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Shai-Hulud Worm Spreads Beyond npm, Attacks Maven Cybercrime

Shai-Hulud Worm Spreads Beyond npm, Attacks Maven

The Shai-Hulud worm has spread beyond the npm ecosystem and was discovered in Maven . Socket specialists noticed an infected...
Redazione RHC - 28 November 2025
11.7% of jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence Cybercrime

11.7% of jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is currently capable of performing work equivalent to 11.7% of US employment . And not just in theory:...
Redazione RHC - 28 November 2025
The market for “controlling” people is taking off on the Dark Web. Cybercrime

The market for “controlling” people is taking off on the Dark Web.

BI.ZONE experts analyzed over 3,500 advertisements on darknet platforms offering dossiers on specific individuals, known as "probiv" (finding). One in...
Redazione RHC - 28 November 2025
God is in the Cloud: They Hacked Your Brain and You Liked It Cybercrime

God is in the Cloud: They Hacked Your Brain and You Liked It

We're in the age of paid deception. Your every click is a private referendum in which they, the algorithms, always...
Fabrizio Saviano - 28 November 2025
Does Windows Suck? A Video by Dave Plummer, the Microsoft Engineer Who Created Task Manager Cybercrime

Does Windows Suck? A Video by Dave Plummer, the Microsoft Engineer Who Created Task Manager

Dave Plummer, a highly regarded former senior engineer at Microsoft who led the development of several key Windows components, including...
Redazione RHC - 28 November 2025
China surpasses US in open-source AI models Cybercrime

China surpasses US in open-source AI models

China surpasses the United States in the global market for open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models. According to a November 26...
Redazione RHC - 28 November 2025

The dark web isn’t selling your data. You’re the one putting it up for sale every day!

Unfortunately, personal data is a highly attractive and valuable market for cybercriminals, for reasons that are not at all difficult to imagine . We're not just talking about scams or...
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Attack Techniques: What is a Command and Control (C2) Server?

Among the many strategies used by attackers, one of the most insidious is represented by Command and Control (C2) Servers. We often discuss them on the pages of RHC, but...
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New Penetration Testing Methods: Adversary Emulation and the Importance of a Non-Technological Approach to Corporate Security

In the ever-evolving digital world, cybersecurity threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and pervasive. Companies in every industry face a growing challenge in protecting their sensitive data and customer information. In...
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Cyber Incident Mitigation Guide: The First Steps

By definition, a security incident occurs when a computer system, network, or the data contained within them is compromised, breached, or damaged by malicious or unauthorized activity. These incidents can...
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Let’s find out what cyber insurance is. It insures your online business, but not only that.

The digital world is constantly evolving, and with the growth of online activity, protecting your business from potential cyber threats has become increasingly important. Cyber insurance is a form of...
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Let’s find out what Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is

Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a fundamental tool for ensuring business continuity. BIA helps organizations identify activities critical to their operations, the risks associated with those activities, and the impacts...
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What is risk analysis in ICT Risk Management?

Risk analysis is an important process in the context of ICT Risk Management as it allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of the technical countermeasures adopted to mitigate ICT risks....
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What is Web Scraping? Let’s Understand It Better

We have often talked about huge user databases being sold on underground forums and said that this was web scraping. In April 2021, Facebook lost 533 million users , while...
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What is a zero-day and the risk of targeted cyber attacks

Zero-day vulnerabilities are one of the greatest cybersecurity risks for organizations. These are unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities that attackers exploit to penetrate IT systems and compromise data security. In this...
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The world of software vulnerabilities: how they’re exploited, who creates them, and how to protect yourself.

Software vulnerabilities pose a threat to cybersecurity because hackers can exploit them to gain access to computer systems. A software vulnerability is a flaw in software that can be used...
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The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences
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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…