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Microsoft has disclosed a critical vulnerability in SharePoint Online (discovered by RHC through our ongoing monitoring of critical CVEs on our portal), identified as CVE‑2025‑59245 , with a CVSS ...
The ransomware landscape is changing. The most exposed actors—LockBit, Hunters International, and Trigona—have paid the price for overexposure, including international operations, infiltrations, d...
A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-9501, has been discovered in the popular WordPress plugin W3 Total Cache . This vulnerability allows the execution of arbitrary PHP commands on the server without au...
Exactly 40 years ago, on November 20, 1985, Microsoft released Windows 1.0 , the first version of Windows, which attempted to transform the then-personal computer from a machine with a monotonous comm...
In recent months, a new cyber operations infrastructure has been developing in the United States, in which automated agents are becoming not just a support tool, but a full-fledged participant in offe...
Are Black Hackers Demanding Ransom? Checkout.com Responds: We Fund Those Hunting You
Trump, Hong Kong, and the Global Rush to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Sam Altman and her husband Oliver and the dream of genetically modified children
The stress of social network algorithms causes burnout in creators
Discovering Tor Browser: The Digital Fortress for Online Privacy
Virtual Private Network (VPN): What It Is, How It Works, and Why
Are Black Hackers Demanding Ransom? Checkout.com Responds: We Fund Those Hunting You
Redazione RHC - November 16th, 2025
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...
Trump, Hong Kong, and the Global Rush to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
Redazione RHC - November 16th, 2025
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...
Sam Altman and her husband Oliver and the dream of genetically modified children
Redazione RHC - November 16th, 2025
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...
The stress of social network algorithms causes burnout in creators
Redazione RHC - November 16th, 2025
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...
Discovering Tor Browser: The Digital Fortress for Online Privacy
Raffaela Crisci - November 15th, 2025
Tor Browser (short for The Onion Router) is a free, open-source web browser designed specifically to protect users' online privacy. Using a network of servers distributed around the world, Tor...
Virtual Private Network (VPN): What It Is, How It Works, and Why
Redazione RHC - November 15th, 2025
A VPN , short for Virtual Private Network, is a system that allows you to establish a secure and private connection over a public network, such as the Internet ....
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