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And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office-ServiceNow Under Attack: How an Email Can Open the Doors to Your Business-Shocking Discovery on Instagram: Private Posts Accessible Without Login!-Email Security Under Pressure: Phishing Kits to Double in 2025-How a simple Visual Studio Code file can become a backdoor for state-run hackers-And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office-ServiceNow Under Attack: How an Email Can Open the Doors to Your Business-Shocking Discovery on Instagram: Private Posts Accessible Without Login!-Email Security Under Pressure: Phishing Kits to Double in 2025-How a simple Visual Studio Code file can become a backdoor for state-run hackers
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    149 Million Accounts Exposed: The Database No One Should Have Seen
    Massimiliano Brolli | Cybercrime | 26/01/2026

    A recent leak revealed 149 million logins and passwords exposed online , including accounts for financial services, social media, gaming, and dating sites. The discovery was made by researcher Jeremia...

    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...

    “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...

    Nearly 2,000 bugs in 100 dating apps: How your data can be stolen
    Agostino Pellegrino | Cyber News | 23/01/2026

    A study of 100 dating apps revealed a disturbing picture: nearly 2,000 vulnerabilities were detected, 17% of which were classified as critical. The analysis was conducted by AppSec Solutions. The stud...

    MacSync: The macOS malware that empties your wallet… after weeks
    Massimiliano Brolli | Cyber News | 23/01/2026

    A new malware campaign has emerged in the macOS world, one that relies not on sophisticated exploits, but on good old-fashioned social engineering. It’s powered by the MacSync malware, distributed usi...

    PurpleBravo’s Contagious Interview: Malware Campaign Targets Global Firms
    Sandro Sana | Cyber News | 22/01/2026

    For over a year, the North Korean group PurpleBravo has been running a targeted malware campaign called “Contagious Interview,” using fake job interviews to attack companies in Europe, Asia, the Middl...

    KONNI Malware Targets Crypto Developers with AI-Powered Attacks
    Stefano Gazzella | Cyber News | 22/01/2026

    Check Point Research recently discovered a sophisticated phishing campaign orchestrated by KONNI , a threat group linked to North Korea . Historically focused on diplomatic targets in South Korea, the...

    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 Actively Exploited
    Agostino Pellegrino | Vulnerability | 22/01/2026

    A critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-20045, has been discovered by Cisco and is being actively exploited in active attacks. Cisco has urged immediate p...

    Red Hot Cyber and Hack The Box: together for the CTF at the RHC 2026 conference
    Agostino Pellegrino | Cyber News | 21/01/2026

    In the Italian and European cybersecurity landscape, few collaborations manage to combine educational vision, technical realism, and community impact as effectively as the partnership announced betwee...

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    Is QDay approaching? QuantWare presents its 10,000-qubit quantum processor Cyber News

    Is QDay approaching? QuantWare presents its 10,000-qubit quantum processor

    The world of quantum technology has made an impressive leap forward: QuantWare has unveiled the world's first 10,000-qubit processor, 100...
    Redazione RHC - 10 December 2025
    Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities: Update Now to Prevent RCE Vulnerability

    Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities: Update Now to Prevent RCE

    Ivanti has released an urgent update for its Endpoint Manager (EPM) platform, addressing a set of significant vulnerabilities that could...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 10 December 2025
    Malicious VSCode Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets and Browser Sessions Cyber News

    Malicious VSCode Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets and Browser Sessions

    Two malicious extensions have been discovered that infect developers' computers with stealer programs on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code marketplace. The...
    Sandro Sana - 10 December 2025
    Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation Vulnerability

    Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

    A zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter driver (cldflt.sys) is currently being actively exploited. Microsoft has released...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 10 December 2025
    The Dark Side of AI: How Technology is Being Used to Control Humans Cybercrime

    The Dark Side of AI: How Technology is Being Used to Control Humans

    Cory Doctorow says it with the clarity of someone who has studied the consequences of digital capitalism for years: AI,...
    Sandro Sana - 10 December 2025
    Gartner Warns: AI-Powered Browsers Pose Significant Security Risks to Businesses Cyber News

    Gartner Warns: AI-Powered Browsers Pose Significant Security Risks to Businesses

    Gartner analysts have urged businesses to temporarily stop using browsers with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities . In a recent...
    Redazione RHC - 10 December 2025
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    Veeam Analysis: Ransomware Payments Decline, But Data Resilience Remains Critical for EMEA Enterprises

    Beyond backup: Businesses need cyber resilience, data portability, secure cloud storage, and hybrid cloud protection . Data from the Veeam Ransomware Trends Reports 2024 and 2025 shows that the number...

    - November 17th, 2025

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    The History of GPS: The History of Satellite Navigation

    It's amazing how far we've come with satellite navigation in the last 40 years. GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the most useful things to have ever come out...

    - November 17th, 2025

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    Tor Browser 15.0.1: Critical Vulnerability Fixes and Improvements

    The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 15.0.1 , fixing critical security vulnerabilities inherited from Firefox 140.5.0esr. This maintenance release offers essential protections for privacy-conscious users who rely on anonymous...

    - November 17th, 2025

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    16 Years of Go: An Innovative and Scalable Programming Language

    In November 2025, the Go programming language turned 16 years old. It was released publicly on November 10, 2009 , as a Google experiment to create a simple and fast...

    - November 17th, 2025

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    Google is ready to launch Gemini 3.0: will it really be the turning point in the AI race?

    Google is getting closer to the official unveiling of Gemini 3.0 , the new artificial intelligence model destined to represent one of the most significant steps in the company's strategy....

    - November 16th, 2025

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    The Louvre was deceived by two Belgian pranksters! They hung their painting next to the Mona Lisa.

    Louvre security is under fire again after pranksters managed to trick guards and hang their painting in the same room as the Mona Lisa. Belgian duo Neel and Senne gained...

    - November 16th, 2025

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    Are Black Hackers Demanding Ransom? Checkout.com Responds: We Fund Those Hunting You

    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...

    - November 16th, 2025

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    Trump, Hong Kong, and the Global Rush to Regulate Cryptocurrencies

    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...

    - November 16th, 2025

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    Sam Altman and her husband Oliver and the dream of genetically modified children

    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...

    - November 16th, 2025

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    The stress of social network algorithms causes burnout in creators

    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...

    - November 16th, 2025

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    And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office
    Redazione RHC - 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 exploited in cyberattacks. The issue, identified as…

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    ServiceNow Under Attack: How an Email Can Open the Doors to Your Business
    Redazione RHC - 27/01/2026

    The recent discovery of a vulnerability in ServiceNow’s AI platform has shaken the cybersecurity industry. This flaw, characterized by an extremely high severity score, allowed unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any corporate user. To launch the…

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    149 Million Accounts Exposed: The Database No One Should Have Seen
    Massimiliano Brolli - 26/01/2026

    A recent leak revealed 149 million logins and passwords exposed online , including accounts for financial services, social media, gaming, and dating sites. The discovery was made by researcher Jeremiah Fowler and shared with ExpressVPN.…

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    When Malware Hides in Videos! The PixelCode Technique Breaks the Rules
    Marcello Filacchioni - 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, transforming each byte…

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    How a simple Visual Studio Code file can become a backdoor for state-run hackers
    Redazione RHC - 26/01/2026

    Security researchers have recently observed a worrying evolution in the offensive tactics attributed to North Korean-linked actors as part of the campaign known as Contagious Interview : no longer simple fake job interview scams, but…