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Category: Cybercrime

Find the latest cybercrime news on Red Hot Cyber, with real-time updates on ransomware attacks, darknets, data breaches and cybercriminal activities worldwide. In-depth analysis of threat actors, attack techniques, underground markets and digital crime trends, helping professionals and organizations stay informed, aware and protected in an evolving threat landscape.

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Supply Chain Attack: How Notepad++ Was Compromised via CVE-2025-15556

In cybersecurity, we often focus on finding complex bugs in source code, ignoring the fact that end-user trust is built on a much simpler foundation: a download link. The Notepad++...

Smartphones rented without your knowledge: Google dismantles a global proxy network

Android has never been so exploited, at least according to the latest developments reported by a recent investigation. Google announced that it has dismantled what may be the largest network...

Beware of “I am not a robot”: the malware trap that uses Google Calendar.

A new threat is lurking, exploiting our greatest weakness: habit. How many times, in fact, do you find yourself clicking on verification boxes without thinking twice? Now, it seems that...

WinRAR as a Weapon: Google Discovers a Vulnerability Exploited by APTs and Cybercriminals

The WinRAR security flaw, which emerged last summer, has become more widespread than expected. Several organizations, both common criminals and nationally funded APT groups, are actively exploiting this vulnerability, as...

A blow to the heart of cybercrime: RAMP taken offline. The “temple” of ransomware falls!

The RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) forum, one of the main hubs of the international cybercrime underground, has been officially shut down and seized by US law enforcement . The news...

The Thin Red Line of Criminal Liability in Cybersecurity

This article is the first in a series of three articles exploring the delicate relationship between cybersecurity professionals and the current regulatory framework. In this first installment, we will analyze...

LockBit 5.0 Ransomware: New Threats and Advanced Tactics

The LockBit group, which many had quickly dismissed after high-profile failures and leaks, unexpectedly returned to the scene. In the fall of 2025, it unveiled a new version of its...

Cybersecurity in Local Administrations: The Hidden Risk

There's a convenient misconception in Italy: thinking that cybersecurity is a matter for ministries or large strategic players. It's reassuring. And it's wrong. In the real design of public connectivity,...

Understanding Data Breach: Protecting Sensitive Information

One of the most common mistakes, despite the GDPR's implementation since 2018, is to consider only security breaches involving sensitive data as data breaches. This is often a fatal error...

Burnout in Cybersecurity: The Hidden Risk to Your Organization

In the world of cybersecurity, we often talk about attacks, vulnerabilities, and incidents. Less is said about a silent variable that runs through the entire sector: fatigue . Not end-of-day...