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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...
Let the hunt begin! Hackers exploit Citrix flaw to infiltrate global systems
The Pentagon launches an audit of Microsoft. It investigates Chinese engineers and alleged backdoors.
Amazon Stops APT29: Sophisticated Russian Watering Hole Campaign Foiled
The best defense is a good offense! Google is ready to launch cyber attacks against criminal hackers.
A zero-click exploit for WhatsApp allowed remote surveillance. Meta warns victims.
Google warns 2.5 billion Gmail users: account security at risk. Reset your password!

Let the hunt begin! Hackers exploit Citrix flaw to infiltrate global systems
Redazione RHC - August 30th, 2025
A critical zero-day flaw, classified as CVE-2025-6543, has been discovered in Citrix NetScaler systems. This vulnerability has been actively exploited by malicious hackers since May 2025, several months before a...

The Pentagon launches an audit of Microsoft. It investigates Chinese engineers and alleged backdoors.
Redazione RHC - August 30th, 2025
The Pentagon has sent a "letter of concern" to Microsoft documenting a "breach of trust" regarding the company's use of Chinese engineers to maintain sensitive government computer systems, Defense Secretary...

Amazon Stops APT29: Sophisticated Russian Watering Hole Campaign Foiled
Redazione RHC - August 30th, 2025
A complex watering hole campaign, orchestrated by the notorious hacker group APT29, linked to Russian foreign intelligence services, was neutralized by Amazon's cybersecurity team. This latest campaign marks a significant...

The best defense is a good offense! Google is ready to launch cyber attacks against criminal hackers.
Redazione RHC - August 30th, 2025
Google is poised to adopt a more proactive stance to protect itself and potentially other U.S. organizations from cyberattacks, with the company suggesting it may assume the role of attacker...

A zero-click exploit for WhatsApp allowed remote surveillance. Meta warns victims.
Redazione RHC - August 30th, 2025
A security flaw in WhatsApp's messaging apps for Apple iOS and macOS has been patched, the company reported, after likely being widely exploited alongside a recently discovered Apple vulnerability in...

Google warns 2.5 billion Gmail users: account security at risk. Reset your password!
Redazione RHC - August 30th, 2025
A far-reaching security advisory has been issued by Google to the 2.5 billion users of its Gmail service, aiming to strengthen the protection of their accounts following a data breach...
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