Cyber Security News
FBI Warns FortiBleed Campaign Targeting Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs to Steal Credentials
The FBI and U.S. Secret Service issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning that operators of "FortiBleed" continue to target internet-facing Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways to steal...
Cyber Security News
Malicious VPN Extensions Turn Browser Users Into Residential Proxy Servers
A cluster of 31 Russian-language Chrome extensions, marketed as “VPN for X” tools, has been discovered using a shared codebase to redirect browser traffic...
cyber security
Fake VPN Extensions Put Operators in Adversary-in-the-Middle Position Over Chrome Traffic
A Chrome Web Store operation that turns “free VPN” extensions into browser-wide traffic relays controlled by a single proxy provider.
The campaign comprises 737...
cyber security
Fake Corporate VPN Test Creates Scheduled Task and Downloads Malware on Windows
An advanced recruitment-themed intrusion campaign attributed to UAC-0145, a cluster that includes subcluster UAC-0002, also tracked as Sandworm, APT44 and Seashell Blizzard.
The activity,...
Android
281 Android VPN Apps Expose Users to Traffic Leaks, Tracking and Tunnel Hijacking
A recent security analysis has revealed that a significant number of Android VPN applications, 281,281,281, expose users to serious privacy and security risks. These...
Cyber Security News
Why free VPNs are a disaster for your security: an analysis with examples
A VPN sounds like a simple privacy fix. Install an app, tap one button, and your traffic is supposed to become safer. That promise...
Cyber Security News
Authorities Take Down “First VPN” Service Used in Ransomware Attacks
Authorities in Europe have dismantled a major criminal VPN service known as “First VPN,” which was widely used by ransomware operators and cybercriminal groups...
cyber security
Storm-2561 Uses SEO Poisoning, Fake Signed VPN Apps to Steal Enterprise Credentials
A financially motivated threat actor tracked as Storm-2561 is running a credential theft campaign that abuses SEO poisoning and fake, signed VPN installers to...
Cyber Security News
Adblock Filters Expose User Location Even With VPN Protection
A new fingerprinting technique called "Adbleed" reveals that VPN users aren't as anonymous as they think.
While VPNs hide your IP address and encrypt...
Computer Security
Top 5 Best Free VPN for 2026 to Protect Your Anonymity on the Internet
If you are torrenting without the use of a VPN, you are inviting trouble for yourself. That being said, there is a lot of...
cyber security
Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Steal Credentials by Intercepting User Traffic
Socket's Threat Research Team has exposed a sophisticated credential-harvesting campaign that has operated through malicious Chrome extensions since 2017.
Two variants of an extension...