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Author: Redazione RHC

Redazione RHC

The Red Hot Cyber Editorial Team provides daily updates on bugs, data breaches, and global threats. Every piece of content is validated by our community of experts, including Pietro Melillo, Massimiliano Brolli, Sandro Sana, Olivia Terragni, and Stefano Gazzella.

Through synergy with our industry-leading partners—such as Accenture, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro, and Fortinet—we transform technical complexity into collective awareness. We ensure information accuracy by analyzing primary sources and maintaining a rigorous technical peer-review process.

Anonymity for Sale: Russian SIM Card Market Thrives Amid Regulations

Efforts by legislators and law enforcement to combat money laundering and more complex SIM card verification procedures have not significantly weakened the position of anonymous number dealers. This conclusion emerges...
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Hackers Compromise 120k IP Cameras for Pornographic Videos

South Korean police have reported the arrest of four individuals who, presumably independently, compromised over 120,000 IP cameras. According to investigators, at least two of them did so to steal...
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Microsoft Fixes Old Windows LNK Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

Microsoft has quietly patched a long-standing Windows vulnerability that has been exploited in real-world attacks for several years. The update was released on November's Patch Tuesday, despite the company having...
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Critical Vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor Exploited

During the registration process, a critical security flaw (CVE-2025-8489) in the King Addons WordPress Elementor plugin was exploited by attackers, allowing them to gain administrative privileges via a privilege escalation...
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Google Discover AI Headlines: Revolutionizing News Feed or Clickbait Nightmare?

Google is testing AI-generated headlines in its Discover feed, replacing original news headlines with original ones. Sean Hollister, editor-in-chief of The Verge, reported this , noting that short and often...
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Storm-0900 Phishing Campaign Spreads XWorm Malware

Over the holiday season, a coordinated attack was detected and blocked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence security analysts, involving tens of thousands of emails crafted to deceive recipients. The cybercriminal group...
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Windows 10 Still Running on 1 Billion PCs, Upgrade to Windows 11 Urged

Windows 10 has been officially retired, but it still runs on approximately one billion personal computers worldwide. A significant number of devices are technically ready to upgrade to Windows 11,...
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Secure AI Integration in OT Systems: Key Principles and Best Practices

Since ChatGPT's public release in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has been integrated into many aspects of human society. For owners and operators of critical infrastructure, AI can be used...
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Critical Vulnerability in Iskra iHUB Devices Exposed

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in smart metering infrastructure, which could expose utility networks to remote takeover risks. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued...
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Roblox Down Russia

Today, the Roblox gaming platform went offline in Russia. However, international services that monitor network outages reported no issues during the same period. The main complaints concerned the inability to...
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