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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.

Taiwan Cracks Down on Submarine Cable Sabotage with New Laws

In recent years, Taiwan's underwater infrastructure—electricity cables, gas pipelines, and water systems—has been damaged on several occasions, particularly communications cables. On December 9, the Legislative Yuan passed a third reading...
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CISA Warns: Avoid Personal VPNs for Secure Mobile Communications

In new mobile communications advisories, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a stern warning to smartphone owners : avoid using personal VPN services. The document, aimed...
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Passwordless Authentication: The Future of Secure Online Access

Using passwords to access online accounts is no longer as secure as it once was. In fact, passwords are now one of the most common vulnerabilities used by cybercriminals to...
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Critical PromptPwnd Vulnerability Exposes AI-Powered GitLab, GitHub Pipelines

A critical vulnerability, identified as "PromptPwnd," affects AI agents that are integrated into the GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions pipelines. Through this vulnerability, attackers are able to inject malicious commands...
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LLM-Powered Malware: The Future of Autonomous Cyber Threats

Researchers at Netskope Threat Labs have just published a new analysis on the possibility of creating autonomous malware built exclusively from Large Language Models (LLMs), eliminating the need to encode...
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Malaysia Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining Thefts

Thieves usually target tangible assets: cash or non-cash, jewelry, cars. But with cryptocurrencies, things are much stranger. Malaysian police are hunting down around 14,000 illegal Bitcoin mining companies that have...
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Australia Bans Social Media for Under 16s: What You Need to Know

Australia is soon to introduce groundbreaking legislation banning social media access for children under 16, an initiative that will set a precedent worldwide. A similar measure will soon be adopted...
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Palo Alto Networks VPN Vulnerability Exploited by Hackers

An increasingly aggressive campaign, directly targeting remote access infrastructure, has prompted threat actors to actively attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect VPN portals . On December 5,...
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US Brothers Accused of Destroying 96 Databases with AI

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter of deleting 96 databases containing sensitive information, including investigative records and documents requested under the Freedom of...
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US Seizes Phishing Site Used by Myanmar Scammers to Steal Millions

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the shutdown of a phishing website used by scammers in Myanmar to steal thousands of dollars from victims. According to the department, the...
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