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The cybercriminal behind BreachForums was this week arrested for violating the terms of his pretrial release and will now be held in custody until his sentencing hearing. Fitzpatrick's sentencing hearing was originally scheduled for November 17, 2023, but was pushed back at the request [PDF] of his legal representatives after a psycho-sexual expert said they were unable to complete their evaluation of Fitzpatrick in time for the hearing due to a large workload. It has now been moved to January 19 [PDF].
Three malicious Chrome extensions posing as VPN infected were downloaded 1.5 million times, acting as browser hijackers, cashback hack tools, and data stealers. ReasonLabs notified Google of its findings, and the tech giant removed the offending extensions from the Chrome Web Store, but only after those had amassed a total of 1.5 million downloads.
Learn about the different types of VPNs and when to use them. Find out which type of VPN suits your needs with this comprehensive guide.
The Chinese state-sponsored APT hacking group known as Volt Typhoon has been linked to a sophisticated botnet named 'KV-botnet' since at least 2022 to attack SOHO routers in high-value targets. Volt Typhoon commonly targets routers, firewalls, and VPN devices to proxy malicious traffic so it blends with legitimate traffic to remain undetected.
Mozilla VPN’s fast performance may not be enough to make up for its small server network and lack of features. Learn more about it in our full review below.
Hotspot Shield’s speed-oriented features may not be enough to overcome its lack of testing and questionable data logs. Read more in our full review below.
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Norton VPN’s small server network and lack of notable features make it hard to recommend over other available VPNs today. Read our full review to learn more.
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