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Hackers don’t want to save you: they want to erase you.
Hackers are increasingly targeting backups – not systems or servers, but the data that companies retain for a limited period of time so they can recover from attacks. A new study from Apricorn reveals...
Two Scattered Spider activists found guilty of TfL cyber attack
Two young men involved in the Scattered Spider group have been charged as part of the National Crime Agency investigation into a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL). On August 31, 2024, TfL was...
Will this latest article “against” ChatControl be absolutely useless?
We had already discussed the proposed “ChatControl” regulation almost two years ago, but given the roadmap currently underway, we find ourselves embarrassed to have to discuss it again. It feels like ...
RHC interviews ShinyHunters: “Systems can be repaired, but people remain vulnerable!”
ShinyHunters is a group of threat actors that gained notoriety after the massive data breach against Salesforce, an incident that led Google to closely monitor them and assign them the code name UNC62...
The Great Firewall in the Spotlight: The Leak Revealing the Industrialization of Chinese Censorship
Edited by Luca Stivali and Olivia Terragni. On September 11, 2025, what can be defined as the largest leak ever suffered by the Great Firewall of China (GFW) exploded in the media, massively and massi...
OpenAI and Microsoft reach agreement to transform into a public utility company.
OpenAI has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to review its partnership, which could lead to the company’s transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). If the transfo...
Goodbye PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC! The great Windows 11 cleanup has begun.
Windows 11 users who have installed the September 2025 Update might think that practically nothing changes. At first glance, KB5065426 looks like a normal small patch that Microsoft distributes to eve...
Looking for Volodymyr Tymoshchuk! 11 million dollars for the Nefilim hacker
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Ukrainian Volodymyr Tymoshchuk on seven counts of computer hacking and extortion. He is considered one of the most dangerous hackers of recent years. The in...
In Nepal, people are dying for social media! 19 people lost their lives trying to get Facebook back
In a dramatic reversal, Nepal has lifted the nationwide social media blackout imposed last week after it sparked massive youth protests and caused at least 19 deaths, according to local media. The dec...
Xi Jinping and the Chinese APT’s Ambition
The post-COVID macro political movements, including ongoing conflicts, have prompted a majority of states to shift their medium- to long-term political objectives. Clearly, a paradigm shift has been v...
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Hackers are increasingly targeting backups – not systems or servers, but the data that companies retain for a limited period of time so they can recover from attacks. A new study from Apricorn revea...

Two young men involved in the Scattered Spider group have been charged as part of the National Crime Agency investigation into a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL). On August 31, 2024, TfL was...

We had already discussed the proposed “ChatControl” regulation almost two years ago, but given the roadmap currently underway, we find ourselves embarrassed to have to discuss it again. It feels l...

ShinyHunters is a group of threat actors that gained notoriety after the massive data breach against Salesforce, an incident that led Google to closely monitor them and assign them the code name UNC62...

Edited by Luca Stivali and Olivia Terragni. On September 11, 2025, what can be defined as the largest leak ever suffered by the Great Firewall of China (GFW) exploded in the media, massively and massi...
The History of the Unix Operating System (Part 2)
The History of the UNIX operating system (Part 1)
Hacker gang OPERA1ER stole $11 million from African companies
The Inventor of the P101 explains to us why Italy is destined to be a perennial “follower”
RHC interviews LockBit 3.0. “The main thing is not to start a nuclear war”
The Superuser Story – The History of #root

The History of the Unix Operating System (Part 2)
Tara Lie - January 31st, 2023
Author: Carlo DenzaOriginal Publication Date: 07/10/2021Translator: Tara Lie Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home, directed by Leonard Nimoy (USA, 1986, Paramount Pictures): “The starship ‘U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701’ and its...

The History of the UNIX operating system (Part 1)
Carlo Denza - December 28th, 2022
Author: Carlo DenzaOriginal Publication Date: 12/12/2020Translator: Tara Lie This article discusses the history of the Unix operating system (OS), a miracle of modern technology. This OS is used across the world, and is...

Hacker gang OPERA1ER stole $11 million from African companies
Redazione RHC - November 7th, 2022
Amsterdam, 07.11.2022 — Group-IB has today issued a new report, “OPERA1ER. Playing God without permission,” in collaboration withthe researchers from Orange CERT Coordination Center. The report takes a deep dive into financially motivated attacks of...

The Inventor of the P101 explains to us why Italy is destined to be a perennial “follower”
Tara Lie - September 6th, 2022
Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 12/12/2020Translator: Tara Lie Pier Giorgio Perotto (for those who do not know of him) was an Italian electronics pioneer. In the 60’s he worked for Olivetti,...

RHC interviews LockBit 3.0. “The main thing is not to start a nuclear war”
Tara Lie - July 26th, 2022
Translator: Tara Lie We often talk about the LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, recently remodelled as LockBit 3.0, which continues to bring important innovations to the ransomware cyber circus. Often these new...

The Superuser Story – The History of #root
Tara Lie - July 26th, 2022
Author: Massimiliano BrolliTranslator: Tara Lie In the beginning there was the Word… Computers, before passing into the era of transistors, were cyclopean machines - heavy and hungry for electricity. They used thermionic...
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