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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...
When Criminal Hackers Patch Linux Servers for You! And That’s Not a Good Thing
AI Wants Nuclear Power! Google, Kairos Power, and TVA Team Up for Sustainable Energy
McDonald’s hacked by BobDaHacker! Better him than real cybercriminals
Roblox under fire in Louisiana: A haven for sexual predators
Do you click on text message links? Here are 4.2 million reasons not to.
Criminal Hackers Exploit Cisco Safe Links for Phishing Attacks

When Criminal Hackers Patch Linux Servers for You! And That’s Not a Good Thing
Redazione RHC - August 20th, 2025
Red Canary specialists have discovered an unusual campaign using the new DripDropper malware, targeting Linux cloud servers. The attackers gained access via the CVE-2023-46604 vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, then gained...

AI Wants Nuclear Power! Google, Kairos Power, and TVA Team Up for Sustainable Energy
Redazione RHC - August 20th, 2025
Google, Kairos Power, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have entered into an agreement to supply nuclear power to data centers in the United States. The agreement is part of...

McDonald’s hacked by BobDaHacker! Better him than real cybercriminals
Redazione RHC - August 19th, 2025
Researcher BobDaHacker discovered that McDonald's app rewards point validation was only handled client-side, allowing users to claim free items like nuggets even without enough points. BobDaHacker reported the issue, but...

Roblox under fire in Louisiana: A haven for sexual predators
Redazione RHC - August 19th, 2025
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the company of allowing its platform to become a haven for sexual predators and distributors of child-themed content....

Do you click on text message links? Here are 4.2 million reasons not to.
Redazione RHC - August 19th, 2025
Proofpoint has released the second volume of its annual study "Human Factor 2025", focusing on phishing and URL-based attacks. Analysis of data from May 2024 to May 2025 shows that...

Criminal Hackers Exploit Cisco Safe Links for Phishing Attacks
Redazione RHC - August 19th, 2025
A complex attack operation was recently discovered, in which cyber attackers used Cisco's security infrastructure to perform online deception maneuvers. Attackers are targeting Cisco Safe Links technology, designed to protect...
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