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Cloudflare Mitigates 7.3 Terabits Per Second Attack. Imagine 9350 HD Movies Downloaded in 45 Seconds
In mid-May 2025, Cloudflare blocked the largest DDoS attack ever recorded: 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). This event comes shortly after the release of the DDoS Threat Report for Q1 2025 on April 27, 2025, which highlighted attacks reaching 6.5
Your VPN is a Trojan! Here are 17 Free Apps Made in China That Spy on You While Google and Apple Get Fat
“If you don’t pay for the service, you are the product. This is true for social networks, but also for free VPNs: your data, your privacy, is often the real price to pay. Researchers at the Tech Transparency Projecthave reported that
Murders Like a Drink! Dark Web Recruits Kids With Encrypted Apps in Europe
A worrying criminal trend is taking hold in Europe: criminal gangs are using encrypted apps to recruit teenagers as young as 14 to commit violent crimes, including contract killings. These are not detective dramas, but real-life cases of young people
“Byte The Silence”: RHC’s Free Shock Comic About Cyberbullying Out Today!
Today, June 23, 2025, “Byte The Silence” is released, the new comic about cyberbullying created by Red Hot Cyber, is available from today for free in electronic format, on our Academy platform. This is the fourth episode of the comic
22,000 Sites At Risk: New Motors WordPress Vulnerability Allows Total Hacking
Redazione RHC - June 25th, 2025
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress Motors theme, allowing them to hijack administrator accounts and take complete control of the target site. The malicious activity was...
Qilin & Associates Law Firm: Ransomware Hires Lawyers, Launches “Intimidation Package”
Redazione RHC - June 25th, 2025
The developers of the Qilin ransomware (recently interviewed by us) offered their partners the help and advice of a team of lawyers, so that they could put pressure on the...
US-Iran Cyberwar: DHS Raises Alarm, American Networks Under Attack
Redazione RHC - June 24th, 2025
The United States has warned of possible cyber attacks by pro-Iranian groups following a series of airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, as part of the armed conflict between Iran and...
“Jailbreak as a Service” is Coming: 60 Euros a Month to Purchase Cybercrime-Ready AI Systems
Redazione RHC - June 24th, 2025
According to a report by Cato Networks, cybercriminals continue to actively use LLM patterns in their attacks. Specifically, we are talking about versions of theGrok and Mixtral patterns that have been deliberately modified to bypass...
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