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The Evil Purr – DarkLab Interview to HellCat Ransomware!
HellCat ransomware appeared in the second half of 2024 with and it has attracted the attentions of analysts thanks to...
RHC Dark Lab - March 30, 2025
Cybercrime
VanHelsing RaaS: An Expanding Ransomware-as-a-Service Model
The ransomware threat landscape is constantly evolving, with increasingly structured groups adopting sophisticated strategies to maximize profits. VanHelsing is a...
Pietro Melillo - March 22, 2025
innovation
NIST selects second PQC Key Encapsulation algorithm
The fourth round of the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) competition has selected...
Tara Lie - March 18, 2025
Cyberpolitics
Paragon Spyware – Let’s talk about privacy and governments
Politics, information technology, and privacy. A triad continually seeking balance with a history of conflict that originates from the introduction...
Alessio Stefan - March 18, 2025
Cyberpolitics
Beyond the Dark Storm’s attack on X: how hacktivism’s Illusion reinforces the System
The Dark Storm attack on X (formerly Twitter) has been significant for several reasons. The attack on March 10 2025...
Olivia Terragni - March 18, 2025
Cybercrime
Babuk Locker 2.0: The New Ransomware Affiliate Program
Babuk, one of the most notorious ransomware groups in cybercrime, has launched the Babuk Locker 2.0 Affiliate Program 2025, an...
Pietro Melillo - March 13, 2025
Cybercrime
NightSpire: A New Player in the Ransomware Landscape
During our reconnaissance into the underground world and criminal groups conducted by Red Hot Cyber's threat intelligence laboratory DarkLab, we...
Pietro Melillo - March 12, 2025
Cybercrime
Crazyhunter: The Ransomware with the Three-Dimensional Data Annihilation System That Redefines Data Destruction
In the reconnaissance of the world of the underground and criminal groups carried out by Red Hot Cyber's DarkLab threat...
Pietro Melillo - March 10, 2025
innovation
Interviewing ChatGPT: the AI that feels human, to its Asperger’s users.
Have you ever experienced that ChatGPT recognizes who it is talking to? I share my ChatGPT account with my spouse,...
Ashleigh Crause - March 7, 2025
Cybercrime
Akira Ransomware: The New Threat Using Webcams as Entry Points
Akira represents one of the most recent ransomware threats capable of bypassing traditional organizational defense mechanisms. A recent case analyzed...
Pietro Melillo - March 7, 2025
Cybercrime
Possible breach at Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the Qilin Ransomware group claims responsibility for the attack
The Qilin Ransomware group claims to have compromised the systems of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stealing private correspondence, personal...
Pietro Melillo - March 7, 2025
Cybercrime
Analysis of Recorded Future’s CVE Report – February 2025
The monthly Recorded Future CVE report for February 2025 provides a detailed overview of current cybersecurity threats, highlighting a slight...
Sandro Sana - March 5, 2025
“Cleaning Up” Windows Update! Microsoft Declares War on Drivers Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft announced that it will periodically remove outdated drivers from the Windows Update Catalog to reduce risk and improve compatibility. "The goal of this initiative is to provide the best set of...
Cyberspace: The Invisible Thread Between War and Peace
How Iran-Israel’s Digital War Redefines Security, Diplomacy, and the Global Future? Since June 12, a 700% increase in cyber activity has been detected, resulting in a wave of DDoS attacks,...
Cloudflare Mitigates 7.3 Terabits Per Second Attack. Imagine 9350 HD Movies Downloaded in 45 Seconds
In mid-May 2025, Cloudflare blocked the largest DDoS attack ever recorded: 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). This event comes shortly after the release of the DDoS Threat Report for Q1...
Myth: If I use a VPN, I am completely safe even on open and unsecured WiFi networks
Many believe that using a VPN guarantees total protection while browsing, even on completely open and unsafe WiFi networks. Although VPNs are effective tools for encrypting traffic and preventing data...
Murders Like a Drink! Dark Web Recruits Kids With Encrypted Apps in Europe
A worrying criminal trend is taking hold in Europe: criminal gangs are using encrypted apps to recruit teenagers as young as 14 to commit violent crimes, including contract killings. These...
“Byte The Silence”: RHC’s Free Shock Comic About Cyberbullying Out Today!
Today, June 23, 2025, "Byte The Silence" is released, the new comic about cyberbullying created by Red Hot Cyber, is available from today for free in electronic format, on our...
Breadcrumbing: Understanding Emotional Manipulation to Better Defend Yourself in the Digital Domain
This article aims to explore the phenomenon of breadcrumbing from a psychological perspective, metaphorically linking it to the insidious strategies that attackers use in cybersecurity. We will discover how understanding...
Connected and Vulnerable: How to Secure OT and ICS in 2025
In today's interconnected world, cybersecurity is not just about protecting information. Today, most devices and physical tools are connected to the network in some way. Whether for its structural operation...
Smart TV or Living Room Spies? Here’s How They’re Monitoring You
Many owners of smart TV operating systems are increasingly finding themselves caught in a conflict that rages between the desire to preserve viewer privacy and pressure from the advertising industry....
Android Under Attack: Godfather Malware Now Uses Virtualization to Fool Everyone
A new version of Android malware Godfather has been discovered that creates isolated virtual environments on mobile devices to steal data from banking applications. Recall that Godfather was first discovered in March...
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