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    149 Million Accounts Exposed: The Database No One Should Have Seen
    Massimiliano Brolli | Cybercrime | 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 Jeremia...

    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...

    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...

    Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 Actively Exploited
    Agostino Pellegrino | Vulnerability | 22/01/2026

    A critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-20045, has been discovered by Cisco and is being actively exploited in active attacks. Cisco has urged immediate p...

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    APT28 Phishing Campaign: Credential Harvesting Tactics Cybercrime

    APT28 Phishing Campaign: Credential Harvesting Tactics

    The threat actor APT28 , classified as an Advanced Persistent Threat, active since at least 2004, identified by the alias...
    Lorenzo Nardi - 13 January 2026
    Iran Cyber Crisis: Connettività Compromised Cybercrime

    Iran Cyber Crisis: Connettività Compromised

    Sometimes important things don't arrive at a press conference. They arrive like a graph that stops breathing: the connectivity line...
    Roberto Villani - 13 January 2026
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    ServiceNow AI Vulnerability CVE-2025-12420: Critical Security Risk

    A critical flaw has been identified in ServiceNow's artificial intelligence platform, with a severity score of 9.3 out of 10....
    Redazione RHC - 13 January 2026
    Microsoft Expands Global Network with New Undersea Fiber Optic Cables Cyber News

    Microsoft Expands Global Network with New Undersea Fiber Optic Cables

    In May 2015, Microsoft announced a series of strategic agreements to strengthen its global network infrastructure with new submarine fiber...
    Sandro Sana - 13 January 2026
    Poisoning AI Data: The New Threat to Machine Learning Models Cyber News

    Poisoning AI Data: The New Threat to Machine Learning Models

    A bold new initiative has been launched in the artificial intelligence industry to weaken machine learning models by deliberately distorting...
    Luca Vinciguerra - 12 January 2026
    Pig Butchering Scams Evolve with PBaaS: The New Threat Cyber News

    Pig Butchering Scams Evolve with PBaaS: The New Threat

    Online scams known as "pig butchering" are undergoing a profound transformation. From artisanal and disorganized operations , based on makeshift...
    Bajram Zeqiri - 12 January 2026
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    Neuralink’s Brain-Computer Implants to Revolutionize Human Life by 2026

    Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, is preparing to realize what until recently seemed like science fiction. According to Musk, the company plans to launch "large-scale production" of brain-computer devices...

    - January 3rd, 2026

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    Zero-Day Exploits on the Rise: How to Protect Your Network

    Until recently, zero-day vulnerabilities seemed like exotic artifacts from the world of special operations and espionage . Now they're a common tool for hacking corporate networks, and not just because...

    - January 2nd, 2026

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    Long-Lived Technologies: COBOL, C, SQL, and Legacy Systems

    While the industry debates which neural network is the “smartest” and which framework is the “most modern,” decades-old technologies continue to quietly swirl beneath the surface of the banking industry...

    - January 2nd, 2026

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    PollyPolymer Revolutionizes Robotics with 3D Printed Flexible Components

    When XPeng unveiled its new humanoid robot this year, the spectacle was designed to inspire disbelief. The robot's movements were so lifelike that company founder He Xiaopeng had to cut...

    - January 2nd, 2026

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    GlassWorm Malware Targets macOS via Open VSX Extensions

    A new wave of malicious extensions has been discovered in the Open VSX extension store, used by millions of developers. Koi experts warn that attackers are pushing "useful" plugins into...

    - January 2nd, 2026

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    AI Job Losses: Geoffrey Hinton Warns of Widespread Unemployment by 2026

    Computer science professor Geoffrey Hinton , one of the founders of modern artificial intelligence technologies, has claimed that AI could lead to large-scale job losses as early as 2026. According...

    - January 2nd, 2026

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    NVIDIA Tegra X2 Vulnerability: Millions of Devices at Risk

    At the 39th annual Chaos Communications Conference (39C3) , security researcher Amber Katze, 22, announced that she has completely analyzed and cracked the secure boot mechanism of the NVIDIA Tegra...

    - January 1st, 2026

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    China Regulates AI Chatbots with Human-like Interaction

    Chatbots are everywhere now. We've all encountered those virtual assistants that answer our questions, provide us with information, and sometimes seem downright intelligent. But what happens when these chatbots become...

    - January 1st, 2026

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    The Dark Side of AI Rights: Why Experts Are Urging Caution

    As artificial intelligence develops, the debate over its status and the limits of what is permissible is becoming increasingly heated. One of the most respected researchers in this field, Canadian...

    - January 1st, 2026

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    EU’s Child Sexual Abuse Regulation: Balancing Safety and Digital Rights

    Before delving into the analysis, it is worth pointing out that this contribution is the first part of a more extensive research. In the next article, we will explore the...

    - January 1st, 2026

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