7 in 10 World Cup football fans are ready to put their digital privacy at risk, warns ExpressVPN

With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, an ExpressVPN survey finds that the majority of football fans are unwittingly exposing themselves on public Wi-Fi. Here’s how to stay safe.

Major Russian mobile provider Beeline launches ‘whitelist VPN’ for Netflix and Spotify

Russian telecom giant Beeline has introduced a built-in “whitelist VPN,” granting users direct access to Western streaming and gaming platforms that suspended their operations in the country.

Fake X-VPN installers found to spread credential-stealing malware — here’s how to stay safe

Researchers found a trojanized X-VPN installer used to deploy STX RAT malware. X-VPN itself was not breached, and only attacker-hosted downloads are affected.

Russia’s solution to its VPN crackdown breaking the internet? A state-owned VPN

Russia’s internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, has a unique solution for the problems caused by its own VPN crackdown: creating a state-controlled VPN. The plan is meant to restore access to vital developer tools, but the IT c…

‘Surveillance is not safety’ — UK’s device scanning order faces privacy backlash

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave tech providers until September to scan and block explicit images on children’s phones. Privacy advocates are raising the alarm over the unintended consequences of these new obligati…

Apple’s WWDC upgrades might protect your phone — this VPN deal will secure your connection

Apple is always keen to let you know about its privacy and security tools, but it’s still worth protecting your device with this VPN deal

Windscribe now accepts cash for VPN subscriptions — but admits the process is ‘the slowest, riskiest way to pay’

Windscribe has officially added a pay-by-cash option for its 1-year Pro subscriptions. But while it champions the anonymity of mailing physical money, the provider openly admits the method is slow, risky, and far from reco…

NordVPN lands on Meta Horizon — and VR privacy just got a whole lot easier

NordVPN is the third VPN to enter the metaverse, letting Quest users install a full VPN directly on their headset to encrypt traffic and mask their IP in VR.

Apple pulls Russia’s state-backed MAX app from App Store over sanctions compliance

Apple has confirmed the removal of Russia’s state-backed super-app, MAX, from the App Store due to sanctions compliance. While existing installations still function, users have lost critical push notifications for calls an…