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    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti | innovation | 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humano...

    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...

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    Critical Windows Vulnerability CVE-2025-59230 Exposed Vulnerability

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    Windows services dedicated to remote connections have always been an inexhaustible source of "satisfaction" for those involved in cybersecurity, revealing...
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    The scene is always the same: monitors lit, dashboards full of alerts, logs scrolling too quickly, an anxious customer on...
    Ada Spinelli - 15 December 2025
    Storm-0249 Uses DLL Sideloading in Highly Targeted Attacks Cybercrime

    Storm-0249 Uses DLL Sideloading in Highly Targeted Attacks

    A well-known initial access broker (IAB) called " Storm-0249 " has changed its operational strategies, using phishing campaigns as well...
    Pietro Melillo - 15 December 2025
    VS Code Extensions Infected with Sophisticated Malware via Typosquatting Cyber News

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    A sophisticated malware campaign has been detected within the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) marketplace. Researchers at ReversingLabs (RL) have...
    Massimiliano Brolli - 15 December 2025
    NVIDIA Merlin Security Update: Fixing High-Severity Vulnerabilities Vulnerability

    NVIDIA Merlin Security Update: Fixing High-Severity Vulnerabilities

    NVIDIA has released a significant security update for its Merlin framework, addressing several high-severity vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow attackers...
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    Microsoft Blocks KMS38 Activation Method for Windows 10 and 11

    Users noticed that last week Microsoft developers disabled the offline activation method for Windows 11 and 10 via KMS38, which has been used by hackers around the world for years....

    - November 23rd, 2025

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    Future prospects for computer science and technology graduates

    Artificial intelligence is changing the way recent computer science graduates approach the world of work. It's not about sudden job disappearances , but rather a transformation of entry-level roles in...

    - November 23rd, 2025

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    ATMs targeted! Cybersecurity experts reveal an attack campaign targeting ATMs.

    Group-IB experts presented a detailed analysis of the long-running UNC2891 campaign, which demonstrated the continuing sophistication of ATM attack schemes. Attention focused on the Raspberry Pi, which the attackers used...

    - November 23rd, 2025

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    Google Gemini Improves AI-Generated Image Verification

    Google has expanded the capabilities of its Gemini artificial intelligence service by adding a tool to the app and web version to check images for signs of automatic generation ....

    - November 23rd, 2025

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    “We Want to Hack You Again!” NSO Group Rejects WhatsApp’s Pegasus Lawsuit

    Israeli company NSO Group has appealed a California federal court ruling that bars it from using WhatsApp's infrastructure to distribute its Pegasus surveillance software. The case, which has been ongoing...

    - November 22nd, 2025

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    Oracle under attack: Pre-auth RCE vulnerability discovered that compromises entire systems

    A vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-61757, was made public by Searchlight Cyber last Thursday. Company researchers discovered the issue and notified Oracle, which led to its disclosure. Oracle fixed CVE-2025-61757 with the...

    - November 22nd, 2025

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    CrowdStrike Insider Fired for Providing Sensitive Data to Criminal Hackers

    In recent months, the insider problem has become increasingly important for large companies , and one recent episode involved CrowdStrike. The cybersecurity firm has in fact removed an employee believed...

    - November 22nd, 2025

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    Sysmon will finally be integrated into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 in 2026

    Microsoft has announced that it will integrate the popular Sysmon tool directly into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 in 2026. The announcement was made by Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich....

    - November 22nd, 2025

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    Sneaky2FA: The phishing scam that steals credentials with browser-in-the-browser attacks

    Push Security specialists have noticed that the Sneaky2FA phishing platform now supports browser-in-the-browser attacks, which allow the creation of fake login windows and the theft of credentials and sessions. Sneaky2FA...

    - November 22nd, 2025

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    TamperedChef: Malware via Fake App Installers

    The large-scale TamperedChef campaign is once again attracting the attention of specialists, as attackers continue to distribute malware via fake installers of popular applications. This scam, disguised as legitimate software,...

    - November 21st, 2025

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    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti - 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humanoid robot store,…

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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…