Tag: vpn
Thousands of iOS and Android VPNs are hiding behind fake websites and useless privacy policies — here’s how to spot them
If you think downloading a VPN directly from an official app store guarantees your digital privacy, it’s time to think again. We recently undertook a huge audit of storefront verification standards, which has exposed a severe lack of quality control across both the iOS App Store and Google Play. We…
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Updating your app might not keep you safe: How outdated OpenVPN code leaves VPNs exposed
Trust your VPN software updates keep you safe? Believe that downloading the latest release protects you from most known threats? You might be surprised to learn that there could be a set of invisible vulnerabilities lurking inside your state-of-the-art VPN. That’s because more than half of Windows VPNs we analyzed…
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Iran-linked group caught hiding surveillance tools in fake apps
Recorded Future found an Iran-linked group spreading spyware The malware is delivered through fake VPN and media player apps Researchers assess that most targets are Iranian users A new report from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group describes a campaign that inverts the whole point of a privacy tool: fake VPN apps…
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No NordVPN plan? Its new free HangUp app still screens your scam calls on Android
NordVPN has launched HangUp, a free anti-scam call Android app HangUp needs just a free Nord account to get started The app is built upon NordVPN’s existing Call Protection technology NordVPN has released HangUp, a standalone Android app designed to identify and block unwanted calls that’s completely free to use.…
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NordVPN starts a network-wide server overhaul — most users won’t notice a thing
NordVPN has begun a server-by-server upgrade until the end of 2026 Every machine gets a newer Linux distribution, kernel, and IP address App users should notice little beyond the occasional reconnection NordVPN has kicked off a months-long overhaul of the software running its VPN servers, a rollout that started in…
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A new dawn for digital rights? What Burnham’s ‘do better’ promise could mean for your privacy
A circuit breaker, bring back hope, do better – that’s what Andy Burnham promised Britain on Monday when he was sworn in as the new UK Prime Minister. And the digital rights community was watching closely as the seventh to stand in front of Downing Street in 10 years made…
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