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The Great Firewall in the Spotlight: The Leak Revealing the Industrialization of Chinese Censorship
Di Redazione RHC - 16/09/2025

Edited by Luca Stivali and Olivia Terragni. On September 11, 2025, what can be defined as the largest leak ever suffered by the Great Firewall of China (GFW) exploded in the media, massively and massi...

OpenAI and Microsoft reach agreement to transform into a public utility company.
Di Redazione RHC - 13/09/2025

OpenAI has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to review its partnership, which could lead to the company’s transformation into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). If the trans...

Goodbye PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC! The great Windows 11 cleanup has begun.
Di Redazione RHC - 12/09/2025

Windows 11 users who have installed the September 2025 Update might think that practically nothing changes. At first glance, KB5065426 looks like a normal small patch that Microsoft distributes to eve...

Looking for Volodymyr Tymoshchuk! 11 million dollars for the Nefilim hacker
Di Redazione RHC - 12/09/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Ukrainian Volodymyr Tymoshchuk on seven counts of computer hacking and extortion. He is considered one of the most dangerous hackers of recent years. The in...

In Nepal, people are dying for social media! 19 people lost their lives trying to get Facebook back
Di Redazione RHC - 09/09/2025

In a dramatic reversal, Nepal has lifted the nationwide social media blackout imposed last week after it sparked massive youth protests and caused at least 19 deaths, according to local media. The dec...

Sentenced to 4.5 years for piracy: he sold DVDs and films online.

A U.S. court sentenced a Memphis resident to four and a half years in prison for selling digital copies of movies before their official release. Steve...
Redazione RHC - 13/09/2025 - 10:25

Samsung releases September 2025 security patch, fixing critical vulnerabilities.

A September 2025 security update has been released by Samsung to address a critical zero-day vulnerability that is currently being actively exploited....
Redazione RHC - 13/09/2025 - 10:16

Villager: The Kali Linux and DeepSeek Attack Tool That’s Alarming Experts

The experts at Straiker have announced a new tool called Villager, which has been downloaded nearly 10,000 times from the official PyPI repository sin...
Redazione RHC - 13/09/2025 - 10:04

LockBit 5.0 Hacked Again: XOXO from Prague Strikes Again

A déjà-vu with new implications. In May 2025, the LockBit ransomware collective suffered a severe blow: the defacement of the affiliate panel of versi...
Luca Stivali - 13/09/2025 - 09:46

Italy among the spyware giants! A solid third place after Israel and the US.

We're not exactly great at cybersecurity, but we're top of the class when it comes to spyware! According to an Atlantic Council study, the spyware ...
Redazione RHC - 12/09/2025 - 18:36

Windows 11: Microsoft Revamps File Explorer with Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft has begun testing new AI-powered features in File Explorer in Windows 11. These features will allow users to interact with images and docume...
Redazione RHC - 12/09/2025 - 17:58
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Sentenced to 4.5 years for piracy: he sold DVDs and films online.

- September 13th, 2025

A U.S. court sentenced a Memphis resident to four and a half years in prison for selling digital copies of movies before their official release. Steven R. Hale, 37, who...

  

Samsung releases September 2025 security patch, fixing critical vulnerabilities.

- September 13th, 2025

A September 2025 security update has been released by Samsung to address a critical zero-day vulnerability that is currently being actively exploited. This patch includes fixes for a total of...

  

Villager: The Kali Linux and DeepSeek Attack Tool That’s Alarming Experts

- September 13th, 2025

The experts at Straiker have announced a new tool called Villager, which has been downloaded nearly 10,000 times from the official PyPI repository since its release in July. The program...

  

LockBit 5.0 Hacked Again: XOXO from Prague Strikes Again

- September 13th, 2025

A déjà-vu with new implications. In May 2025, the LockBit ransomware collective suffered a severe blow: the defacement of the affiliate panel of version 4.0 by an unknown actor signing...

  

Italy among the spyware giants! A solid third place after Israel and the US.

- September 12th, 2025

We're not exactly great at cybersecurity, but we're top of the class when it comes to spyware! According to an Atlantic Council study, the spyware industry is booming as investors...

  

Windows 11: Microsoft Revamps File Explorer with Artificial Intelligence

- September 12th, 2025

Microsoft has begun testing new AI-powered features in File Explorer in Windows 11. These features will allow users to interact with images and documents directly from File Explorer, without having...

  

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