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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...

Xi Jinping and the Chinese APT’s Ambition
Di Alessio Stefan - 08/09/2025

The post-COVID macro political movements, including ongoing conflicts, have prompted a majority of states to shift their medium- to long-term political objectives. Clearly, a paradigm shift has been v...

Salesloft Cyber Attack: Chatbot Drift Temporarily Disabled
Di Redazione RHC - 07/09/2025

Salesloft announced that it would temporarily deactivate its AI-powered chatbot Drift on September 5, after several companies were hit by a massive supply chain attack. The incident resulted in the ma...

WannaCry: The Ransomware That Changed the World of Cybersecurity

May 12, 2017, was a special day. For many, it will mean nothing, but others will remember it well, because it was a hectic and eventful day as the ...
Massimiliano Brolli - 03/08/2025 - 11:00

What is spyware: how it works and how it affects. The complete guide.

Spyware is malware (malicious programs) designed to infiltrate users' computer systems to monitor their activities and collect personal information. ...
Redazione RHC - 03/08/2025 - 10:57

Discovering Wipers: The Silent Threat That Ruthlessly Destroys Data

Wider malware (in Italian "eliminator" or "deleter") is a type of malicious software designed to destroy or "erase" data and files on the computer sy...
Redazione RHC - 03/08/2025 - 10:56

What are Remote Access Trojans (RATs): The menacing shadow behind spam emails

Remote Access Trojans (RATs), or Remote Access Trojans, are a category of malware. They are designed to allow attackers to remotely control an infecte...
Redazione RHC - 03/08/2025 - 10:54

Elk Cloner. The first computer virus in history.

In the late 1990s, when the Internet was still very young, it was common for tech-savvy kids to scare their friends by controlling (or, in Internet pa...
Redazione RHC - 03/08/2025 - 10:53

SoftBank launches 4G and 5G base stations on stratospheric airships

SoftBank has announced that trials of 4G and 5G base stations installed on airships will begin in Japan in 2026. The airships will lift the equipment ...
Redazione RHC - 03/08/2025 - 09:38
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WannaCry: The Ransomware That Changed the World of Cybersecurity

- August 3rd, 2025

May 12, 2017, was a special day. For many, it will mean nothing, but others will remember it well, because it was a hectic and eventful day as the world...

  

What is spyware: how it works and how it affects. The complete guide.

- August 3rd, 2025

Spyware is malware (malicious programs) designed to infiltrate users' computer systems to monitor their activities and collect personal information. These programs can be installed on devices without the user's consent...

  

Discovering Wipers: The Silent Threat That Ruthlessly Destroys Data

- August 3rd, 2025

Wider malware (in Italian "eliminator" or "deleter") is a type of malicious software designed to destroy or "erase" data and files on the computer systems it infects. Unlike other types...

  

What are Remote Access Trojans (RATs): The menacing shadow behind spam emails

- August 3rd, 2025

Remote Access Trojans (RATs), or Remote Access Trojans, are a category of malware. They are designed to allow attackers to remotely control an infected device. This malware is particularly dangerous...

  

Elk Cloner. The first computer virus in history.

- August 3rd, 2025

In the late 1990s, when the Internet was still very young, it was common for tech-savvy kids to scare their friends by controlling (or, in Internet parlance, "trolling") their PCs...

  

SoftBank launches 4G and 5G base stations on stratospheric airships

- August 3rd, 2025

SoftBank has announced that trials of 4G and 5G base stations installed on airships will begin in Japan in 2026. The airships will lift the equipment to an altitude of...

  

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