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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...
The World of Cybercrime: From Profit-Seeking Criminals to Hacktivists and State-Owned Hackers
What is cyber hacktivism? History, motivations, hacking, consequences, and evolution.
Disloyal employees. Let’s find out who they are and how to protect ourselves from this growing threat.
Bullying and cyberbullying: what it is and how to protect yourself.
What is Electronic Warfare (EW). Superiority in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
What is SIM Swapping? Here’s how it works.

The World of Cybercrime: From Profit-Seeking Criminals to Hacktivists and State-Owned Hackers
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
The increasingly widespread use of digital technologies has opened up new opportunities for cybercriminals operating online, giving rise to a veritable cybercrime ecosystem. In this context, various actors can jeopardize...

What is cyber hacktivism? History, motivations, hacking, consequences, and evolution.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 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 social purposes. It is...

Disloyal employees. Let’s find out who they are and how to protect ourselves from this growing threat.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 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...

Bullying and cyberbullying: what it is and how to protect yourself.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 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 invasion and...

What is Electronic Warfare (EW). Superiority in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
Electronic Warfare (EW) is one of the most sophisticated and strategically relevant disciplines in modern security. In an age dominated by technology, where information superiority can decide the outcome of...

What is SIM Swapping? Here’s how it works.
Redazione RHC - July 19th, 2025
These days, smartphones are in practically everyone's pockets. We use them for entertainment, sending messages, storing notes, taking photos, transferring money, and even "making phone calls," which is what they...
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