Well-known VPN networks like HotSpot Shield, Pure VPN and Zenmate, are leaking user’s information, VPN Mentor discovered this when they researched virtual private networks (VPN). Sensitive data on millions of users are vulnerable, the privacy advocate network found. Data Leaked VPN’s help users access websites blocked by their ISP’s, and …
Read More »McAfee Hit the Jackpot by Acquiring the VPN TunnelBear
The whole world is getting ready to receive the last acquisition of the security giant McAfee. The turn is for the Canadian VPN provider called TunnelBear. The success of its services easily attracted the security giant. McAfee wants to demonstrate its full support by assuring that it will integrate TunnelBear´s …
Read More »How a VPN blocks GCHQ and British ISP´s into your Privacy
An important session of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) was carried out recently. A GCHQ witness has been offering contradictory and confusing evidence and Privacy International found the way to cross-examine him. This was an extraordinary opportunity to shed light on GCHQ´s bulk collection powers. Internet users also got the …
Read More »Sophisticated Attackers Hacked Ukrainian Electric Grid
A U.S Research released a report on Thursday after working on the blackout of the sizeable part of the Ukrainian national power grid, saying that this attack was highly sophisticated and well coordinated. On Dec 23, the first cyber attacks to take down such a sizeable part of the power …
Read More »American State Govt Computers Attacked 300 Million Times a Day by Hackers
Government officials in Utah have revealed an increase in the number of hacking attacks targeting their computer networks, sometimes even hundreds of millions a day. Keith Squires, Utah Commissioner of Public Safety said that the state government has seen a dramatic increase in hacking attempts. Five years ago the number …
Read More »Sony Hackers Still Active, ‘Darkhotel’ Checks Out Of Hotel Hacking
Even though many countries have segments of their law enforcement agencies specializing only in cyber-attacks and the capture of the criminals who take part in them, isn’t it strange how many of these attacks in fact go unpunished. For instance, one of these attacks was targeted at SONY during 2014 …
Read More »Privacy International Sues GCHQ
Today, Privacy International takes GCHQ on the charges of working with the Unites States National Security Agency to develop and deploy viruses (malware). The privacy campaign group has accused the UK agency of also hacking into computers cameras and mobile phones. The group is demanding that all data which the …
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