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    Douglas Engelbart was born today: the man who saw and invented the digital future.
    Massimiliano Brolli | Culture | 30/01/2026

    Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder how we take the world around us for granted. Like, we click, scroll, type, and it all seems so natural, as if it’s always been there. But no, there was s...

    WhatsApp gets a makeover: “Paranoia” mode arrives (and no, it’s not for everyone).
    Silvia Felici | Cyber News | 29/01/2026

    WhatsApp has decided to toughen up. Not for everyone, not always, but when needed. The decision comes against a backdrop of a now-familiar climate: increasing cyber attacks, espionage that no longer m...

    Beware of “I am not a robot”: the malware trap that uses Google Calendar.
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cybercrime | 29/01/2026

    A new threat is lurking, exploiting our greatest weakness: habit. How many times, in fact, do you find yourself clicking on verification boxes without thinking twice? Now, it seems that malicious peop...

    A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cybercrime | 28/01/2026

    The RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum, one of the main hubs of the international cybercrime underground, has been officially shut down and seized by US law enforcement . The news emerged afte...

    Digital Autonomy: France Says Goodbye to Teams and Zoom by 2027
    Silvia Felici | Cyberpolitics | 28/01/2026

    This isn’t the first initiative to emerge on this front recently. Indeed, we’ve heard several of them, one after the other. And it’s almost inevitable: technological autonomy and national security are...

    And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office
    Pietro Melillo | Cyber News | 27/01/2026

    Once again, Microsoft was forced to quickly fix some flaws. The company has released unscheduled patches for Microsoft Office, addressing a dangerous zero-day vulnerability that has already been explo...

    When Malware Hides in Videos! The PixelCode Technique Breaks the Rules
    Marcello Filacchioni | Cybercrime | 26/01/2026

    PixelCode began as a research project exploring a hidden technique for storing binary data within images or videos . Instead of leaving a plaintext executable, the file is converted into pixel data, t...

    CISA alert: Exploit underway against VMware vCenter. Risk of RCE without authentication.
    Manuel Roccon | Cyber News | 25/01/2026

    The critical vulnerability recently added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs) affects the Broadcom VMware vCenter Server an...

    “I Stole 120,000 Bitcoins”: The Confession of the Bitfinex Hacker Who Now Wants to Defend Cyberspace
    Agostino Pellegrino | Cyber News | 25/01/2026

    The story ofIlya Lichtenstein, the hacker responsible for one of the largest cyber attacks ever carried out against cryptocurrencies, reads like an episode of a TV series, yet it is absolutely real. A...

    NoName057(16) hits Italy 487 times in the last 3 months: the DDoS wave does not stop
    Marcello Filacchioni | Cyber News | 24/01/2026

    Italy has confirmed itself as one of the main targets of the DDoS attack campaign carried out by the hacktivist group NoName057(16) . According to what was declared directly by the collective, our cou...

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    HPE OneView Vulnerability CVE-2025-37164: Critical Security Update Required Vulnerability

    HPE OneView Vulnerability CVE-2025-37164: Critical Security Update Required

    Cybersecurity is a serious issue, especially when it comes to vulnerabilities that can compromise an entire system. Well, Hewlett Packard...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 18 December 2025
    CISA Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS Devices Vulnerability

    CISA Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco, SonicWall, and ASUS Devices

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical alert including three new vulnerabilities in its catalog of...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 18 December 2025
    Critical Windows Admin Center Flaw CVE-2025-64669 Exposes Servers to Attack Cyber News

    Critical Windows Admin Center Flaw CVE-2025-64669 Exposes Servers to Attack

    A security flaw has been discovered in Microsoft's Windows Admin Center (WAC) . Essentially, a permissions error could allow any...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 18 December 2025
    Ink Dragon Hackers Uncovered: Sophisticated Cyber Espionage Operation Vulnerability

    Ink Dragon Hackers Uncovered: Sophisticated Cyber Espionage Operation

    It was only a matter of time. Governments around the world have now put their security systems on high alert....
    Agostino Pellegrino - 18 December 2025
    Google Discontinues Dark Web Report, Shifts to Active Protection Cybercrime

    Google Discontinues Dark Web Report, Shifts to Active Protection

    No more useless alerts. No more passive monitoring. Less than two years after its launch, Google has decided to shut...
    Luca Galuppi - 17 December 2025
    CyberVolk Ransomware Flawed: Free File Recovery Possible Cyber News

    CyberVolk Ransomware Flawed: Free File Recovery Possible

    This isn't the first time criminal hackers make mistakes, and it won't be the last. The pro-Russian hacktivist group CyberVolk...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 17 December 2025
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    Quantum Computing vs. Artificial Intelligence: Which Will Really Change the Future?

