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In Nepal, people are dying for social media! 19 people lost their lives trying to get Facebook back
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
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
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...
Discover the Dark Web: Access, Secrets, and Helpful Links to the Onion Network
The Dark Web is a part of the internet that cannot be reached with standard browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge). To access it, you need to use specific tools like the Tor Browser, which guarantees anonym...
AI A2 detected 102 0-day bugs and created exploits in Android apps for $1.77
Artificial intelligence systems have been criticized for creating confusing vulnerability reports and inundating open-source developers with irrelevant complaints. But researchers at Nanjing Universit...
$16 billion in stolen Apple, Meta, and Google credentials up for sale for $121,000
The Darklab team, Red Hot Cyber‘s community of threat intelligence experts, has identified an ad on the dark web marketplace “Tor Amazon”, the criminal counterpart of the popular e-commerce site on th...
Red Hot Cyber Conference 2026: Sponsorships Open for the Fifth Edition in Rome
The Red Hot Cyber Conference has become a regular event for the Red Hot Cyber community and for anyone working in or interested in the world of digital technologies and cybersecurity. The fifth editio...
Hexstrike AI unleashes chaos! Zero-days exploited in record time
The release of Hexstrike-AI marks a turning point in the cybersecurity landscape. The framework, billed as a next-generation tool for red teams and researchers, is capable of orchestrating over 150 sp...
LockBit 5.0: Signs of a New and Possible “Rebirth”?
LockBit represents one of the longest-running and most structured ransomware gangs of recent years, with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model that has profoundly impacted the criminal ecosystem. Fol...
The KING of DDoS! Cloudflare blocks a monstrous 11.5 terabit-per-second attack.
The record for the largest DDoS attack ever recorded in June 2025 has already been broken. Cloudflare said it recently blocked the largest DDoS attack in history, which peaked at 11.5 Tbps. “Cloudflar...
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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...

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 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...

The Dark Web is a part of the internet that cannot be reached with standard browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge). To access it, you need to use specific tools like the Tor Browser, which guarantees anonym...

Artificial intelligence systems have been criticized for creating confusing vulnerability reports and inundating open-source developers with irrelevant complaints. But researchers at Nanjing Universit...
What is a False Flag in Cybersecurity: From its Origins to Its Use in Malware and National Security Attacks
Chinese humanoid robot replaces its own battery and works 24 hours a day
Gmail introduces Shielded Email. Temporary email to fight spam and protect your privacy.
Google files suit against the BadBox2.0 botnet! A thought-provoking lawsuit against unknown individuals
Jen-Hsun Huang: “I was born Chinese and became Chinese-American.” The ban on AI chips in China is a grave mistake.
What is Social Engineering? Uncovering an increasingly pervasive threat.

What is a False Flag in Cybersecurity: From its Origins to Its Use in Malware and National Security Attacks
Redazione RHC - July 20th, 2025
In the vast world of cybersecurity, an often controversial and highly intriguing practice is that of "false flags." This term, originally used in the context of military operations and intelligence,...

Chinese humanoid robot replaces its own battery and works 24 hours a day
Redazione RHC - July 20th, 2025
The presentation of the Walker S2 represents a major step forward in the operational autonomy of humanoid robots. Thanks to the ability to autonomously replace its own battery, the robot...

Gmail introduces Shielded Email. Temporary email to fight spam and protect your privacy.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
Google continues to actively develop Gmail, adding new features with elements of artificial intelligence to the email service. These updates make using email more convenient, but at the same time,...

Google files suit against the BadBox2.0 botnet! A thought-provoking lawsuit against unknown individuals
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 botnet, accusing them of orchestrating a global fraud targeting the company's advertising platforms. BadBox is Android...

Jen-Hsun Huang: “I was born Chinese and became Chinese-American.” The ban on AI chips in China is a grave mistake.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
According to Fast Technology on July 18, Jen-Hsun Huang told Chinese media about his origins, explaining that he was born Chinese and then became Chinese-American. He emphasized how China is...

What is Social Engineering? Uncovering an increasingly pervasive threat.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
Social engineering is a psychological manipulation technique used to gain unauthorized access or information. Attackers exploit people's natural tendency to rely on trust and courtesy to convince them to provide...
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