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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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    Microsoft Teams will know where you are: your geographic location will be inferred from your Wi-Fi Cyber News

    Microsoft Teams will know where you are: your geographic location will be inferred from your Wi-Fi

    Microsoft is preparing to introduce an update that will transform a small manual habit into a system-wide automation. Soon, Microsoft...
    Redazione RHC - 26 January 2026
    CISA alert: Exploit underway against VMware vCenter. Risk of RCE without authentication. Cyber News

    CISA alert: Exploit underway against VMware vCenter. Risk of RCE without authentication.

    The critical vulnerability recently added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs) affects...
    Manuel Roccon - 25 January 2026
    Linux 7.0 says goodbye to the HIPPI relic: a piece of supercomputing history has been eliminated. Cyber News

    Linux 7.0 says goodbye to the HIPPI relic: a piece of supercomputing history has been eliminated.

    The Linux kernel has long been a well-established reality, and while it still contains code for technologies no longer in...
    Silvia Felici - 25 January 2026
    The Grok scandal: 3 million sexually explicit images generated in 11 days Cyber News

    The Grok scandal: 3 million sexually explicit images generated in 11 days

    A recent study reveals that in just 11 days of processing, Grok produced approximately 3 million sexually explicit images. The...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 25 January 2026
    “I Stole 120,000 Bitcoins”: The Confession of the Bitfinex Hacker Who Now Wants to Defend Cyberspace Cyber News

    “I Stole 120,000 Bitcoins”: The Confession of the Bitfinex Hacker Who Now Wants to Defend Cyberspace

    The story ofIlya Lichtenstein, the hacker responsible for one of the largest cyber attacks ever carried out against cryptocurrencies, reads...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 25 January 2026
    AGI: Google and Anthropic CEOs sound the alarm at Davos – the world won’t be ready! Cyber News

    AGI: Google and Anthropic CEOs sound the alarm at Davos – the world won’t be ready!

    If there were any doubts about whether the world's leading AI companies agreed on the direction of AI, or how...
    Redazione RHC - 24 January 2026
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    KONNI Malware Targets Crypto Developers with AI-Powered Attacks

    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...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    LastPass Phishing Attack: Protect Your Master Password Now

    On January 21, 2026, LastPass warned its users about a new and active phishing campaign aimed at stealing customers' master passwords through fake official communications. According to LastPass's Threat Intelligence,...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    Zoom Security Alert: Critical Vulnerability in Node MMR Devices

    Zoom Video Communications has issued an urgent security advisory for a critical vulnerability (identified as CVE-2026-22844 ) affecting its enterprise infrastructure. The issue involves a command injection flaw in Zoom...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    LockBit 5.0 Ransomware: New Threats and Advanced Tactics

    The LockBit group, which many had quickly dismissed after high-profile failures and leaks, unexpectedly returned to the scene. In the fall of 2025, it unveiled a new version of its...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerability Exploited: CVE-2025-59718 Patch Bypass

    Attackers are exploiting a previously patched critical FortiGate authentication flaw (CVE-2025-59718) through a patch bypass method to breach protected firewalls, as Fortinet customers are experiencing. Fortinet reportedly plans to soon...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 Actively Exploited

    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 patching, and...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    Cybersecurity in Local Administrations: The Hidden Risk

    There's a convenient misconception in Italy: thinking that cybersecurity is a matter for ministries or large strategic players. It's reassuring. And it's wrong. In the real design of public connectivity,...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    UK Organizations Hit by Russia-Backed DDoS Attacks

    The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has issued a strong warning regarding a series of denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting British organizations. This phenomenon has not gone unnoticed by authorities, who...

    - January 22nd, 2026

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    GitLab Security Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-0723

    An urgent security update has been released by GitLab for the Community (CE) and Enterprise (EE) editions to address several high-severity vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities expose installations to potential denial-of-service (DoS)...

    - January 21st, 2026

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    Critical Telnetd Vulnerability in GNU InetUtils Allows Root Access

    A critical security flaw has been discovered in the telnetd server component of GNU InetUtils, involving remote authentication bypass . A security researcher reported the vulnerability on January 19, 2026....

    - January 21st, 2026

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    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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    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…