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A tool has been released that allows for the discreet monitoring of WhatsApp and Signal user activity using just a phone number. The tracking mechanism covers over three billion accounts and allows fo...
MITRE has released its ranking of the 25 most dangerous software vulnerabilities predicted for 2025, based on data collected through the National Vulnerability Database. These vulnerabilities were ide...
The prospect of a four-day workweek, with a resulting three-day long weekend, may not be far off. This is according to Christopher A. Pissarides , a British-Cypriot economist and Nobel Prize winner, w...
The recent 2025.4 release of Kali Linux has been made available to the public, introducing significant improvements to the GNOME, KDE, and Xfce desktop environments . From now on, Wayland will be the ...
An alleged database containing sensitive information on 18 million U.S. citizens over 65 has appeared for sale on a popular dark web forum. The advertiser, who uses the pseudonym “Frenshyny,” clai...
A journey into the world of OT/ICS: What are SCADA servers?
Quishing: What it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself
Password Managers: A Complete Guide to Choosing and Using Them
Discovering the NIS2 Directive: Security and Resilience of Digital Systems in the European Union
Kraken Arrives: The New Ransomware That Assesses Your Environment to Inflict Maximum Damage
North Korea reorganizes its intelligence with a new agency
A journey into the world of OT/ICS: What are SCADA servers?
Redazione RHC - November 14th, 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...
Quishing: What it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself
Redazione RHC - November 14th, 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...
Password Managers: A Complete Guide to Choosing and Using Them
Redazione RHC - November 14th, 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...
Discovering the NIS2 Directive: Security and Resilience of Digital Systems in the European Union
Riccardo Nuti - November 14th, 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...
Kraken Arrives: The New Ransomware That Assesses Your Environment to Inflict Maximum Damage
Redazione RHC - November 14th, 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...
North Korea reorganizes its intelligence with a new agency
Redazione RHC - November 14th, 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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