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Sofia Scozzari Z. Manzoni
@sofiaszm.bsky.social
CEO & Founder @hackmanac.com | Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity | Board Clusit & Women For Security | Deputy Assintel Cyber Think Tank | Made in Italy | Based in Dubai

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Pinned
🚨#CyberSecurity needs 2 cultural changes:

1️⃣ It can no longer be managed with a perimeter approach

2️⃣ It's not (anymore) just a branch of IT

🔗Here the full interview⤵️
startupitalia.eu/tech/sofia-s...

#cyberattacks #strategicthreatintelligence #sofiascozzari #hackmanac #clusit #womenforsecurity
Sextortion is a growing threat.
Discover here what it is, who is most at risk and what to do (or not to do)⤵️
🚨 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 🚨

This hidden epidemic is on the rise worldwide — and while anyone can be a target, some groups are especially vulnerable.
Shame and fear often keep victims silent, making the crime even harder to fight.

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August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Our last #HackTuesday: discover who was most targeted last week ⤵️
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Reposted by Sofia Scozzari Z. Manzoni
SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, potentially exploiting a previously unknown security vulnerability, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf.
SonicWall firewall devices hit in surge of Akira ransomware attacks
SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, potentially exploiting a previously unknown security vulnerability, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by Sofia Scozzari Z. Manzoni
Anthropic says it has revoked OpenAI's access to the Claude API after ChatGPT's engineers were found using Claude's coding tools.
Anthropic says OpenAI engineers using Claude Code ahead of GPT-5 launch
Anthropic says it has revoked OpenAI's access to the Claude API after ChatGPT's engineers were found using Claude's coding tools.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Reposted by Sofia Scozzari Z. Manzoni
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 #𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆!
🚨 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 #𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆!

👉 Here's our insights of the week based on our proprietary 𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗫© (𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭), the metric we use to measure the operational, financial (direct and indirect), technical, and reputational impact of cyber attacks:

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August 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Our last #RiskFriday ⤵️
🚨 Another hot #RiskFriday! 🚀

👉 Here's our insights of the week based on our proprietary ESIX© (Estimated Severity Index), the metric we use to measure the operational, financial (direct and indirect), technical, and reputational impact of cyber attacks:

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July 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
July 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Are Cybersecurity and ESG two separate worlds?
We don't think so and we tracked some connections ⤵️
🌱🔐 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗘𝗦𝗚: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

Sustainability and cybersecurity are both priorities for today’s organizations, but they’ seems to belong to separate worlds.

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July 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🚨 Our last #RiskFriday of June! 🚀

👉 No big variations in our weekly trends this time, except for Italy (!) and a very dangerous new entry in top threat actors ⤵️
🚨 Last #RiskFriday of June! 🚀

👉 Here's our insights of the week based on our proprietary ESIX© (Estimated Severity Index), the metric we use to measures the operational, financial (direct and indirect), technical, and reputational impacts:

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June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our last hashtag#HackTuesday:

➡️ 295 cyber attacks across 40 countries analysed by
@H4ckmanac
last week

➡️ Israel is the most affected country, with 80 public known and successful cyber attacks (27% of total incidents of the week)
June 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The results of our last poll ⤵️
📊 #WednesadyPoll Results – Most Impacted Industry (June 11–17)

You shared your predictions… here’s how the votes turned out 👇

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June 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
According to our last #RiskFriday, Education is the most impacted industry of the week (June 11-17), while India is the most impacted country ⤵️
🚨 Another #RiskFriday! 🚀

👉 Here's our insights of the week based on our proprietary 𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗫© (𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭), the metric we use to measures the operational, financial (direct and indirect), technical, and reputational impacts.

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June 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
How can we hack the gender gap in Cybersecurity?

Here are my takeaways ⤵️
👩‍💻 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 👩‍💻

Cybersecurity is evolving and so is its workforce. But despite progress, women still represent just 𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟱% of the global cybersecurity community.

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June 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Can you guess the most impacted (by higher severity) industry of the week? ⤵️
📊 #WednesdayPoll:

We’re getting ready for our next #RiskFriday, but before we publish the data, we want to hear your guess 👇

Which industry do you think was the most impacted by cyber attacks from June 11–17 (based on severity, not volume)?

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June 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In @hackmanac.com we are looking for a Full Stack Web Developer to join our Team! ⤵️
📢 We’re hiring – Full Stack Web Developer

Are you a developer who loves clean code, thrives in a flexible environment, and enjoys working across the stack?

We’re looking for a Full Stack Web Developer to join our international team.

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June 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Did you know that the most impacted country in May 2025 was Brazil? ⤵️
🌍 #MondayPoll Results — Most Impacted Country in May 2025

You voted. The results are in 👇

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿/𝗫: 🇺🇸 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝟭𝟲% | 🇪🇸 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝟳𝟵% | 🇧🇷 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝟱%
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: 🇺🇸 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝟰𝟱% | 🇪🇸 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝟯𝟲% | 🇧🇷 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟴%
𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: 🇺🇸 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝟭𝟳% | 🇪🇸 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝟳𝟱% | 🇧🇷 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝟴%

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June 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
📢 𝗦𝗲𝗶 𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆? 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗶 𝘁𝗲.

Nel 2021 con #WomenForSecurity abbiamo lanciato l’𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙗 per monitorare — dati alla mano — la presenza femminile nella cybersecurity italiana.

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June 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Tomorrow I will be at GISEC GLOBAL 2025 with @hackmanac.com ⤵️
🚨 Tomorrow we will be at 𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🚨

📍 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗣𝟱𝟭 – 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭
📅 𝟬𝟲-𝟬𝟴 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
📍 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲

Join us as we showcase our Strategic Threat Intelligence solution HackRisk.io

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May 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Next week I will be at GISEC GLOBAL 2025 with @hackmanac.com!

Come to visit us:
📌Stand SP51 – Hall 1
📆06-08 May 2025
🇦🇪 Dubai World Trade Centre

We will showcase our Strategic Threat Intelligence solutions HackRisk.io, and I would love to meet you in person!

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🚨 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🚨

We’re excited to announce that 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰 will be exhibiting at the 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟, the region’s leading cybersecurity event!

📍 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗣𝟱𝟭 – 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭
📅 06-08 May 2025
📍 Dubai World Trade Centre

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May 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nice memories from 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙆𝙪𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 where with @hackmanac.com we were the 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿.

We have been also recognized as the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 during the conference!

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We are proud to have supported the 2nd Edition of 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙆𝙪𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 as the 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿.

And we are also honored to have been recognized as the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 during the conference!

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May 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
On April 16th, 2025, I’ll be attending the second edition of 𝘾𝙔𝘽𝙀𝙍 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙌𝘼𝙏𝘼𝙍 with @hackmanac.com, this time as the event’s 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿!

🔗 More about the event: qatar.cyberfirstseries.com

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April 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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April 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Another double #RiskFriday⤵️
Another double #RiskFriday! 🚀

👉 Explore this and last week's insights⤵️

✅ We analysed 382 cyber attacks last week (-19% compared to previous week) and 574 this week (+50%)

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March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🟧 #HackTuesday 🟧

Hack Tuesday: Week 19 - 25 March 2025

⚠️574 cyber attacks across 54 countries ⚠️

Follow the link for the list of attacks (claimed or disclosed):
hackmanac.com/news/hack-tu...

#Hackmanac #HT #Cybersecurity
Hackmanac HACK TUESDAY WEEK 19 - 25 MARCH 2025
HACK TUESDAY WEEK 19 - 25 MARCH 2025: 574 CYBERATTACKS ACROSS 54 COUNTRIES
hackmanac.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM