Hackers exploited free VPN services to build a massive botnet, used home PCs to commit fraud
The "free" service enabled billions of dollars in fraud, now hit with US sanctions
Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002
All operating systems except Android are vulnerable, and the only foolproof mitigation is Linux-only
Google flexes security muscle, says it stopped 2.2 million rogue apps from hitting Play Store in 2023
A couple of crypto scammers also received some legal treatment
ExpressVPN disables security feature that was leaking DNS requests to third-party servers
Split tunneling mode is temporarily unavailable while programmers look into the issue
Top 10 Private and Secure Email Services
Are your emails and attachments safe from prying eyes? If you're not using a secure email service that respects your privacy, the answer is likely no.
Google One expands VPN service to all subscribers, adds dark web monitoring
New privacy and security features coming to Google One
'Always-on VPN' feature on Android can leak unencrypted data
Your VPN may not be protecting you entirely
VPNs running on iPhones leak traffic, according to researcher
iOS VPNs have allegedly leaked data since 2020
A Surveillance Primer: 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, 14 Eyes
As awareness of global surveillance grows, more people are looking for information about the Five Eyes (FVEY), Nine Eyes, and 14 Eyes surveillance alliances. So what are these organizations?
The free version of ProtonVPN is a good option for casual protection
ProtonVPN offers a free tier with unlimited data caps, a kill switch, and access to one of three server locations with no time limitation. You can download the app on desktop and mobile.
ProtonMail rebrands and unifies its products into three subscription tiers
There's still a free option
India tells VPN, cloud, and crypto companies to collect user data or face imprisonment
They must also store user data for five years
Microsoft Edge is getting a free built-in VPN, powered by Cloudflare
Taking a page out of Opera's book
PureVPN moves HQ to the British Virgin Islands, because where a VPN is located matters
Safeguarding the online privacy of over 3 million users
We Cannot Live Without Cryptography!
The word cryptography evokes images of spies, secret messages and covert agencies. But what is cryptography? Cryptography is the method of scrambling data so that it looks like gibberish to anyone except those who know the trick to decode it.
Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses
Some users are locked out of content even if they do not use a VPN or proxy
Moviemakers sue VPN service for promoting and facilitating piracy
The first copyright infringement lawsuit against a VPN in the US
PureVPN goes full blown Cyber Week with 92% off discount
Take advantage of this deal, pay less than $1/mo for the 5-year plan
Jury orders Apple to pay VirnetX over $500 million for patent violation
Apple plans to appeal the decision
Anonymous VPN users could be identified in movie company's lawsuit
Anonymity has fallen
Malwarebytes steps into the VPN space with WireGuard-based service
The new protocol is faster than OpenVPN and IKEv2/IPsec
Cloudflare's high-speed 'WARP' VPN is coming to macOS and Windows this year
In the form of a public beta