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- June 27th, 2025 - (Posted in Cybercrime and Darknet)
An unusual example of malicious code has been discovered in a real computing environment, which for the first time recorded an attempt to attack not classical defense mechanisms, but directly artificial intelligence systems. We are talking about the prompt injection technique, i.e. the introduction of hidden instructions capable of compromising...

Cybercrime and Darknet

Cyber Security: CISA and NSA Recommend Secure Programming Languages

The main US cybersecurity agencies, CISA and NSA, have published a joint document recommending that software developers opt for programming languages considered “memory safe”. These languages are designed to provide protection against critical crashes caused by memory management errors, which

Cybercrime and Darknet

Apple and Google under pressure: German regulator wants to remove DeepSeek

Following the Italian data protection regulator, Germany’s data protection watchdog has now asked Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google to remove the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s DeepSeek app from their online stores due to concerns about personal data. In a

Cybercrime and Darknet

Skynet is coming: the malware that attacks Artificial Intelligence!

An unusual example of malicious code has been discovered in a real computing environment, which for the first time recorded an attempt to attack not classical defense mechanisms, but directly artificial intelligence systems. We are talking about the prompt injection

The Race to 0day! China Advances in Offensive Cyberpower, While the US Is Forced to Chase

- June 30th, 2025

China's growing rise has prompted U.S. officials to strongly emphasize the need to improve its offensive cyber capabilities. However, some doubts remain about the ability to meet the challenge, given...

  

Cyberbullying and Digital Terror: Why Betti’s Comic Makes You Feel Uncomfortable (and That’s a Good Thing)

- June 29th, 2025

When I decided to write this story of Betti, it was certainly not to make a “nice” or “easy” comic, to read on a sunny afternoon at the beach and...

  

Miniaturized Military Drone, Mosquito-Sized Model Arrives and China Offers It

- June 29th, 2025

In the military sector, the trend to miniaturize drones seems to know no limits, especially when the goal is to operate without being detected. An example of this race to...

  

Cybersecurity, Italy on the podium with four young people. There is also Leonardo already protagonist in the RHC CTF

- June 28th, 2025

The first edition of the International Cybersecurity Olympiad ended in Singapore with an excellent result for Italy. Four Italian students reached the podium, winning gold and silver medals in the...

  

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