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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...
Vannevar Bush’s Visionary Essay: “As We May Think”.
RHC ransomware Data Room – January 2022
Satoshi Nakamoto: let’s discover the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin.
Nuclear rearmament, cyber guerrillas and cyber crime.
Why privacy does not exist.
Electronic warfare (EW) between the USA, China, South and North Korea (part two)

Vannevar Bush’s Visionary Essay: “As We May Think”.
Tara Lie - May 7th, 2022
Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 15/11/2021Translator: Tara Lie Today I would like to bring a visionary essay to light, a source of inspiration for many scientists that have contributed to...

RHC ransomware Data Room – January 2022
Luca Mella - February 4th, 2022
Author: Dott. Luca Mella, Cyber Security Expert (founder doubleextortion.com) Translate: Vincenzo Marcovecchio Pubblication Date: 5/02/2022 In recent years, the ransomware phenomenon has been so disruptive that it heavily influences the...

Satoshi Nakamoto: let’s discover the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin.
Massimiliano Brolli - January 27th, 2022
Autore: Brolli Massimiliano Translate: Vincenzo Marcovecchio Pubblication date: 1/06/2021 The true identity of the creator of Bitcoin is one of the greatest mysteries in the tech world. Over the years,...

Nuclear rearmament, cyber guerrillas and cyber crime.
Roberto Villani - January 10th, 2022
Author: Roberto Villani Tanslate: Vincenzo Marcovecchio Pubblication date: 19/12/2021 Why will the cyberg wars, indeed the cyber-guerrillas, be more and more present and involve us more and more? The short...

Why privacy does not exist.
Redazione RHC - December 18th, 2021
Author Massimiliano Brolli Translation: Vincenzo Marcovecchio Pubblication date: 18/12/2021 Privacy, privacy, privacy, ... privacy comes first. How many times have we heard this sentence? Yes, because we talk a lot...
Electronic warfare (EW) between the USA, China, South and North Korea (part two)
Olivia Terragni - December 17th, 2021
Author: Olivia TerragniPubblication Date: 13/12/2021 Given that North Korean cyberattacks are not a future threat, but already a FACT, we are already wondering how to deal with the election of...
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