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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
ENISA takes on the role of Root in the European Cybersecurity Initiative (CVE). Cybercrime

ENISA takes on the role of Root in the European Cybersecurity Initiative (CVE).

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has taken on the role of Root within the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures...
Redazione RHC - 27 November 2025
Supply Chain Attack on OpenAI: Analytics Provider Mixpanel Compromised Cybercrime

Supply Chain Attack on OpenAI: Analytics Provider Mixpanel Compromised

OpenAI has confirmed a security incident at Mixpanel, a third-party analytics provider used for its APIs. According to the investigation,...
Redazione RHC - 27 November 2025

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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Exploring Cyberspace: States and Wars Without Geographic Borders

The concept of cyber risk is increasingly becoming mainstream. Cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving field. But to help you understand the broader context of what we now call cyberspace, between...
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Who invented the World Wide Web? The story of Timothy Berners-Lee, the genius behind the web

We all use the internet every day, at all hours, our smartphone has become an active prosthesis of our body, but have we ever wondered who invented the World Wide...
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Marketing is nothing! VPNs sell themselves every time a government blocks adult sites

Hundreds of millions of smartphone users have faced blocking of pornographic websites and mandatory age verification. The UK has introduced mandatory identity verification on adult websites , and similar laws...
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Hackers: Who They Are, What They Do, and Their Role in Today’s World

The meaning of " hacker " has deep roots. It derives from the English "to hack," meaning to chip away, cut, strike, or cut. It's a powerful image, that of...
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The First Hackers in History: Hacking Is a Journey, Not a Destination

The word hacking comes from the English verb “to hack,” which means “to damage.” Today, with this short article, I will tell you a piece of the history of hacking,...
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The extraordinary story of Alan Turing, the father of computer science: from his tumultuous childhood to his revolutionary contributions

Madras, early 1900s. The British Empire dominates India. Julius, a history graduate from Oxford University, serves as a colonial administrative clerk in the Indian Civil Service. He and his wife,...
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Finland Seizes Ship in Cable Damage Probe, Cites Security Threat
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The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences
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By 2025, cybercrime will increasingly go beyond “just money”: attacks aren’t just about downtime bills and ransom payments , but also about real human consequences, from healthcare disruptions and victim harassment to kidnappings, torture, and…

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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…