EU copyright overhaul risks forcing VPNs to police the internet — here’s what we know

A tech industry group warns the EU’s upcoming Copyright Package could force VPNs to filter user traffic, undermining the privacy they exist to protect.

Fake TikTok Shops now fuel one in five phishing blocks — and Black Friday could make it worse

Surfshark data shows blocks of one fake TikTok Shop domain rose 638% between May and September, as phishing exposure climbs across Europe and the US ahead of Black Friday.

You thought your ChatGPT conversations were private. The courts disagree.
You thought your ChatGPT conversations were private. The courts disagree.

A growing number of cases show your LLM chats are anything but private

Microsoft admits its Windows update to fix ‘Always on VPN’ issue didn’t actually work

IT admins are stuck with temporary workarounds as the tech giant admits the bug was “mistakenly updated to Resolved status.”

Exclusive: Hundreds of shady Chrome VPN extensions target Russians — including fakes of Windscribe and ExpressVPN
Exclusive: Hundreds of shady Chrome VPN extensions target Russians — including fakes of Windscribe and ExpressVPN

Shady VPNs are giving people a ‘false sense of security.’ But why are Russians being targeted?

Russia drafted plans for AI that could block 95% of VPNs — but the idea has quietly vanished from its national roadmap

The machine-learning filter it would have relied on is funded separately, and the experts consulted expect it to catch plenty of legitimate traffic as well.

Russia’s next tool to fight VPNs appears to be AI — and the numbers suggest it’s scarily effective
Russia’s next tool to fight VPNs appears to be AI — and the numbers suggest it’s scarily effective

A new draft national plan proposes using artificial intelligence to hunt down circumvention tools, but industry experts warn legitimate traffic could end up in the crossfire.

Fake VPN download site steals administrator credentials to give attackers direct access to corporate networks — but delivers official signed software so victims never suspect a thing
Fake VPN download site steals administrator credentials to give attackers direct access to corporate networks — but delivers official signed software so victims never suspect a thing

A fake WatchGuard VPN download website stole administrator credentials before delivering the genuine signed installer, potentially exposing corporate networks without deploying malware.