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The psychology of passwords starts right here: trying to understand people before systems. Welcome to “The Mind Behind Passwords,” the column that looks at cybersecurity. From a different perspect...
New details emerge from an Amazon Threat Intelligence report that highlight an alarming shift in Russian government-backed cyber operations. High-level 0-day exploits, often attributed to state-sponso...
A new version, 8.8.9, of the popular text editor Notepad++, has been released by its developers, fixing a flaw in the automatic update system . This issue came to light after some users and investigat...
A recent study by SentinelLabs sheds new light on the roots of the hacker group known as “Salt Typhoon ,” which carried out one of the most audacious espionage operations of the past decade. First...
Shannon acts as a penetration tester who doesn’t just report vulnerabilities, but launches actual exploits. Shannon’s goal is to breach your web application’s security before anyone with malicio...
Are Black Hackers Demanding Ransom? Checkout.com Responds: We Fund Those Hunting You
Trump, Hong Kong, and the Global Rush to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Sam Altman and her husband Oliver and the dream of genetically modified children
The stress of social network algorithms causes burnout in creators
Discovering Tor Browser: The Digital Fortress for Online Privacy
Virtual Private Network (VPN): What It Is, How It Works, and Why
Are Black Hackers Demanding Ransom? Checkout.com Responds: We Fund Those Hunting You
Redazione RHC - November 15th, 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...
Trump, Hong Kong, and the Global Rush to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Redazione RHC - November 15th, 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...
Sam Altman and her husband Oliver and the dream of genetically modified children
Redazione RHC - November 15th, 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...
The stress of social network algorithms causes burnout in creators
Redazione RHC - November 15th, 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...
Discovering Tor Browser: The Digital Fortress for Online Privacy
Raffaela Crisci - November 14th, 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...
Virtual Private Network (VPN): What It Is, How It Works, and Why
Redazione RHC - November 14th, 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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