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Red Hot Cyber Conference 2026: Sponsorships Open for the Fifth Edition in Rome
The Red Hot Cyber Conference has become a regular event for the Red Hot Cyber community and for anyone working in or interested in the world of digital technologies and cybersecurity. The fifth editio...
Hexstrike AI unleashes chaos! Zero-days exploited in record time
The release of Hexstrike-AI marks a turning point in the cybersecurity landscape. The framework, billed as a next-generation tool for red teams and researchers, is capable of orchestrating over 150 sp...
LockBit 5.0: Signs of a New and Possible “Rebirth”?
LockBit represents one of the longest-running and most structured ransomware gangs of recent years, with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model that has profoundly impacted the criminal ecosystem. Fol...
The KING of DDoS! Cloudflare blocks a monstrous 11.5 terabit-per-second attack.
The record for the largest DDoS attack ever recorded in June 2025 has already been broken. Cloudflare said it recently blocked the largest DDoS attack in history, which peaked at 11.5 Tbps. “Cloudflar...
Palo Alto Networks Also Compromised via Salesforce and Drift
In early September 2025, Palo Alto Networks confirmed it had been the victim of a data breach. The compromise did not affect its core products or services, but rather some internally used Salesforce i...
Was there terror on Ursula von der Leyen’s flight? Let’s clear things up!
On August 31, 2025, flight AAB53G, operated by a Dassault Falcon 900LX registered OO-GPE and carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, took off from Warsaw and landed safely at Plov...
Zscaler Data Breach: Lessons Learned About the Evolution of SaaS Threats
Zscaler’s recent confirmation of a data breach resulting from a supply chain attack provides a case study in the evolution of threats against complex SaaS ecosystems. The attack, attributed to the APT...
Critical Linux Vulnerability: CVSS 8.5 Vulnerability Discovered in UDisks Daemon
A critical security flaw in the Linux UDisks daemon was recently discovered, allowing potential unprivileged attackers to access files belonging to highly privileged users. The vulnerability, classifi...
Let the hunt begin! Hackers exploit Citrix flaw to infiltrate global systems
A critical zero-day flaw, classified as CVE-2025-6543, has been discovered in Citrix NetScaler systems. This vulnerability has been actively exploited by malicious hackers since May 2025, several mont...
Phishing on Teams: at least the hacker responds faster than the real help desk!
In recent months, as previously reported on Red Hot Cyber, a new front has emerged in the corporate phishing landscape: Microsoft Teams attacks in which attackers impersonate IT or help desk personnel...
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The Red Hot Cyber Conference has become a regular event for the Red Hot Cyber community and for anyone working in or interested in the world of digital technologies and cybersecurity. The fifth editio...

The release of Hexstrike-AI marks a turning point in the cybersecurity landscape. The framework, billed as a next-generation tool for red teams and researchers, is capable of orchestrating over 150 sp...

LockBit represents one of the longest-running and most structured ransomware gangs of recent years, with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model that has profoundly impacted the criminal ecosystem. Fol...

The record for the largest DDoS attack ever recorded in June 2025 has already been broken. Cloudflare said it recently blocked the largest DDoS attack in history, which peaked at 11.5 Tbps. “Cloudfl...

In early September 2025, Palo Alto Networks confirmed it had been the victim of a data breach. The compromise did not affect its core products or services, but rather some internally used Salesforce i...
Likely Iranian-Origin Phishing Attack: New Threat to Online Security in Italy!
Hunting Hydra: ETA-W1nterSt0rm #OpChildSafety discovers a huge CSAM network
Discovering the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP). How to exchange sensitive information
Discover Quantum Computing
How CDNs can save your website: Speed and security at the highest level
Mathematics Meets Programming: A transformation journey

Is the end of state-led cyberspace invasions coming? The 56-page draft prepared by the UN
Redazione RHC - July 9th, 2025
The eleventh final session of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on cybersecurity opened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 7. The group was created in 2019...

Claude Shannon: Father of Cryptography and Founder of the Information Age
Carlo Denza - July 8th, 2025
Whoever has as a mission, to deal with computer security and therefore also with cryptography, must necessarily pass through the figures of two giants of the last century. We are...

“As We May Think”. The Visionary Essay of Vannevar Bush
Redazione RHC - July 8th, 2025
Today I would like to bring to light a revolutionary essay, a source of inspiration for many scientists who have contributed to technological innovation, especially in computer science in the...

Who are the most famous hackers in history?
Redazione RHC - July 8th, 2025
We often talk about hackers, but who are the famous hackers that ever existed? Considered by many as eccentric geniuses and computer wizards, by others they have the appearance of...
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