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Long-Lived Technologies: COBOL, C, SQL, and Legacy Systems
Finland Seizes Ship in Cable Damage Probe, Cites Security Threat
Ransomware Attacks on the Rise: US Professionals Turn to Cybercrime
The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences
OpenAI Hiring Chief Security Officer to Mitigate AI Risks
Apple Supply Chain Hit by Cyberattack: Sensitive Data at Risk
Browser-in-the-Browser Phishing Attack: How to Protect Yourself
Critical WebKit Vulnerability Exposes iOS Devices to Code Execution
Xspeeder Devices Hit by AI-Discovered Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2025-54322
Job Scams on Social Media: How to Avoid Fake Remote Job Offers
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Critical Vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor Exploited Cybercrime

Critical Vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor Exploited

During the registration process, a critical security flaw (CVE-2025-8489) in the King Addons WordPress Elementor plugin was exploited by attackers,...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Google Discover AI Headlines: Revolutionizing News Feed or Clickbait Nightmare? Cybercrime

Google Discover AI Headlines: Revolutionizing News Feed or Clickbait Nightmare?

Google is testing AI-generated headlines in its Discover feed, replacing original news headlines with original ones. Sean Hollister, editor-in-chief of...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Storm-0900 Phishing Campaign Spreads XWorm Malware Cybercrime

Storm-0900 Phishing Campaign Spreads XWorm Malware

Over the holiday season, a coordinated attack was detected and blocked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence security analysts, involving tens of...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Windows 10 Still Running on 1 Billion PCs, Upgrade to Windows 11 Urged Cybercrime

Windows 10 Still Running on 1 Billion PCs, Upgrade to Windows 11 Urged

Windows 10 has been officially retired, but it still runs on approximately one billion personal computers worldwide. A significant number...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Secure AI Integration in OT Systems: Key Principles and Best Practices Cybercrime

Secure AI Integration in OT Systems: Key Principles and Best Practices

Since ChatGPT's public release in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has been integrated into many aspects of human society. For...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Aisuru Botnet Unleashes 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Mitigates Cybercrime

Aisuru Botnet Unleashes 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Mitigates

A botnet service called Aisuru offers an army of compromised IoT devices and routers to launch high-traffic DDoS attacks. In...
Redazione RHC - 3 December 2025
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16 Years of Go: An Innovative and Scalable Programming Language

- November 17th, 2025

In November 2025, the Go programming language turned 16 years old. It was released publicly on November 10, 2009 , as a Google experiment to create a simple and fast...
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Google is ready to launch Gemini 3.0: will it really be the turning point in the AI race?

- November 16th, 2025

Google is getting closer to the official unveiling of Gemini 3.0 , the new artificial intelligence model destined to represent one of the most significant steps in the company's strategy....
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The Louvre was deceived by two Belgian pranksters! They hung their painting next to the Mona Lisa.

- November 16th, 2025

Louvre security is under fire again after pranksters managed to trick guards and hang their painting in the same room as the Mona Lisa. Belgian duo Neel and Senne gained...
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Are Black Hackers Demanding Ransom? Checkout.com Responds: We Fund Those Hunting You

- November 16th, 2025

Payment service Checkout.com was the victim of an extortion attempt: the ShinyHunters group claimed to have accessed company data and demanded a ransom. An investigation revealed that the attackers had...
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Trump, Hong Kong, and the Global Rush to Regulate Cryptocurrencies

- November 16th, 2025

Throughout 2024, there were several signs of a shift in the relationship between institutions and cryptocurrencies. On March 6, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a "Bitcoin Strategic...
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Sam Altman and her husband Oliver and the dream of genetically modified children

- November 16th, 2025

The pursuit of immortality is a pervasive obsession in Silicon Valley. Likewise, the idea of perfecting children through genetic modification is another. Sam Altman, the man who brought artificial intelligence...
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The stress of social network algorithms causes burnout in creators

- November 16th, 2025

A new research project has shown that the online content industry, which has offered people thousands of new ways to earn money, is also placing significant mental stress on its...
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Discovering Tor Browser: The Digital Fortress for Online Privacy

- November 15th, 2025

Tor Browser (short for The Onion Router) is a free, open-source web browser designed specifically to protect users' online privacy. Using a network of servers distributed around the world, Tor...
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Virtual Private Network (VPN): What It Is, How It Works, and Why

- November 15th, 2025

A VPN , short for Virtual Private Network, is a system that allows you to establish a secure and private connection over a public network, such as the Internet ....
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Rare Earths: What They Are and Why They Matter More Than Oil in Today’s World

- November 15th, 2025

We often hear about the so-called "Rare Earths". This is a set of seventeen metallic elements. These include the fifteen lanthanides on the periodic table , plus scandium and yttrium...
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Long-Lived Technologies: COBOL, C, SQL, and Legacy Systems
Redazione RHC - 02/01/2026

While the industry debates which neural network is the “smartest” and which framework is the “most modern,” decades-old technologies continue to quietly swirl beneath the surface of the banking industry . This year, COBOL turned…

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Finland Seizes Ship in Cable Damage Probe, Cites Security Threat
Redazione RHC - 31/12/2025

On Wednesday, December 31, Finnish authorities seized a cargo ship believed to be involved in the damage to an undersea telecommunications cable connecting Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia. The action was triggered after a technical anomaly…

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Ransomware Attacks on the Rise: US Professionals Turn to Cybercrime
Redazione RHC - 31/12/2025

In the landscape of cybercrime investigations, some cases take on particular significance not only because of the extent of the financial damage, but also because of the profile of the individuals involved . Ransomware investigations,…

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The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences
Redazione RHC - 31/12/2025

By 2025, cybercrime will increasingly go beyond “just money”: attacks aren’t just about downtime bills and ransom payments , but also about real human consequences, from healthcare disruptions and victim harassment to kidnappings, torture, and…

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OpenAI Hiring Chief Security Officer to Mitigate AI Risks
Redazione RHC - 30/12/2025

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has announced the search for a new Chief Security Officer . The position, with an annual salary of $555,000, will be directly responsible for mitigating risks associated with artificial intelligence…