Flame, (also known as Flamer, sKyWIper, Skywiper), is a modular computer malware discovered in 2012 that attacked Middle Eastern target computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system. The program’s primary purpose was cyber espionage, aimed at gathering intelligence in Middle Eastern countries. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs told the BBC that it believes the malware, known as Flame, has been operational since August 2010, so it’s likely that its development occurred very close to the time the Stuxnet malware was written. The malware is highly sophisticated, though unconfirmed, and appears to have been written by US-sponsored experts in conjunction with the Israeli

Cybercrime is increasingly looming over the unfortunate online world. Fake profiles and scams are rampant on social networks, which, even with the best artificial intelligence, struggle to keep up with a phenomenon that generates scams of all kinds. This column aims to raise awareness among everyone about the ever-increasing number of online scams, primarily originating from emails and social networks. This will be done through first-person stories told by the unfortunate victims, providing a final lesson learned. Author : Massimiliano Brolli Pasquale’s experience Hi guys, my name is Pasquale, I’m 55 years old and I’ve had an online bank account for a

Very little has been said about this event, which I personally consider strategically important and a sign of a major shift in the management of undocumented vulnerabilities in Italy. In March 2024, I wrote an article describing a nearly bleak Italian landscape: the culture of undocumented bugs, or zero-days, was practically nonexistent, and there was no active CNA (CVE Numbering Authority) in our country. Vulnerability management is often left to chance or, worse, hidden behind a veil of secrecy and incapable of fostering dialogue with the research community. That piece, published on Red Hot Cyber, ricocheted across social media and sparked widespread

Have you ever been told that if you find a USB flash drive on the ground, you shouldn’t plug it into your computer? Today, we’ll explain why you shouldn’t do that through a proof of concept (PoC). In this post, we’ll show you how to create a malicious USB that can infect a computer in seconds. A few lines of history. In 2010, the media reported a virus that had successfully infected a nuclear power plant in Iran. This malware, called Stuxnet, slowed down the centrifuges that enriched uranium, increasing the pressure to critical points. The plant had sensors that allowed it

For decades, we have celebrated digital as the promise of a more connected, efficient, and democratic future. But today, looking around, a subtle and disturbing question arises: What if we have truly entered the era of digital decadence? An era in which technology, once the engine of progress, is turning into a heavy burden, leading to misinformation, dependency, and above all, dehumanization—where digital promises us everything, but slowly takes away what makes us human. In this article, I want to share some “signals” that I have been observing for some time and trying to contextualize. Subtle but increasingly evident clues show how

The Industroyer malware, also known as Crashoverride, was a framework developed by Russian hackers, deployed in 2016 against Ukraine’s power grid. The attack left Kiev without power for an hour. The malware was considered an evolution of previous strains such as Havex and BlackEnergy, which had previously been used against power grids. However, unlike Havex and BlackEnergy (which were more similar to generic Windows malware deployed against systems running industrial systems), Industroyer contained components specifically designed to interact with Siemens power grid equipment. The Industroyer malware Six months after a hacking attack that caused a blackout in Kiev, Ukraine, security researchers warned