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Roblox Down Russia

Redazione RHC 03/12/2025

Today, the Roblox gaming platform went offline in Russia. However, international services that monitor network outages reported no issues during the same period. The main complaints concerned the inability to access the website or use the platform’s web app . According to data from Detector404 and Sboy.rf , the sharp increase in complaints about Roblox’s unavailability began around 11:30 a.m. Moscow time. However, as the Durova’s Code portal points out, international outage monitoring services have not recorded any problems. The resource’s correspondents outside Russia have also confirmed that access to Roblox is functioning normally. In comments about monitoring services, many users directly

Bloody Wolf Attacks Central Asia with NetSupport RAT via Java Exploits

Redazione RHC 29/11/2025

Group-IB specialists have recorded new attacks by the Bloody Wolf hacker group, which has been targeting Kyrgyzstan since June 2025 and has expanded its operations to Uzbekistan since October. The financial sector, government agencies, and IT companies are at risk. According to researchers, the attackers are impersonating the Kyrgyz Ministry of Justice, using fake PDF documents and seemingly legitimate domains, but are actually distributing Java archives (JARs) containing the NetSupport RAT malware. Bloody Wolf has been active since at least the end of 2023. Previously, the group targeted Kazakhstan and Russia, distributing STRRAT and NetSupport via phishing attacks. The group’s geographic reach

CEO Scam: How to Protect Your Company from Business Email Compromise

Redazione RHC 28/11/2025

This morning, Paragon Sec was contacted by an Italian company that had been the victim of a new fraud attempt known as the CEO Scam . The accounting department received an urgent email, apparently from their CEO, requesting immediate payment of a €4,000 invoice. The message, accompanied by a seemingly authentic invoice, indicated the need for an immediate transfer. The employee in charge of payments, believing he was following a direct order from his manager, made the transfer without further verification . Only later did the bank discover that the IBAN indicated was associated with a fraudulent entity and promptly blocked the

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