Red Hot Cyber. The Cybersecurity Blog
Intel releases urgent patches for new Spectre variant
VUSec researchers have presented a paper titled “Training Solo,” which challenges the fundamental principles of protection against Spectre-v2 attacks. Previously , the domain isolation mec...
Famous hackers: Vladimir Levin and the first online bank robbery.
Today we’ll meet another hacker from the past. He’s Vladimir Levin, a Russian hacker from St. Petersburg (Владимир Леонидович Левин), who became famous for breaking into the servers of the...
Cyber Attack on European Airports: Everest Ransomware Claims Claim
On September 20, we reported on a cyberattack that paralyzed several European airports, including Brussels, Berlin, and London Heathrow. This was a supply chain attack that exploited the compromise of...
Inmates hack prison: sentences reduced, funds transferred, and unauthorized visits
The Romanian penitentiary system has found itself at the center of a major digital scandal: inmates in Târgu Jiu hacked the PNA’s internal platform and, for several months, managed data on priso...
WiFi: From Marconi’s Origins to the Wireless Network We Know Today
Today, we live in a world where WiFi is a fundamental necessity, but how did this technology, now taken for granted, come about? How did it then develop into the network we now use every day? In this ...
Operation SIMCARTEL: 1,200 SIM boxes and 40,000 SIM cards stopped by Europol
On October 10, 2025, Latvian authorities conducted a day of action that resulted in the arrest of five Latvian citizens suspected of running a large-scale cyber fraud network. The operation, dubbed SI...
Nvidia loses 95% of the Chinese AI market! Export restrictions cause its share to plummet
Jen-Hsun Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, revealed that recent export restrictions have drastically reduced the presence of the company’s AI chips in China , from 95% to virtually nothing. “Four year...
Cyberdrones, radar evasion, and autonomous swarms: Rome, the invisible challenge of Jubilee 2025
Jubilee 2025 in Rome presents a challenge not only for managing millions of pilgrims and tourists, but also for protecting urban airspace. Drones, increasingly widespread and accessible, bring with th...
Bus becomes travelling museum of retro computers in UK
In the UK, father and son Jason and Luke Stoner have transformed an old school bus into a traveling museum dedicated to retro computers and game consoles. The inspiration came when Luke visited the fa...
100 years of Italian Intelligence! Mattarella celebrates the SIM’s centenary at the Quirinale Palace
October 15, 2025 marks an anniversary of exceptional importance in the history of Italian national security: one hundred years since the birth of the Military Information Service (SIM) , the country&#...
Featured Articles

VUSec researchers have presented a paper titled “Training Solo,” which challenges the fundamental principles of protection against Spectre-v2 attacks. Previously , the domain isolation mec...

Today we’ll meet another hacker from the past. He’s Vladimir Levin, a Russian hacker from St. Petersburg (Владимир Леонидович Левин), who became famous for breaking ...

On September 20, we reported on a cyberattack that paralyzed several European airports, including Brussels, Berlin, and London Heathrow. This was a supply chain attack that exploited the compromise of...

The Romanian penitentiary system has found itself at the center of a major digital scandal: inmates in Târgu Jiu hacked the PNA’s internal platform and, for several months, managed data on pris...

Today, we live in a world where WiFi is a fundamental necessity, but how did this technology, now taken for granted, come about? How did it then develop into the network we now use every day? In this ...
Discovering Predatory Sparrow: Identity, Goals, and Digital Arsenal of the Mysterious Threat Actor
Famous hackers: the sad story of Jonathan James, aka c0mrade.
Famous Hackers: The Story of Gary McKinnon.
DuckDuckGo Updates Scam Blocker: Say Goodbye to Online Scams and Fake Sites!
Cyberattacks on NFC contactless payments increase, new global threat
The Race to 0day! China Advances in Offensive Cyberpower, While the US Is Forced to Chase

Discovering Predatory Sparrow: Identity, Goals, and Digital Arsenal of the Mysterious Threat Actor
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
On June 17, 2025, a cyber attack paralyzed Bank Sepah, one of Iran's major financial institutions. The attack was claimed by the Predatory Sparrow group, already known for its destructive...

Famous hackers: the sad story of Jonathan James, aka c0mrade.
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
He was born on December 12, 1983, in a small village called Pinecrest located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. His father was a computer programmer and his mother was a housewife....

Famous Hackers: The Story of Gary McKinnon.
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
A few months after the attacks on the World Trade Center, a strange message appeared on a U.S. Army computer: "Your security system is shit" it read. "I am Alone....

DuckDuckGo Updates Scam Blocker: Say Goodbye to Online Scams and Fake Sites!
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
The Scam Blocker tool built into DuckDuckGo browser has been updated to protect against online scams. Now detects fake e-commerce sites, cryptocurrency exchanges, and scareware. DuckDuckGo browser, which is entering public beta...

Cyberattacks on NFC contactless payments increase, new global threat
Redazione RHC - June 30th, 2025
A new series of cyber attacks has been detected by ESET specialists, which sees the contactless payments sector with NFC technology as the protagonist. This type of attack was initially...

The Race to 0day! China Advances in Offensive Cyberpower, While the US Is Forced to Chase
Redazione RHC - June 30th, 2025
China's growing rise has prompted U.S. officials to strongly emphasize the need to improve its offensive cyber capabilities. However, some doubts remain about the ability to meet the challenge, given...
Discover the latest critical CVEs issued and stay updated on the most recent vulnerabilities. Or search for a specific CVE