Amnezia VPN restores premium service in Russia following devastating state-sponsored cyberattack
Amnezia VPN restores premium service in Russia following devastating state-sponsored cyberattack

Amnezia VPN has successfully restored its Premium service in Russia following a massive, multi-pronged attack by the state censor Roskomnadzor that knocked out 90% of its local servers in June.

Google’s update on IP tracking has crossed a new line — here’s why a VPN is more crucial than ever
Google’s update on IP tracking has crossed a new line — here’s why a VPN is more crucial than ever

Google will soon start tracking users’ IP addresses for advertising measurement purposes, also in the UK and EEA. Here’s what this means for your privacy and how a VPN can help.

American soccer fans turn to VPNs to dodge the World Cup’s hydration break ads
American soccer fans turn to VPNs to dodge the World Cup’s hydration break ads

Americans hate hydration break ads and are massively turning to VPNs to avoid them, says Planet VPN.

Malaysia is cracking down on VPN misuse, but your VPN stays perfectly legal

Malaysia says it will act against VPNs used to facilitate crimes such as online scams and child exploitation, but ministers confirm that ordinary, lawful VPN use remains legal.

VPN brands troll the gaming industry’s digital-only push with fake physical services

Proton, Windscribe, and PureVPN are poking fun at the gaming industry’s push toward a digital-only future with hilarious announcements of “fully physical” privacy services, reigniting the debate over digital ownership.

India weighs stricter VPN regulations to stop users from bypassing internet blocks
India weighs stricter VPN regulations to stop users from bypassing internet blocks

As major VPN providers refused to comply with existing data retention directives, the Indian government is working on a new legal framework that could force companies to establish a local office in the country. Here’s everything we know.

How a free YouTube channel is using the World Cup to destroy the broadcaster paywall
How a free YouTube channel is using the World Cup to destroy the broadcaster paywall

A single Brazilian YouTube channel is pulling record-breaking World Cup audiences, proving that fans will use VPNs to do whatever it takes to dodge expensive paywalls.

Over 500,000 websites wrongly blocked in Spain as La Liga anti-piracy campaign backfires

Spain’s aggressive anti-piracy campaign to protect La Liga football broadcasts has accidentally blocked over 500,000 legitimate websites. A new OONI report highlights the massive collateral damage, privacy concerns, and the dangers of IP-based blocking.

Windscribe trolls Mullvad’s political donation crisis with a ‘scandal’ of its own

Following the revelation that a Mullvad co-founder donated $500,000 to a populist political party, rival provider Windscribe has issued a parody statement “coming clean” about its own CEO’s donations, to local dog and cat rescues.

That free VPN Chrome and Firefox extension may be reading your clipboard every half a second, researchers warn
That free VPN Chrome and Firefox extension may be reading your clipboard every half a second, researchers warn

Researchers at Socket found two “VPN Go” browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox that posed as free VPNs while quietly stealing clipboard data through later updates.