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The Race to 0day! China Advances in Offensive Cyberpower, While the US Is Forced to Chase
China’s growing rise has prompted U.S. officials to strongly emphasize the need to improve its offensive cyber capabilities. However, some doubts remain about the ability to meet the challenge, given the heavy dependence on foreign suppliers and the lack of

Cyberbullying and Digital Terror: Why Betti’s Comic Makes You Feel Uncomfortable (and That’s a Good Thing)
When I decided to write this story of Betti, it was certainly not to make a “nice” or “easy” comic, to read on a sunny afternoon at the beach and to forget the next day. No, it was born from

Miniaturized Military Drone, Mosquito-Sized Model Arrives and China Offers It
In the military sector, the trend to miniaturize drones seems to know no limits, especially when the goal is to operate without being detected. An example of this race to miniaturization is the new drone developed by a group of

Cybersecurity, Italy on the podium with four young people. There is also Leonardo already protagonist in the RHC CTF
The first edition of the International Cybersecurity Olympiad ended in Singapore with an excellent result for Italy. Four Italian students reached the podium, winning gold and silver medals in the competition that brought together about 150 talents from 30 countries

Cyber Security: CISA and NSA Recommend Secure Programming Languages
The main US cybersecurity agencies, CISA and NSA, have published a joint document recommending that software developers opt for programming languages considered “memory safe”. These languages are designed to provide protection against critical crashes caused by memory management errors, which

Apple and Google under pressure: German regulator wants to remove DeepSeek
Following the Italian data protection regulator, Germany’s data protection watchdog has now asked Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google to remove the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s DeepSeek app from their online stores due to concerns about personal data. In a

The Founding Fathers of the Hacker Community. Hacking is a journey, not a destination!
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
It was at the Tech Model Railroad Club that it all began, we talked about it in a previous article, that famous Club of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...

Discovering Predatory Sparrow: Identity, Goals, and Digital Arsenal of the Mysterious Threat Actor
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
On June 17, 2025, a cyber attack paralyzed Bank Sepah, one of Iran's major financial institutions. The attack was claimed by the Predatory Sparrow group, already known for its destructive...

Famous hackers: the sad story of Jonathan James, aka c0mrade.
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
He was born on December 12, 1983, in a small village called Pinecrest located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. His father was a computer programmer and his mother was a housewife....

Famous Hackers: The Story of Gary McKinnon.
Redazione RHC - July 1st, 2025
A few months after the attacks on the World Trade Center, a strange message appeared on a U.S. Army computer: "Your security system is shit" it read. "I am Alone....
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