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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...
$16 billion in stolen Apple, Meta, and Google credentials up for sale for $121,000
The Darklab team, Red Hot Cyber‘s community of threat intelligence experts, has identified an ad on the dark web marketplace “Tor Amazon”, the criminal counterpart of the popular e-commerce site on th...
Red Hot Cyber Conference 2026: Sponsorships Open for the Fifth Edition in Rome
The Red Hot Cyber Conference has become a regular event for the Red Hot Cyber community and for anyone working in or interested in the world of digital technologies and cybersecurity. The fifth editio...
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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...

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...

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...
The “My Wife” case and the challenges of digital responsibility: privacy, revenge porn, and the role of platforms
Google’s 2025 Performance Review: Fewer Bugs, More Vibe Coding
$20 million in zero-day exploits from broker Advanced Security Solutions
UK: Strict rules for online age verification. Pornhub and YouPorn will comply.
Will 2029 be the year of Q-Day? But what if the SHA1 replacement took 12 years?
Critical Downgrade Bug in Chat-GPT Leads to Jailbreak of Model

The “My Wife” case and the challenges of digital responsibility: privacy, revenge porn, and the role of platforms
Paolo Galdieri - August 23rd, 2025
The recent incident involving the Facebook group "My Wife," active since 2019 and boasting over 32,000 members, highlights a dynamic intertwining privacy violations, nonconsensual pornography, systemic misogyny, and serious questions...

Google’s 2025 Performance Review: Fewer Bugs, More Vibe Coding
Redazione RHC - August 23rd, 2025
For Google employees, "staying ahead of the curve" means not just developing AI, but also being able to use it every day. In recent months, the company has seen growing...

$20 million in zero-day exploits from broker Advanced Security Solutions
Redazione RHC - August 22nd, 2025
Advanced Security Solutions, based in the United Arab Emirates, was founded this month and is offering up to $20 million for zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits that would allow anyone to...

UK: Strict rules for online age verification. Pornhub and YouPorn will comply.
Redazione RHC - August 22nd, 2025
Starting Friday, adults in the UK who try to access pornographywill have to prove they are over 18, under some of the strictest regulations in the world. The change means...

Will 2029 be the year of Q-Day? But what if the SHA1 replacement took 12 years?
Redazione RHC - August 22nd, 2025
Security experts are increasingly talking about "Q-Day," the moment when quantum computers will be able to handle modern encryption algorithms. Predictions from major players, from IBM and Google to Gartner...

Critical Downgrade Bug in Chat-GPT Leads to Jailbreak of Model
Redazione RHC - August 22nd, 2025
A critical flaw found in OpenAI's latest model, ChatGPT-5, allows attackers to bypass advanced security features through the use of simple expressions. This bug, dubbed "PROMISQROUTE" by researchers at Adversa...
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