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Active Defense and Hackback: The Legal Labyrinth of Cybersecurity Culture

Active Defense and Hackback: The Legal Labyrinth of Cybersecurity

In our previous article, we explored how the cybersecurity professional's role as guarantor clashes with classic scenarios such as unauthorized...
Paolo Galdieri - January 27, 2026
And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office Cyber News

And let the phishing begin! Microsoft is taking action against a zero-day exploit already exploited in Office

Once again, Microsoft was forced to quickly fix some flaws. The company has released unscheduled patches for Microsoft Office, addressing...
Pietro Melillo - January 27, 2026
ServiceNow Under Attack: How an Email Can Open the Doors to Your Business Cyber News

ServiceNow Under Attack: How an Email Can Open the Doors to Your Business

The recent discovery of a vulnerability in ServiceNow’s AI platform has shaken the cybersecurity industry. This flaw, characterized by an...
Redazione RHC - January 27, 2026
33,000 tons of iron… and an investigation where AIS and logs are cyber intelligence traps Cyberpolitics

33,000 tons of iron… and an investigation where AIS and logs are cyber intelligence traps

A recent operation in the port of Brindisi, conducted by the Guardia di Finanza in collaboration with the Customs and...
Roberto Villani - January 27, 2026
Email Security Under Pressure: Phishing Kits to Double in 2025 Cyber News

Email Security Under Pressure: Phishing Kits to Double in 2025

According to Barracuda’s Phishing Report 2025 , the number of phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kits is expected to double by 2025, placing...
Redazione RHC - January 26, 2026
How a simple Visual Studio Code file can become a backdoor for state-run hackers Cyber News

How a simple Visual Studio Code file can become a backdoor for state-run hackers

Security researchers have recently observed a worrying evolution in the offensive tactics attributed to North Korean-linked actors as part of...
Redazione RHC - January 26, 2026

OpenAI API Logs Vulnerability Exposed: Data Exfiltration Risk

Imagine your chatbot worked properly and didn't display a malicious response to the user. But a leak still occurred later, in the most unexpected place, when the developer opened the...

PurpleBravo’s Contagious Interview: Malware Campaign Targets Global Firms

For over a year, the North Korean group PurpleBravo has been running a targeted malware campaign called “Contagious Interview,” using fake job interviews to attack companies in Europe, Asia, the...

KONNI Malware Targets Crypto Developers with AI-Powered Attacks

Check Point Research recently discovered a sophisticated phishing campaign orchestrated by KONNI , a threat group linked to North Korea . Historically focused on diplomatic targets in South Korea, the...

Zoom Security Alert: Critical Vulnerability in Node MMR Devices

Zoom Video Communications has issued an urgent security advisory for a critical vulnerability (identified as CVE-2026-22844 ) affecting its enterprise infrastructure. The issue involves a command injection flaw in Zoom...

LockBit 5.0 Ransomware: New Threats and Advanced Tactics

The LockBit group, which many had quickly dismissed after high-profile failures and leaks, unexpectedly returned to the scene. In the fall of 2025, it unveiled a new version of its...

Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 Actively Exploited

A critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-20045, has been discovered by Cisco and is being actively exploited in active attacks. Cisco has urged immediate patching, and...

Cybersecurity in Local Administrations: The Hidden Risk

There's a convenient misconception in Italy: thinking that cybersecurity is a matter for ministries or large strategic players. It's reassuring. And it's wrong. In the real design of public connectivity,...

UK Organizations Hit by Russia-Backed DDoS Attacks

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has issued a strong warning regarding a series of denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting British organizations. This phenomenon has not gone unnoticed by authorities, who...

GitLab Security Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-0723

An urgent security update has been released by GitLab for the Community (CE) and Enterprise (EE) editions to address several high-severity vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities expose installations to potential denial-of-service (DoS)...

Critical Telnetd Vulnerability in GNU InetUtils Allows Root Access

A critical security flaw has been discovered in the telnetd server component of GNU InetUtils, involving remote authentication bypass . A security researcher reported the vulnerability on January 19, 2026....

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