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Author: Redazione RHC

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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.

Rare Earths: What They Are and Why They Matter More Than Oil in Today’s World

We often hear about the so-called "Rare Earths". This is a set of seventeen metallic elements. These include the fifteen lanthanides on the periodic table , plus scandium and yttrium...
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A journey into the world of OT/ICS: What are SCADA servers?

The world of OT (Operational Technology) and ICS (Industrial Control Systems) is closely related to SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. In industrial automation, SCADA systems play a fundamental...
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Quishing: What it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself

Quishing is an emerging form of cyberattack that combines traditional phishing with the use of QR codes , tools now familiar to many. The term " quishing " is a...
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Password Managers: A Complete Guide to Choosing and Using Them

Passwords: how important are they in our digital lives? How many times have we reported this on our pages? Most digital activities— from social media to banking to online shopping...
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Kraken Arrives: The New Ransomware That Assesses Your Environment to Inflict Maximum Damage

Cisco Talos researchers have detected an active wave of attacks using a new ransomware called Kraken. The group began operating in February 2025 and uses double-extortion methods, without targeting specific...
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North Korea reorganizes its intelligence with a new agency

North Korea has restructured its intelligence hierarchy, transforming the former Intelligence Agency into a structure with a much broader mandate. The new body, called the General Intelligence Directorate (GIRD), brings...
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What are PsyOps? Exploring mind manipulation in the digital age.

Psychological operations, commonly known as PsyOps, are a significant and often poorly understood element of military and security strategy . These operations involve the use of psychological tactics to influence...
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Critical Vulnerability in FortiWeb: Fortinet and CISA Recommend Urgent Updates

Fortinet has confirmed the discovery of a critical relative path vulnerability (CWE-23) in FortiWeb devices, identified as CVE-2025-64446 and registered as IR Number FG-IR-25-910 . The flaw, published on November...
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IndonesianFoods: The Worm That’s Wreaking Havoc on npm and Created 100,000 Packages

A self-propagating worm, named IndonesianFoods , has been discovered in npm . It generates new packets every seven seconds. According to Sonatype, the malware has already created over 100,000 packets...
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Two-Factor Authentication and MFA: Protect Your Accounts in 3 Easy Steps!

Two-factor authentication (2FA) , or more commonly, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) , is an effective solution for protecting our online accounts. With the rise of cyberattacks and identity theft, it's crucial...
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