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RHC GhostSec interview: hacktivism in the shadows of terrorism and cyber conflict

RHC Dark Lab 12/06/2025

Ghost Security, also known as GhostSec, is a hacktivist group which emerged in the context of the cyber war against Islamic extremism. The first actions of the group date back to the aftermath of the attack on the Charlie Hebdo newsroom, January 2015. It is considered an offshoot of the Anonymous collective, from which it later partially broke away. GhostSec became known for its digital offensives against websites, social accounts and online infrastructure used by ISIS to spread propaganda and coordinate terrorist activities. The group claimed to have shut down hundreds of ISIS-affiliated accounts and helped thwart potential terrorist attacks by actively

RHC Interviews NOVA Ransomware – “Expect Dangerous Attacks. No One Is Safe.” | BLACKVIEW Series

RHC Dark Lab 02/06/2025

On May 10, 2025, the City of Pisa suffered a ransomware attack within their computer systems. The next day Nova claimed the attack and on the 21st of the same month threatened to publish 2TB of data stolen from the municipality’s servers. Nova RaaS appeared the first time in the April 2025 period making itself known for its direct and humiliating public communications to victims. From their DLS there does not appear to be a particular focus on specific sectors or states. Nova revamped predecessor RaLord by even going so far as to create a customized chat system for communications with their

RHC DarkLab Interviews Interlock Ransomware. “Don’t waste your energy and time. We will do it for you.”

RHC Dark Lab 02/12/2024

RHC DarkLab has always taken a unique and provocative approach in the fight against cyber threats, summed up by the motto: ‘One must know the Demons to learn how to counter them.’ This philosophy guides our ongoing commitment to understanding Threat Actors through face-to-face interviews to expose their techniques, tactics and procedures (TTPs) and improve the defences of those facing these insidious adversaries. Cyber gangs, such as Interlock, often present themselves with a mix of highly sophisticated motivations and skills, as demonstrated by recent attacks targeting seemingly secure systems such as FreeBSD. In many cases, they claim to act to fill gaps

RHC DarkLab Interview Stormous Ransomware. Between history, ideology, techniques and tactics

Redazione RHC 24/11/2024

The Stormous group represents a significant threat in the ransomware landscape: it has an established reputation for its targeted attacks and its overtly pro-Russian ideology. The group may have started operating in mid-2021, later becoming known for its aggressive presence on Telegram, its geopolitical motivations and its philosophy of attacking organisations perceived to be hostile to Russia, to which it declared its support, subsequently targeting the organisations of countries considered to be enemies, destabilising their organisations These include the United States, Western countries, India and Ukraine from 2022. However, their attacks in this way not only compromise the victims’ systems, but also

Herm1t Interview – From VX Heaven to the war gates!

Alessio Stefan 04/11/2024

This is the story of Herm1t, founder of VX-Heaven, hacker – currently active in protecting Ukraine from 2014 – and founder of RUH8 in fall 2015, told by means of an interview that sought to focus on its history, values and goals, while also trying to understand what are the most important elements that distinguish the ongoing cyber war between Russia and Ukraine. In our interview with Smelly, founder of VX-Underground, we explored a world committed to openly sharing as much malware-related data as possible. By amassing samples, papers, and articles into a centralised library, VX-Underground builds upon the legacy of VX-Heaven,

RHC interviews Qilin Ransomware! “Let’s play fair and wait for a worthy opponent on the field”

RHC Dark Lab 19/09/2024

Qilin (from Chinese :麒麟) is a legendary creature that appears in Chinese mythology and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or demise of a sage or illustrious ruler. The Qilin ransomware is a prime example of the growing complexity of cyber threats. Discovered in 2022, Qilin immediately attracted attention for its ability to target critical sectors such as healthcare and education, particularly in the regions of Africa and Asia. Written in Rust and C, Qilin offers an unprecedented level of customisation that sets it apart from most other ransomware. The operators behind this threat can change the extension of encrypted

RHC interviews RADAR and DISPOSSESSOR: “When it comes to security, the best defense is a good offense.”

RHC Dark Lab 25/07/2024

In our usual underground analysis activities, we came into contact with the cyber gang DISPOSSESSOR, which came to attention in February 2024 in the cyber threat landscape. Accessing their Data Leak Site (DLS) one immediately realizes a strong resemblance to that of the well-known cyber-gang LockBit, and even the number of views of individual posts, taking into account that it is a blog in the onion network, has nothing to envy the elite cyber-gang. This profound similarity suggests a possible reorganization by affiliates of the world’s longest-running cybergang, LockBit, in part because of the two Cronos operations, which saw law enforcement break