Security News

Kaspersky to kill its VPN service in Russia next week
2022-11-10 17:42

Kaspersky is stopping the operation and sales of its VPN product, Kaspersky Secure Connection, in the Russian Federation, with the free version to be suspended as early as November 15, 2022. As the Moscow-based company informed on its Russian blog earlier this week, the shutdown of the VPN service will be staged, so that impact on customers remains minimal.

Experts Warn of SandStrike Android Spyware Infecting Devices via Malicious VPN App
2022-11-02 09:39

A previously undocumented Android spyware campaign has been found striking Persian-speaking individuals by masquerading as a seemingly harmless VPN application. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is tracking the campaign under the moniker SandStrike.

New SandStrike spyware infects Android devices via malicious VPN app
2022-11-01 15:29

Threat actors are using newly discovered spyware known as SandStrike and delivered via a malicious VPN application to target Android users. The attackers are promoting the malicious VPN app as a simple way to circumvent censorship of religious materials in certain regions.

Alert: This ransomware preys on healthcare orgs via weak-ass VPN servers
2022-10-24 17:00

Federal agencies are warning of a threat group called Daixin Team that is using ransomware and data extortion tactics to target US healthcare organizations. In a recent advisory, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, and Department of Health and Human Services said the group has attacked multiple entities since at least June, deploying ransomware to encrypt data on servers used for a range of services, including electronic health records, diagnostic, imaging, and intranet services.

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2022-10-12 09:02

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Android leaks some traffic even when 'Always-on VPN' is enabled
2022-10-11 19:48

Mullvad VPN has discovered that Android leaks traffic every time the device connects to a WiFi network, even if the "Block connections without VPN," or "Always-on VPN," features is enabled. The data being leaked outside VPN tunnels includes source IP addresses, DNS lookups, HTTPS traffic, and likely also NTP traffic.

Keep your business totally secure with this decentralized VPN
2022-10-04 09:00

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65% of companies are considering adopting VPN alternatives
2022-09-29 04:00

Despite high awareness of VPN risks, remote work forced many companies to rely more heavily on legacy access methods during the pandemic. At the same time, cybercriminals continue to take advantage of long-standing security vulnerabilities and increased attacks on VPNs, according to Zscaler's VPN Risk Report.

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2022-09-19 12:00

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Dump these small-biz routers, says Cisco, because we won't patch their flawed VPN
2022-09-08 23:26

Cisco patched three security vulnerabilities in its products this week, and said it will leave unpatched a VPN-hijacking flaw that affects four small business routers. Cisco said its Product Security Incident Response Team has not seen any public disclosures about the vulnerability nor evidence that any cybercriminal has exploited the flaw.