    Quantum mechanics remains a complex and mysterious field, both difficult to explain and difficult to understand. This branch of physics studies the unusual behavior of tiny particles, phenomena that are...

    - November 27th, 2025

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    ToddyCat APT Group Targets Microsoft 365 Email Security

    Email security continues to be one of the most critical points in modern cyber attacks. While compromising a Windows domain is already a success for a malicious actor, gaining access...

    - November 27th, 2025

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    Tor Boosts Security with Counter Galois Onion CGO Encryption

    The Tor project has announced the introduction of a new encryption scheme, called Counter Galois Onion (CGO) , intended to replace the previous Tor1 Relay method. The update aims to...

    - November 27th, 2025

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    WormGPT 4: AI-Powered Cybercrime Tools on the Rise

    Cybercriminals no longer need to convince ChatGPT or Claude Code to write malware or data-stealing scripts. A whole class of specialized language models, specifically designed for attacks, already exists. One...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    EU lawmakers push for Microsoft alternative to boost tech sovereignty

    A group of members of the European Parliament have called for Microsoft to abandon its internal use of products and switch to European solutions. Their initiative stems from growing concerns...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    Investment Scam Alert: How to Avoid Losing Thousands

    Hi everyone... my name is Marco, I'm 37 years old and I work as an administrative clerk in an accounting firm. This is my first time speaking in front of...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    Trump Launches Genesis AI Mission to Revolutionize US Science

    US President Donald Trump signed an executive order, " Launching the Genesis Mission," establishing a national program for the use of artificial intelligence in science. The document was published on...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    Cybersecurity in the Middle East: Egitto and Qatar Lead the Way

    Global attention to cybersecurity continues to grow in a context dominated by digital transformation and the rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, making it easier to identify vulnerabilities and...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    US States Crack Down on VPNs and Online Privacy for Minors

    Several U.S. states are debating new restrictions that could significantly change traditional approaches to online privacy . Legislators in Wisconsin and Michigan are considering initiatives to combat material deemed harmful...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    Logitech Hit by Clop Ransomware Attack, Data Breach Exposed

    Logitech representatives have notified authorities of a cyberattack and a serious data breach . The notorious Clop ransomware group, which has been targeting companies for several months by exploiting a...

    - November 26th, 2025

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    Douglas Engelbart was born today: the man who saw and invented the digital future.
    Massimiliano Brolli - 30/01/2026

    Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder how we take the world around us for granted. Like, we click, scroll, type, and it all seems so natural, as if it’s always been there. But…

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    WhatsApp gets a makeover: “Paranoia” mode arrives (and no, it’s not for everyone).
    Silvia Felici - 29/01/2026

    WhatsApp has decided to toughen up. Not for everyone, not always, but when needed. The decision comes against a backdrop of a now-familiar climate: increasing cyber attacks, espionage that no longer makes headlines but continues…

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    Beware of “I am not a robot”: the malware trap that uses Google Calendar.
    Bajram Zeqiri - 29/01/2026

    A new threat is lurking, exploiting our greatest weakness: habit. How many times, in fact, do you find yourself clicking on verification boxes without thinking twice? Now, it seems that malicious people have created a…

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    A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!
    Bajram Zeqiri - 28/01/2026

    The RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum, one of the main hubs of the international cybercrime underground, has been officially shut down and seized by US law enforcement . The news emerged after the domain associated…

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    Digital Autonomy: France Says Goodbye to Teams and Zoom by 2027
    Silvia Felici - 28/01/2026

    This isn’t the first initiative to emerge on this front recently. Indeed, we’ve heard several of them, one after the other. And it’s almost inevitable: technological autonomy and national security are becoming an increasingly popular…