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Long-Lived Technologies: COBOL, C, SQL, and Legacy Systems
Finland Seizes Ship in Cable Damage Probe, Cites Security Threat
Ransomware Attacks on the Rise: US Professionals Turn to Cybercrime
The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences
OpenAI Hiring Chief Security Officer to Mitigate AI Risks
Apple Supply Chain Hit by Cyberattack: Sensitive Data at Risk
Browser-in-the-Browser Phishing Attack: How to Protect Yourself
Critical WebKit Vulnerability Exposes iOS Devices to Code Execution
Xspeeder Devices Hit by AI-Discovered Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2025-54322
Job Scams on Social Media: How to Avoid Fake Remote Job Offers
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Windows 10 Still Running on 1 Billion PCs, Upgrade to Windows 11 Urged Cybercrime

Windows 10 Still Running on 1 Billion PCs, Upgrade to Windows 11 Urged

Windows 10 has been officially retired, but it still runs on approximately one billion personal computers worldwide. A significant number...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Secure AI Integration in OT Systems: Key Principles and Best Practices Cybercrime

Secure AI Integration in OT Systems: Key Principles and Best Practices

Since ChatGPT's public release in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has been integrated into many aspects of human society. For...
Redazione RHC - 4 December 2025
Aisuru Botnet Unleashes 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Mitigates Cybercrime

Aisuru Botnet Unleashes 29.7 Tbps DDoS Attack, Cloudflare Mitigates

A botnet service called Aisuru offers an army of compromised IoT devices and routers to launch high-traffic DDoS attacks. In...
Redazione RHC - 3 December 2025
Critical Vulnerability in Iskra iHUB Devices Exposed Cybercrime

Critical Vulnerability in Iskra iHUB Devices Exposed

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in smart metering infrastructure, which could expose utility networks to remote takeover risks....
Redazione RHC - 3 December 2025
Roblox Down Russia Cybercrime

Roblox Down Russia

Today, the Roblox gaming platform went offline in Russia. However, international services that monitor network outages reported no issues during...
Redazione RHC - 3 December 2025
Inside Lazarus! The fake candidate who fooled North Korean cyber spies Cybercrime

Inside Lazarus! The fake candidate who fooled North Korean cyber spies

A joint investigation by BCA LTD, NorthScan, and ANY.RUN has exposed one of North Korea's most secretive hacking schemes. Under...
Redazione RHC - 3 December 2025
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Discovering Tor Browser: The Digital Fortress for Online Privacy

- November 15th, 2025

Tor Browser (short for The Onion Router) is a free, open-source web browser designed specifically to protect users' online privacy. Using a network of servers distributed around the world, Tor...
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Virtual Private Network (VPN): What It Is, How It Works, and Why

- November 15th, 2025

A VPN , short for Virtual Private Network, is a system that allows you to establish a secure and private connection over a public network, such as the Internet ....
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Rare Earths: What They Are and Why They Matter More Than Oil in Today’s World

- November 15th, 2025

We often hear about the so-called "Rare Earths". This is a set of seventeen metallic elements. These include the fifteen lanthanides on the periodic table , plus scandium and yttrium...
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Let’s discover injections explained in a simple way

- November 15th, 2025

Good morning everyone. I'm Davide Cavallini, a web developer and penetration tester. Today I'm going to talk about injections. There are various types, but what does it conceptually mean to...
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A journey into the world of OT/ICS: What are SCADA servers?

- November 15th, 2025

The world of OT (Operational Technology) and ICS (Industrial Control Systems) is closely related to SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. In industrial automation, SCADA systems play a fundamental...
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Quishing: What it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself

- November 15th, 2025

Quishing is an emerging form of cyberattack that combines traditional phishing with the use of QR codes , tools now familiar to many. The term " quishing " is a...
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Password Managers: A Complete Guide to Choosing and Using Them

- November 15th, 2025

Passwords: how important are they in our digital lives? How many times have we reported this on our pages? Most digital activities— from social media to banking to online shopping...
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Discovering the NIS2 Directive: Security and Resilience of Digital Systems in the European Union

- November 15th, 2025

On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament, by a large majority, approved the NIS2 (Network and Information System Security) Directive with its publication in the Official Journal of the European...
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Kraken Arrives: The New Ransomware That Assesses Your Environment to Inflict Maximum Damage

- November 15th, 2025

Cisco Talos researchers have detected an active wave of attacks using a new ransomware called Kraken. The group began operating in February 2025 and uses double-extortion methods, without targeting specific...
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North Korea reorganizes its intelligence with a new agency

- November 15th, 2025

North Korea has restructured its intelligence hierarchy, transforming the former Intelligence Agency into a structure with a much broader mandate. The new body, called the General Intelligence Directorate (GIRD), brings...
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Long-Lived Technologies: COBOL, C, SQL, and Legacy Systems
Redazione RHC - 02/01/2026

While the industry debates which neural network is the “smartest” and which framework is the “most modern,” decades-old technologies continue to quietly swirl beneath the surface of the banking industry . This year, COBOL turned…

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Finland Seizes Ship in Cable Damage Probe, Cites Security Threat
Redazione RHC - 31/12/2025

On Wednesday, December 31, Finnish authorities seized a cargo ship believed to be involved in the damage to an undersea telecommunications cable connecting Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia. The action was triggered after a technical anomaly…

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Ransomware Attacks on the Rise: US Professionals Turn to Cybercrime
Redazione RHC - 31/12/2025

In the landscape of cybercrime investigations, some cases take on particular significance not only because of the extent of the financial damage, but also because of the profile of the individuals involved . Ransomware investigations,…

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The Dark Side of Cybercrime: Human Costs and Consequences
Redazione RHC - 31/12/2025

By 2025, cybercrime will increasingly go beyond “just money”: attacks aren’t just about downtime bills and ransom payments , but also about real human consequences, from healthcare disruptions and victim harassment to kidnappings, torture, and…

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OpenAI Hiring Chief Security Officer to Mitigate AI Risks
Redazione RHC - 30/12/2025

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has announced the search for a new Chief Security Officer . The position, with an annual salary of $555,000, will be directly responsible for mitigating risks associated with artificial intelligence…