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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.

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Microsoft 365 Under Attack: How Hackers Use Direct Send to Send Phishing Emails

A sophisticated phishing campaign that targeted over 70 organizations by exploiting Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature. The campaign, which began in May 2025 and has shown steady activity over the...

He died because of ransomware! Another victim joins the list

This is not the first time that a cyber attack has resulted in the loss of human lives.We had already discussed it in the article "I deferichò per il ransomware....

REvil: Sentenced but then set free. The most controversial court case ever

Do you remember the infamous REvil cyber gang? The Russian hacker group responsible for some of the most devastating ransomware attacks in the early days of this global threat, known...

Shock in France: the gentlemen of BreachForums were twenty-year-old French citizens!

Shocking news in France: one of the largest global cybercrime networks dismantled. The BreachForum hackers were… French. French authorities have busted a large cybercrime operation, arresting five young French hackers...

“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Microsoft announced that it will periodically remove outdated drivers from the Windows Update Catalog to reduce risk and improve compatibility.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...

Kill Switch! Donald Trump’s Digital Weapon Threatening Europe

Donald Trump's return to the White House has becomea painful reminder for Europe of its main digital vulnerability: the "kill switch" effectively controlled by the United States. Political risks that...

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...

Your VPN is a Trojan! Here are 17 Free Apps Made in China That Spy on You While Google and Apple Get Fat

"If you don't pay for the service, you are the product. This is true for social networks, but also for free VPNs: your data, your privacy, is often the real...
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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...

FortiGate Under Attack: Tools for Mass Exploitation of Exposed APIs for Sale

A new and alarming development is shaking up the cybersecurity landscape: a malicious actor has advertised on the dark web a highly sophisticated exploit aimed at compromising FortiGate devices. A...