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What is cyber hacktivism? History, motivations, hacking, consequences, and evolution.
Di Redazione RHC - 19/07/2025

The term “hacktivism” is a combination of the English terms “hacking” and “hacktivism” and was coined to describe the use of computer hacking for political or socia...

Disloyal employees. Let’s find out who they are and how to protect ourselves from this growing threat.
Di Redazione RHC - 19/07/2025

In the digital age, cybersecurity is a critical issue for any company handling sensitive data. However, not all risks are external. In fact, employees themselves often pose a threat to an organization...

Bullying and cyberbullying: what it is and how to protect yourself.
Di Redazione RHC - 19/07/2025

News reports are highlighting an ever-increasing number of cases of cyberbullying, some with dramatic outcomes (see incitement to suicide). Cyberbullying is a new form of psychological violence, an in...

What are Botnets? A Journey Through Malware, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and OSINT
Di Redazione RHC - 16/07/2025

The Internet provides a sea of information. We often talk on RHC about Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), i.e. those intelligence disciplines that deal with the rese...

What is a zero-day and the risk of targeted cyber attacks
Di Redazione RHC - 16/07/2025

Zero-day vulnerabilities are one of the greatest cybersecurity risks for organizations. These are unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities that attackers exploit to penetrate computer systems and comprom...

Latvian Government Database Compromised: Over 1.6 Million Government Data Lines!

- July 8th, 2024

A malicious actor has claimed to have leaked a database containing over 1.6 million lines of data from the Latvian government. The data breach, dated July 7, 2024, includes all...

  

Threat Actors Steal 5.90 GB of Sensitive Data from the Fiscalía General del Estado de Veracruz!

- July 8th, 2024

In an era where cybersecurity has become crucial for protecting sensitive data, a recent leak has revealed an alleged security breach at the Fiscalía General del Estado de Veracruz. A...

  

Dangerous 0day Windows LPE Vulnerability for Sale in the Underground

- July 7th, 2024

A malicious actor, under the name "tikila", has posted an advertisement on a hacking forum for the sale of a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability for Windows. According to the...

  

Europol Breached: Secret Documents for Sale on the Dark Web

- July 7th, 2024

July 6, 2024: A well-known user of the BreachForums, IntelBroker, has recently announced the sale of a collection of crypto-related documents stolen from Europol's EPE platform. The data breach, which...

  

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