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    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...

    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...

    BlueNoroff: The Hacker Group Revolutionizing Cybercrime
    Marcello Filacchioni | Cyber News | 23/01/2026

    The BlueNoroff hacker group has long since transformed cybercrime into a high-tech business, with tens of millions of dollars, cryptocurrency assets, and entire financial ecosystems at stake. A report...

    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...

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    US Considers Ramping Up Cyber Offensive Ops to Counter China Threats Cyber News

    US Considers Ramping Up Cyber Offensive Ops to Counter China Threats

    U.S. authorities are actively discussing the need to strengthen offensive cyber activities in the face of ongoing attacks on the...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 17 January 2026
    French Police Cyberattack Exposed: Weak Passwords Led to Data Breach Cyber News

    French Police Cyberattack Exposed: Weak Passwords Led to Data Breach

    During a hearing in the French Senate, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez detailed the details of the cyberattack that hit his...
    Redazione RHC - 17 January 2026
    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited: Secure Email Gateway Under Attack Vulnerability

    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited: Secure Email Gateway Under Attack

    Cisco has confirmed that a critical zero-day security flaw, allowing remote code execution, is currently being actively exploited in its...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 16 January 2026
    AWS CodeBuild Vulnerability Exposed: CodeBreach Threat Revealed Cyber News

    AWS CodeBuild Vulnerability Exposed: CodeBreach Threat Revealed

    Security researchers at Wiz have discovered a critical vulnerability in the AWS CodeBuild service that could allow an attacker to...
    Agostino Pellegrino - 16 January 2026
    Microsoft Patches Zero-Day NTFS Vulnerabilities in Windows 11 and Server Cyber News

    Microsoft Patches Zero-Day NTFS Vulnerabilities in Windows 11 and Server

    Microsoft released a security update in January that addresses two serious zero-day vulnerabilities in the NTFS file system. The vulnerabilities...
    Pietro Melillo - 16 January 2026
    AVCheck Malware Service Shut Down: Dutch Man Arrested for Cybercrime Cyber News

    AVCheck Malware Service Shut Down: Dutch Man Arrested for Cybercrime

    Law enforcement has announced the arrest of a 33-year-old Dutch citizen on suspicion of operating the AVCheck platform, an online...
    Redazione RHC - 16 January 2026
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    Instagram Data Leak Exposes 17.5 Million Users on Dark Web

    A massive digital archive containing the private information of approximately 17.5 million Instagram users appears to have fallen into the hands of cybercriminals. A few hours ago, the alarm was...

    - January 10th, 2026

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    Phishing Emails Mimic Internal Comms via Microsoft 365 Spoofing

    Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly insidious, to the point of perfectly mimicking internal corporate communications . This is the alarm raised by Microsoft, which has observed a significant increase in...

    - January 10th, 2026

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    Lovense Emily AI Doll: Revolutionary Companion at CES 2026

    At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Lovense , known for its app-controlled smart toys for adults , decided to make a bold statement in a completely different format . Instead...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    HPE OneView Critical Vulnerability Exploited: Update Now to Prevent Attacks

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the United States of America has raised the alarm about the active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in HPE OneView , an...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    Undertow Vulnerability CVE-2025-12543 Exposes Java Ecosystem to Critical Security Risks

    A flaw has been discovered in the foundation of the Java web ecosystem. Undertow , the high-performance web server that powers enterprise heavyweights like WildFly and JBoss EAP , has...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    The Revolutionary iPhone Launch: A Game-Changing Moment in Tech History

    San Francisco: January 9, 2007 There was something strange about the air, like when you know something's about to happen but you don't know what. Steve Jobs was on stage...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    Cloudflare Hit with €14M Fine for Failing to Block Pirate Content

    The Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) has imposed an administrative fine exceeding €14 million on Cloudflare Inc. for failure to comply with Italian legislation against online piracy. The measure was...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    Iran Protests Escalate as Reza Pahlavi Calls for Action Against Government

    Iranian protesters chanted and marched through the streets until Friday morning, following a call from exiled former Prince Reza Pahlavi to demonstrate, despite the Iranian theocracy cutting off the country...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    Taiwan Citizens Accused in China of Smuggling and Cable Sabotage

    Chinese authorities have formally charged two Taiwanese citizens with involvement in a smuggling operation linked to an incident in February that damaged an undersea cable and fueled renewed tensions between...

    - January 9th, 2026

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    QR Code Phishing via HTML: New Attack Vector Emerges

    We know that criminal hackers always manage to surprise us, and this time too they surprise us with the innovation and ways they invent to overcome obstacles, such as anti-spam...

    - January 8th, 2026

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    And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office
    Pietro Melillo - 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
    Redazione RHC - 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…