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Microsoft Exchange Server Penetration Testing: Techniques, Tools, and Countermeasures
Often, during penetration testing, we find ourselves with elevated access (Domain Admin) within an organization. Some companies stop there, thinking that obtaining Domain Admin is the ultimate goal. B...
Notepad++ under attack! How a fake DLL opens the door to criminal hackers
A new vulnerability affecting Notepad++ was released in September. The vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2025-56383, and details can be found on the NIST website. CVE-2025-56383 is a DLL hijack...
A dangerous zero-day zero-click exploit threatens billions of Android devices
Google has issued an urgent advisory regarding a critical vulnerability in Android that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the device without any user interaction. The Zero Click vulnerabil...
Does Microsoft use macOS to create Windows wallpapers? Probably!
On October 29, Microsoft released a wallpaper to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the Windows Insider program, and it is speculated that it was created using macOS. Let us remember that Windows...
Louvre Theft: Windows 2000 and Windows XP on Networks, as Well as Simple Passwords
As we know, the thieves in the “theft of the century” entered through a second-floor window of the Louvre Museum, but the museum had other problems besides unprotected windows. Although Cu...
SesameOp: The Malware That Uses OpenAI Assistants for Command and Control
Microsoft has discovered a new malware, dubbed SesameOp , and published details of how it works . This backdoor was unusual: its creators used the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert control channel , a...
Eight 0-days worth $35 million sold to Russia by US insiders
Former US defense contractor CEO Peter Williams has pleaded guilty to selling ” eight sensitive, protected cyber exploits” to Russian zero-day broker Operation Zero. Court documents and a ...
Trump refuses to export Nvidia chips. China responds: “Don’t worry, we’ll do it ourselves.”
Reuters reported that Trump told reporters during a pre-recorded interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and on Air Force One during the return flight: “We’re not going to let an...
Goodbye, malware! In 2025, criminal hackers will use legitimate accounts to remain invisible.
A FortiGuard report for the first half of 2025 shows that financially motivated attackers are increasingly eschewing sophisticated exploits and malware. Instead , they are using valid accounts and leg...
Hanyuan-1: China’s room-temperature quantum computer challenges the US
China’s first atomic quantum computer has reached a major commercial milestone, recording its first sales to domestic and international customers, according to state media. The Hubei Daily, a st...
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Often, during penetration testing, we find ourselves with elevated access (Domain Admin) within an organization. Some companies stop there, thinking that obtaining Domain Admin is the ultimate goal. B...

A new vulnerability affecting Notepad++ was released in September. The vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2025-56383, and details can be found on the NIST website. CVE-2025-56383 is a DLL hijack...

Google has issued an urgent advisory regarding a critical vulnerability in Android that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the device without any user interaction. The Zero Click vulnerabil...

On October 29, Microsoft released a wallpaper to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the Windows Insider program, and it is speculated that it was created using macOS. Let us remember that Windows...

As we know, the thieves in the “theft of the century” entered through a second-floor window of the Louvre Museum, but the museum had other problems besides unprotected windows. Although Cu...
From Body to Screen: How Sexual Abuse Has Moved to the Digital World
Apache Tomcat Vulnerability: Update Now to Avoid Security Risks
Paycheck piracy is coming! And the paycheck transfer goes to criminals.
CrowdStrike: 76% of organizations struggle to combat AI attacks
Whisper 2FA: The New Phishing Tool That Steals Microsoft 365 Credentials
Microsoft Teams will spy on your boss when you’re out of the office! Location tracking will be rolled out in December.

From Body to Screen: How Sexual Abuse Has Moved to the Digital World
Paolo Galdieri - October 28th, 2025
This is the second in a series of articles analyzing gender-based violence in the digital context, in anticipation of November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against...

Apache Tomcat Vulnerability: Update Now to Avoid Security Risks
Redazione RHC - October 28th, 2025
Many web applications rely on Apache Tomcat, a widely used open-source Java servlet container. On October 27, 2025, Apache disclosed two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-55752 and CVE-2025-55754, affecting several versions of Tomcat....

Paycheck piracy is coming! And the paycheck transfer goes to criminals.
Redazione RHC - October 28th, 2025
According to a new report from Microsoft Threat Intelligence , the financially motivated Storm-2657 group is conducting large-scale attacks against universities and businesses , using stolen employee accounts to redirect...

CrowdStrike: 76% of organizations struggle to combat AI attacks
Redazione RHC - October 28th, 2025
Enterprises are lagging behind in ransomware preparedness as adversaries use AI across the attack chain to accelerate intrusion, encryption and extortion. Milan – October 27, 2025 – According to CrowdStrike...

Whisper 2FA: The New Phishing Tool That Steals Microsoft 365 Credentials
Redazione RHC - October 27th, 2025
According to new research from Barracuda Networks , a particularly insidious and persistent new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kit is stealing credentials and authentication tokens from Microsoft 365 users. Barracuda experts have...

Microsoft Teams will spy on your boss when you’re out of the office! Location tracking will be rolled out in December.
Redazione RHC - October 27th, 2025
Microsoft Teams will receive an update in December 2025 that will allow you to track employee locations over your office Wi-Fi network. According to the Microsoft 365 roadmap , "when...
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