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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 don’t want to save you: they want to erase you.
Di Redazione RHC - 21/09/2025

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 Scattered Spider activists found guilty of TfL cyber attack
Di Redazione RHC - 19/09/2025

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?
Di Stefano Gazzella - 18/09/2025

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...

RHC interviews ShinyHunters: “Systems can be repaired, but people remain vulnerable!”
Di RHC Dark Lab - 17/09/2025

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
Di Redazione RHC - 16/09/2025

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...

North Korea’s cyberwarfare and its cyber army (part one)

North Korea’s cyberwarfare and its cyber army (part one)

Author: Olivia Terragni Pubblication date: 13/12/2021 During the night, only one bright spot lights up in North Korea: the city of Pyongyang. Perhaps...
Olivia Terragni - 17/12/2021 - 07:07
Making the cyber world a safer and better place: an interview with W1ntermute

Making the cyber world a safer and better place: an interview with W1ntermute

Author: Olivia terragni Pubblication Date: 11/11/2021 W1ntermute aka Sofya Ivanov is a woman who works in the cybersecurity industry as a network se...
Olivia Terragni - 12/11/2021 - 11:31
Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, pioneers of programmable computing

Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, pioneers of programmable computing

Author: Antonio Piovesan Pubblication date: 28/09/2021 Introduction - Age of machines Great Britain, middle decades of the 19th century, times of unpr...
Antonio Piovesan - 04/10/2021 - 11:40
Dharma/Crysis: Overview and adversary tracking

Dharma/Crysis: Overview and adversary tracking

Author: Emanuele De Lucia Pubblication date: 17/09/2021 This report presents an overview about Dharma/Crysis ransomware. This piece of malware is o...
Emanuele De Lucia - 17/09/2021 - 19:08
Avoiding the fis-hack-erman’s hook (aka Detecting a Phishing email)

Avoiding the fis-hack-erman’s hook (aka Detecting a Phishing email)

Author: Antonio PiovesanPubblication Date: 09/08/2021 With the increase of ransomware infections - often instigated through phishing emails, it's v...
Antonio Piovesan - 22/08/2021 - 17:17
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North Korea’s cyberwarfare and its cyber army (part one)

- December 17th, 2021

Author: Olivia Terragni Pubblication date: 13/12/2021 During the night, only one bright spot lights up in North Korea: the city of Pyongyang. Perhaps, due to the dark that surrounds it,...

  

Making the cyber world a safer and better place: an interview with W1ntermute

- November 12th, 2021

Author: Olivia terragni Pubblication Date: 11/11/2021 W1ntermute aka Sofya Ivanov is a woman who works in the cybersecurity industry as a network security analyst and open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialist. This...

  

Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, pioneers of programmable computing

- October 4th, 2021

Author: Antonio Piovesan Pubblication date: 28/09/2021 Introduction - Age of machines Great Britain, middle decades of the 19th century, times of unprecedented engineering ambitions. Engineering, transportation, communications, architecture, science and...

  

Dharma/Crysis: Overview and adversary tracking

- September 17th, 2021

Author: Emanuele De Lucia Pubblication date: 17/09/2021 This report presents an overview about Dharma/Crysis ransomware. This piece of malware is often observed as late-stage payload in attacks against internet-facing systems,...

  

Avoiding the fis-hack-erman’s hook (aka Detecting a Phishing email)

- August 22nd, 2021

Author: Antonio PiovesanPubblication Date: 09/08/2021 With the increase of ransomware infections - often instigated through phishing emails, it's very important/crucial to take proactive measures to help protect yourself and your...

  

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