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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&#...
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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 ...
Kill Switch! Donald Trump’s Digital Weapon Threatening Europe
Cloudflare Mitigates 7.3 Terabits Per Second Attack. Imagine 9350 HD Movies Downloaded in 45 Seconds
Myth: If I use a VPN, I am completely safe even on open and unsecured WiFi networks
Your VPN is a Trojan! Here are 17 Free Apps Made in China That Spy on You While Google and Apple Get Fat
Murders Like a Drink! Dark Web Recruits Kids With Encrypted Apps in Europe
“Byte The Silence”: RHC’s Free Shock Comic About Cyberbullying Out Today!

Kill Switch! Donald Trump’s Digital Weapon Threatening Europe
Redazione RHC - June 23rd, 2025
Donald Trump's return to the White House has becomea painful reminder for Europe of its main digital vulnerability: the "kill switch" effectively controlled by the United States. Political risks that...

Cloudflare Mitigates 7.3 Terabits Per Second Attack. Imagine 9350 HD Movies Downloaded in 45 Seconds
Redazione RHC - June 23rd, 2025
In mid-May 2025, Cloudflare blocked the largest DDoS attack ever recorded: 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). This event comes shortly after the release of the DDoS Threat Report for Q1...

Myth: If I use a VPN, I am completely safe even on open and unsecured WiFi networks
Redazione RHC - June 23rd, 2025
Many believe that using a VPN guarantees total protection while browsing, even on completely open and unsafe WiFi networks. Although VPNs are effective tools for encrypting traffic and preventing data...

Your VPN is a Trojan! Here are 17 Free Apps Made in China That Spy on You While Google and Apple Get Fat
Redazione RHC - June 23rd, 2025
"If you don't pay for the service, you are the product. This is true for social networks, but also for free VPNs: your data, your privacy, is often the real...

Murders Like a Drink! Dark Web Recruits Kids With Encrypted Apps in Europe
Redazione RHC - June 23rd, 2025
A worrying criminal trend is taking hold in Europe: criminal gangs are using encrypted apps to recruit teenagers as young as 14 to commit violent crimes, including contract killings. These...

“Byte The Silence”: RHC’s Free Shock Comic About Cyberbullying Out Today!
Redazione RHC - June 23rd, 2025
Today, June 23, 2025, "Byte The Silence" is released, the new comic about cyberbullying created by Red Hot Cyber, is available from today for free in electronic format, on our...
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