‘The largest in history:’ Russia blocks over 20 popular VPNs in major internet crackdown
‘The largest in history:’ Russia blocks over 20 popular VPNs in major internet crackdown

Russian users are facing severe internet disruptions as a new wave of government blocks targets over 20 popular VPN services, in what activists are calling the largest attack on digital freedom to date.

Amnezia VPN now supports human rights defenders with free premium VPN subscriptions

Amnezia VPN and Civil Rights Defenders have launched a public call to provide free VPN subscriptions to human rights activists and journalists.

Meet deGDID: Windscribe’s answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask
Meet deGDID: Windscribe’s answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask

Windscribe has released deGDID, a free tool that targets Microsoft’s hidden Global Device Identifier, a persistent Windows tracker that even a VPN cannot hide.

Millions of downloads, zero security: how clone VPNs are gaming the Google Play Store

After auditing thousands of Android VPNs, here’s what we discovered when looking into the details

Apple and Google are hosting hundreds of dangerous VPN links — here is why your device is at risk

TechRadar data has uncovered how VPN listings on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store are, in some cases, hiding links that could put users at risk.

First your age, next your identity: Inside the ‘hack’ that broke the EU age verification app’s privacy promises
First your age, next your identity: Inside the ‘hack’ that broke the EU age verification app’s privacy promises

The security expert who ‘hacked’ the EU age verification continues to say that the “concept cannot work” — no matter the tech. If lawmakers keep going through, he fears that “the next step will be proving who you are.”

‘I just got hacked’ — What Play Store reviews reveal about people’s VPN expectations

Exclusive analysis of nearly 30,000 Google Play Store reviews exposes common VPN myths and misconceptions

Thousands of iOS and Android VPNs are hiding behind fake websites and useless privacy policies — here’s how to spot them
Thousands of iOS and Android VPNs are hiding behind fake websites and useless privacy policies — here’s how to spot them

A TechRadar audit of Google Play Store and App Store VPNs has shown the scale of transparency issues across listings.

Iran-linked group caught hiding surveillance tools in fake apps

Researchers at Recorded Future found evidence that an Iran-linked group is spreading MarkiRAT spyware through fake VPN and media player apps promoted on social media, targeting Farsi speakers worldwide.