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    Supply Chain Attack: How Notepad++ Was Compromised via CVE-2025-15556
    Manuel Roccon | Cybercrime | 04/02/2026

    In cybersecurity, we often focus on finding complex bugs in source code, ignoring the fact that end-user trust is built on a much simpler foundation: a download link. The Notepad++ incident, now class...

    Microsoft Office under attack: the bug needs to be patched to prevent Russian espionage.
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cyber News | 03/02/2026

    In recent days, APT28 , a well-known Russian-linked hacker group, has intensified its attacks by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The flaw, classified as CVE-2026-21509, was disclosed b...

    Goodbye to NTLM! Microsoft is moving towards a new era of authentication with Kerberos
    Silvia Felici | Cyber News | 01/02/2026

    For over three decades, it has been a silent pillar of the Windows ecosystem. Now, however, NTLM ‘s time seems definitively over. Microsoft has decided to initiate a profound transition that marks the...

    The world’s first humanoid robot store has opened in China. Will we be ready?
    Carolina Vivianti | innovation | 30/01/2026

    At ten o’clock in the morning, in Wuhan, two 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robots begin moving with precision. They turn, jump, and follow a rhythm. It’s the opening signal for the country’s first 7S humano...

    Douglas Engelbart was born today: the man who saw and invented the digital future.
    Massimiliano Brolli | Culture | 30/01/2026

    Sometimes, when you think about it, you wonder how we take the world around us for granted. Like, we click, scroll, type, and it all seems so natural, as if it’s always been there. But no, there was s...

    WhatsApp gets a makeover: “Paranoia” mode arrives (and no, it’s not for everyone).
    Silvia Felici | Cyber News | 29/01/2026

    WhatsApp has decided to toughen up. Not for everyone, not always, but when needed. The decision comes against a backdrop of a now-familiar climate: increasing cyber attacks, espionage that no longer m...

    Beware of “I am not a robot”: the malware trap that uses Google Calendar.
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cybercrime | 29/01/2026

    A new threat is lurking, exploiting our greatest weakness: habit. How many times, in fact, do you find yourself clicking on verification boxes without thinking twice? Now, it seems that malicious peop...

    A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!
    Bajram Zeqiri | Cybercrime | 28/01/2026

    The RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum, one of the main hubs of the international cybercrime underground, has been officially shut down and seized by US law enforcement . The news emerged afte...

    Digital Autonomy: France Says Goodbye to Teams and Zoom by 2027
    Silvia Felici | Cyberpolitics | 28/01/2026

    This isn’t the first initiative to emerge on this front recently. Indeed, we’ve heard several of them, one after the other. And it’s almost inevitable: technological autonomy and national security are...

    And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office
    Pietro Melillo | Cyber News | 27/01/2026

    Once again, Microsoft was forced to quickly fix some flaws. The company has released unscheduled patches for Microsoft Office, addressing a dangerous zero-day vulnerability that has already been explo...

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    Hacker gang OPERA1ER stole $11 million from African companies Cyber News

    Hacker gang OPERA1ER stole $11 million from African companies

    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...
    Redazione RHC - November 7, 2022
    The Inventor of the P101 explains to us why Italy is destined to be a perennial “follower” innovation

    The Inventor of the P101 explains to us why Italy is destined to be a perennial “follower”

    Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 12/12/2020Translator: Tara Lie Pier Giorgio Perotto (for those who do not know of him) was an...
    Massimiliano Brolli - September 6, 2022
    RHC interviews LockBit 3.0. “The main thing is not to start a nuclear war” Cybercrime

    RHC interviews LockBit 3.0. “The main thing is not to start a nuclear war”

    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...
    Pietro Melillo - July 26, 2022
    Spacewar! The Story of the First Video Game Created by Hackers at MIT Hacking

    Spacewar! The Story of the First Video Game Created by Hackers at MIT

    Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 19/03/2021Translator: Tara Lie In this exciting story, we will catapult ourselves back to 1958 to MIT’s Tech...
    Massimiliano Brolli - July 7, 2022
    LockBit 3.0: making the ransomware Great Again Cybercrime

    LockBit 3.0: making the ransomware Great Again

    LockBit is a major player in the ransomware scene and has contributed heavily for this cyber-crime model to become one...
    Pietro Melillo - July 6, 2022
    The Founding Fathers of the Hacker Community Culture

    The Founding Fathers of the Hacker Community

    Author: Massimiliano BrolliOriginal Publication Date: 19/03/2021Translator: Tara Lie Hacker culture was brought to life thanks to computer scientist Richard Greenblatt and mathematician...
    Massimiliano Brolli - June 28, 2022
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