised the alarm about a critical vulnerability in MongoDB, adding the...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 30 December 2025
    Apple Supply Chain Hit by Cyberattack: Sensitive Data at Risk Cyber News

    Apple Supply Chain Hit by Cyberattack: Sensitive Data at Risk

    During the first half of December, a Chinese company assembling devices for Apple was hit by an advanced cyberattack that...
    Redazione RHC - 30 December 2025
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    VPN Credentials on the Dark Web: A Growing Cybersecurity Threat

    In the darkest corners of the internet, the trafficking of stolen data and unauthorized access continues to thrive. A recent post on a closed underground forum shows 896 FortiSSL VPN...

    - December 11th, 2025

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    Uncovering Russia’s Cyber Operations: CISM’s Role in DDoS Attacks

    What we wrote in the article " Patriotic Code: from DDoSia and NoName057(16) to CISM, the algorithm that shapes youth for Putin " on Red Hot Cyber on July 23rd...

    - December 11th, 2025

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    Microsoft Outlook RCE Vulnerability: Update Now to Prevent Attacks

    A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Outlook has been patched by Microsoft, potentially allowing attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable systems. The vulnerability, tracked under CVE-2025-62562, stems...

    - December 11th, 2025

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    Google Chrome Urgent Update Fixes Zero-Day Vulnerability

    An urgent update has been released by Google for the stable version of the Desktop browser, in order to address an extremely serious vulnerability that is currently being exploited. This...

    - December 11th, 2025

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    EtherRAT Malware Exploits React2Shell Vulnerability with Ethereum C2

    Just two days after the critical React2Shell vulnerability was discovered, Sysdig researchers discovered a new malware, EtherRAT, in a compromised Next.js application. The malware uses Ethereum smart contracts for communication...

    - December 11th, 2025

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    Is QDay approaching? QuantWare presents its 10,000-qubit quantum processor

    The world of quantum technology has made an impressive leap forward: QuantWare has unveiled the world's first 10,000-qubit processor, 100 times more than any existing device . Furthermore, the new...

    - December 10th, 2025

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    Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities: Update Now to Prevent RCE

    Ivanti has released an urgent update for its Endpoint Manager (EPM) platform, addressing a set of significant vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code of their choosing or hijack...

    - December 10th, 2025

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    Malicious VSCode Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets and Browser Sessions

    Two malicious extensions have been discovered that infect developers' computers with stealer programs on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code marketplace. The malware can take screenshots, steal passwords and cryptocurrency wallets, and...

    - December 10th, 2025

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    Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

    A zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter driver (cldflt.sys) is currently being actively exploited. Microsoft has released urgent security updates to address this vulnerability. The vulnerability is...

    - December 10th, 2025

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    The Dark Side of AI: How Technology is Being Used to Control Humans

    Cory Doctorow says it with the clarity of someone who has studied the consequences of digital capitalism for years: AI, as it's sold today, isn't about enhancing humans. It's about...

    - December 10th, 2025

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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…

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    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…