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The Intel 386 processor turns 40: the 32-bit era began
October 20, 2025, marks a significant anniversary in the history of computing: the Intel 80386 processor, also known as the i386 , celebrates its 40th birthday . And it’s a big birthday! Launche...
Intel releases urgent patches for new Spectre variant
VUSec researchers have presented a paper titled “Training Solo,” which challenges the fundamental principles of protection against Spectre-v2 attacks. Previously , the domain isolation mec...
Famous hackers: Vladimir Levin and the first online bank robbery.
Today we’ll meet another hacker from the past. He’s Vladimir Levin, a Russian hacker from St. Petersburg (Владимир Леонидович Левин), who became famous for breaking into the servers of the...
Cyber Attack on European Airports: Everest Ransomware Claims Claim
On September 20, we reported on a cyberattack that paralyzed several European airports, including Brussels, Berlin, and London Heathrow. This was a supply chain attack that exploited the compromise of...
Inmates hack prison: sentences reduced, funds transferred, and unauthorized visits
The Romanian penitentiary system has found itself at the center of a major digital scandal: inmates in Târgu Jiu hacked the PNA’s internal platform and, for several months, managed data on priso...
WiFi: From Marconi’s Origins to the Wireless Network We Know Today
Today, we live in a world where WiFi is a fundamental necessity, but how did this technology, now taken for granted, come about? How did it then develop into the network we now use every day? In this ...
Operation SIMCARTEL: 1,200 SIM boxes and 40,000 SIM cards stopped by Europol
On October 10, 2025, Latvian authorities conducted a day of action that resulted in the arrest of five Latvian citizens suspected of running a large-scale cyber fraud network. The operation, dubbed SI...
Nvidia loses 95% of the Chinese AI market! Export restrictions cause its share to plummet
Jen-Hsun Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, revealed that recent export restrictions have drastically reduced the presence of the company’s AI chips in China , from 95% to virtually nothing. “Four year...
Cyberdrones, radar evasion, and autonomous swarms: Rome, the invisible challenge of Jubilee 2025
Jubilee 2025 in Rome presents a challenge not only for managing millions of pilgrims and tourists, but also for protecting urban airspace. Drones, increasingly widespread and accessible, bring with th...
Bus becomes travelling museum of retro computers in UK
In the UK, father and son Jason and Luke Stoner have transformed an old school bus into a traveling museum dedicated to retro computers and game consoles. The inspiration came when Luke visited the fa...
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October 20, 2025, marks a significant anniversary in the history of computing: the Intel 80386 processor, also known as the i386 , celebrates its 40th birthday . And it’s a big birthday! Launche...

VUSec researchers have presented a paper titled “Training Solo,” which challenges the fundamental principles of protection against Spectre-v2 attacks. Previously , the domain isolation mec...

Today we’ll meet another hacker from the past. He’s Vladimir Levin, a Russian hacker from St. Petersburg (Владимир Леонидович Левин), who became famous for breaking ...

On September 20, we reported on a cyberattack that paralyzed several European airports, including Brussels, Berlin, and London Heathrow. This was a supply chain attack that exploited the compromise of...

The Romanian penitentiary system has found itself at the center of a major digital scandal: inmates in Târgu Jiu hacked the PNA’s internal platform and, for several months, managed data on pris...
What is Social Engineering? Uncovering an increasingly pervasive threat.
The World of Cybercrime: From Profit-Seeking Criminals to Hacktivists and State-Owned Hackers
What is cyber hacktivism? History, motivations, hacking, consequences, and evolution.
Disloyal employees. Let’s find out who they are and how to protect ourselves from this growing threat.
Bullying and cyberbullying: what it is and how to protect yourself.
What is Electronic Warfare (EW). Superiority in the Electromagnetic Spectrum

What is Social Engineering? Uncovering an increasingly pervasive threat.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
Social engineering is a psychological manipulation technique used to gain unauthorized access or information. Attackers exploit people's natural tendency to rely on trust and courtesy to convince them to provide...

The World of Cybercrime: From Profit-Seeking Criminals to Hacktivists and State-Owned Hackers
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
The increasingly widespread use of digital technologies has opened up new opportunities for cybercriminals operating online, giving rise to a veritable cybercrime ecosystem. In this context, various actors can jeopardize...

What is cyber hacktivism? History, motivations, hacking, consequences, and evolution.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
The term "hacktivism" is a combination of the English terms "hacking" and "hacktivism" and was coined to describe the use of computer hacking for political or social purposes. It is...

Disloyal employees. Let’s find out who they are and how to protect ourselves from this growing threat.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
In the digital age, cybersecurity is a critical issue for any company handling sensitive data. However, not all risks are external. In fact, employees themselves often pose a threat to...

Bullying and cyberbullying: what it is and how to protect yourself.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
News reports are highlighting an ever-increasing number of cases of cyberbullying, some with dramatic outcomes (see incitement to suicide). Cyberbullying is a new form of psychological violence, an invasion and...

What is Electronic Warfare (EW). Superiority in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
Electronic Warfare (EW) is one of the most sophisticated and strategically relevant disciplines in modern security. In an age dominated by technology, where information superiority can decide the outcome of...
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