1 in 6 VPNs Track Your Location, According to New Report From Proton

According to the report, 64 VPN apps on Apple’s App Store and Google Play contain trackers that collect your sensitive data; the exact opposite of what a VPN is supposed to do.

Got a bold cybersecurity idea? Surfshark’s €100K advocacy fund could back it up
Got a bold cybersecurity idea? Surfshark’s €100K advocacy fund could back it up

Surfshark’s new Cybersecurity Advocacy Fund offers up to €100,000 a year to students, researchers, and university groups. Here’s who is eligible and how to apply.

Obscura VPN lands on Windows, bringing its next, gen privacy to PC users
Obscura VPN lands on Windows, bringing its next, gen privacy to PC users

Obscura VPN is finally available for Windows 10 and 11. Plus, all users are getting a free upgrade from three to five simultaneous connections, alongside a new 25% discount code to celebrate the desktop launch.

Surfshark adds category-based web filtering to its post-quantum Dausos protocol
Surfshark adds category-based web filtering to its post-quantum Dausos protocol

Surfshark has brought its privacy-first web content blocker to the post-quantum Dausos protocol, letting you filter risky sites without giving up speed or privacy.

Amnezia VPN improves anti-censorship protocol as Russia escalates anti-VPN regime
Amnezia VPN improves anti-censorship protocol as Russia escalates anti-VPN regime

Amnezia has launched AmneziaWG 3.0 as part of its relentless fight against Russia’s increasing crackdown on VPNs.

Proton VPN’s anti-censorship Stealth protocol finally lands on the stable Linux release
Proton VPN’s anti-censorship Stealth protocol finally lands on the stable Linux release

Proton VPN’s custom obfuscation protocol, Stealth, is rolling out to the main Linux application. Here is what you need to know about the stability update and how to get it running on your distro.

Meta’s apps hoover up triple the data of Apple and Microsoft, new study finds
Meta’s apps hoover up triple the data of Apple and Microsoft, new study finds

A new Surfshark study names Meta the most data-hungry Big Tech firm, collecting triple the data of Apple or Microsoft. Here’s what it means for your privacy.

BBC fights Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over VPN jurisdiction limits
BBC fights Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over VPN jurisdiction limits

The BBC has filed a motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing that 34 unauthorized Florida streams accessed via VPNs cannot grant a U.S. court jurisdiction over British content.

This Android banking trojan uses a fake VPN prompt to silence Google’s defenses
This Android banking trojan uses a fake VPN prompt to silence Google’s defenses

ToxicPanda 2.0 abuses Android VPN permissions to block Google Play Protect before stealing banking PINs. Here is how the malware works and how to stay safe.

Windscribe’s bizarre AI Hitler marketing stunt sparks fury and VPN subscription cancellations
Windscribe’s bizarre AI Hitler marketing stunt sparks fury and VPN subscription cancellations

A bizarre social media stunt featuring an AI-generated Adolf Hitler has landed Windscribe in hot water, with users canceling subscriptions and questioning the VPN provider’s extensive reliance on AI.