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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...
100 years of Italian Intelligence! Mattarella celebrates the SIM’s centenary at the Quirinale Palace
October 15, 2025 marks an anniversary of exceptional importance in the history of Italian national security: one hundred years since the birth of the Military Information Service (SIM) , the country&#...
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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...

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 ...
What is phishing? Let’s avoid falling for the hack-fisherman’s bait.
What are supply chain attacks? A more concrete threat than ever.
I use macOS because it’s secure! Atomic Stealer: €1,000 per month with backdoor features
Commodore 64: The return of the best-selling retro computer of all time is now
The History of the Linux Kernel (2 of 2). Early Hackers Up to Version 1.0.
The History of the Linux Kernel (1 of 2). From Torvalds to the Hacker Community

What is phishing? Let’s avoid falling for the hack-fisherman’s bait.
Redazione RHC - July 14th, 2025
With the increase in ransomware attacks—often launched via phishing emails—it's crucial to be proactive in protecting yourself and the organization you work for. Certainly, having computers and servers that are...

What are supply chain attacks? A more concrete threat than ever.
Redazione RHC - July 14th, 2025
As businesses become increasingly dependent on technology, connectivity, and third parties in general, supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly common. These attacks are aimed at compromising companies through their suppliers...

I use macOS because it’s secure! Atomic Stealer: €1,000 per month with backdoor features
Redazione RHC - July 14th, 2025
Researchers have discovered a new version of the Atomic Stealer malware for macOS (also known as AMOS). The malware now has a backdoor that allows access to hacked systems. MacPaw...

Commodore 64: The return of the best-selling retro computer of all time is now
Redazione RHC - July 13th, 2025
The record for best-selling desktop computer of all time is still held by the Commodore 64, as certified by the Guinness Book of Records, despite its discontinuation in 1994. However,...

The History of the Linux Kernel (2 of 2). Early Hackers Up to Version 1.0.
Redazione RHC - July 13th, 2025
Article by Pietro Cornelio and Massimiliano Brolli Previous articles: The history of the Linux Kernel (1 of 2). From Torvalds to the hacker community In the first article we met...

The History of the Linux Kernel (1 of 2). From Torvalds to the Hacker Community
Redazione RHC - July 13th, 2025
Article by Pietro Cornelio and Massimiliano Brolli The history of the Linux Kernel is a story of pure hacking as well as being a miracle of "collaboration". It is the...
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