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WhatsApp Web in the crosshairs! How the worm that distributes the banking Trojan works
Sophos analysts have discovered a complex malware operation by security experts that uses the popular messaging service WhatsApp to spread banking Trojans, targeting Brazilian banks and cryptocurrency...
RMPocalypse: A critical bug in AMD SEV-SNP threatens cloud security.
A critical vulnerability has been identified in the AMD SEV-SNP hardware security architecture, impacting major cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud) . This flaw allows malicious hy...
Spyware yes, spyware no: it’s just a prospect! NSO Group is now under US control.
Israeli company NSO Group, developer of the infamous Pegasus spyware , recently came under the control of American investors. A company spokesperson announced that the new funding amounts to tens of m...
DAS: The world’s ear hidden in submarine cables
Over 1.2 million kilometers of fiber optic cables lie on the ocean floor, long considered solely part of a global telecommunications network. However, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology , r...
Between AI and fear, Skynet teaches: “We’ll build bunkers before launching AGI.”
The quote, “We’ll definitely build a bunker before we launch AGI,” that inspired the article, was attributed to a Silicon Valley leader, though it’s unclear who exactly he meant by “we.” The phrase pe...
RDP Services Exposed in the Crosshairs! A Botnet of 100,000 IPs Scans the Network
In the United States, a large-scale, coordinated botnet campaign is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-based services. The scale and organizational structure of this campaign poses a significant ...
Everyone’s Hacking iPhones! Apple Increases iOS Reward to $5 Million
Apple has significantly expanded its bounty program for security vulnerabilities in the iOS ecosystem. At the Hexacon offensive security conference in Paris, Ivan Krstic, the company’s vice pres...
40,000 iPhones stolen and shipped to Asia: London police arrest international gang
London police announced that Operation Echosteep has uncovered and dismantled a gang responsible for mass iPhone thefts. Investigators estimate the group is responsible for 40% of all phone thefts in ...
Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Attack: Clop Exploits CVE-2025-61882
Last week, Oracle warned customers of a critical zero-day vulnerability in its E-Business Suite (CVE-2025-61882), which allows remote execution of arbitrary code without authentication. It has now bee...
I Want It All! ChatGPT Ready to Become an Operating System
When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 to lead the ChatGPT team, he was tasked with transforming enterprise research into a commercial product. He has accomplished this mission remarkably well: today,...
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Sophos analysts have discovered a complex malware operation by security experts that uses the popular messaging service WhatsApp to spread banking Trojans, targeting Brazilian banks and cryptocurrency...

A critical vulnerability has been identified in the AMD SEV-SNP hardware security architecture, impacting major cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud) . This flaw allows malicious hy...

Israeli company NSO Group, developer of the infamous Pegasus spyware , recently came under the control of American investors. A company spokesperson announced that the new funding amounts to tens of m...

Over 1.2 million kilometers of fiber optic cables lie on the ocean floor, long considered solely part of a global telecommunications network. However, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology , r...

The quote, “We’ll definitely build a bunker before we launch AGI,” that inspired the article, was attributed to a Silicon Valley leader, though it’s unclear who exactly he meant by “we.” T...
NVIDIA’s demise in China! Tech companies ordered to stop purchasing GPUs.
Frontier supercomputer surpasses Fugaku to become world’s fastest
Qilin Ransomware Strikes Deep into South Korean Finance
Ready for AI-powered Notepad? Coming soon to Windows 11 with PC Copilot+!
ShadowLeak Arrives: A 0-Click Bug in ChatGPT Leads to Sensitive Data Exfiltration
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Explosive Growth and Security Challenges

NVIDIA’s demise in China! Tech companies ordered to stop purchasing GPUs.
Redazione RHC - September 19th, 2025
Chinese authorities have ordered the country's largest tech companies, including Libaba, ByteDance, and Tencent, to stop purchasing Nvidia GPUs. The order, issued by the state cybersecurity regulator and the Cyberspace...

Frontier supercomputer surpasses Fugaku to become world’s fastest
Redazione RHC - September 19th, 2025
The supercomputer "Fugaku," developed by Fujitsu in collaboration with the RIKEN Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, dominated the rankings of the world's fastest machines for years thanks to its...

Qilin Ransomware Strikes Deep into South Korean Finance
Inva Malaj - September 19th, 2025
Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that your sensitive financial data—contracts, customer lists, investment strategies—is exposed on a hidden site on the dark web, with a timer threatening to...

Ready for AI-powered Notepad? Coming soon to Windows 11 with PC Copilot+!
Redazione RHC - September 19th, 2025
Windows 11 users with PC Copilot+ will be able to take advantage of advanced artificial intelligence features, now an integral part of the Notepad application, thanks to an update that...

ShadowLeak Arrives: A 0-Click Bug in ChatGPT Leads to Sensitive Data Exfiltration
Redazione RHC - September 19th, 2025
A new threat is beginning to emerge in the IT world: the world of artificial intelligence agents. ShadowLeak is a recently discovered clickless indirect prompt injection (IPI) vulnerability that occurs...

Generative Artificial Intelligence: Explosive Growth and Security Challenges
Redazione RHC - September 19th, 2025
By Umberto Pirovano, Senior Manager Technical Solutions at Palo Alto Networks Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is redefining the technology and business landscape at an astonishing rate. According to Palo Alto...
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