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- July 3rd, 2025 - (Posted in Hacking revolution)
The hacker culture is a fascinating subject. It is a rich mine of outlandish innovation, genius and intuition. Of bizarre characters, of fatalistic humor, of memes, but above all culture, engineering and science. But while Linux has its penguin, BSD has its daemon and Perl His camel, what has always...

A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: From Alan Turing to Generative AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in the Spotlight Today, Generating Unprecedented Interest and Debate. However, it’s important to recognize that this revolutionary technology has a rich history spanning over seventy years of continuous development. To fully appreciate the capabilities and potential

Cambridge University Press & Assessment Ends Up in the DLS of INC Ransomware

In a recent cyberattack, the cybercriminal group known as “INC Ransomware” declared that they had breached the systems of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, employing a double extortion strategy. This tactic, increasingly common among ransomware groups, involves the theft and

Ferrari avoids deepfake scam! An executive unmasks the CEO’s fake audio messages

- July 29th, 2024

In an incident earlier this month, a Ferrari executive found himself receiving unusual messages that appeared to come from the company's CEO, Benedetto Vigna. The messages came via WhatsApp, owned...

  

The Ransomware Group Ransomexx Claims Attack on Liteon

- July 26th, 2024

On July 26, 2024, the ransomware group Ransomexx publicly claimed responsibility for an attack against Liteon, a giant in the electronic components sector. This attack is further evidence of the...

  

A Threat Actors Posts Update on Luxottica’s 2021 Data Breach

- July 25th, 2024

Recently, a threat actor in a clandestine forum posted an update on the 2021 data breach concerning the giant Luxottica, one of the world's largest eyewear companies. According to the...

  

The dark side of the Windows Command Prompt: how malicious commands can replace legitimate ones

- July 25th, 2024

If you choose to read this article, please note that it will not discuss a vulnerability or a bug, but rather an intended behavior of Windows Command Prompt which, in...

  

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