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Alex Lekander

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DuckDuckGo Browser Allows Microsoft to Track Users Thanks to Confidential Agreement

May 26, 2022 by Alex Lekander

DuckDuckGo seems to be in hot water with its users, this time over a clear and intentional violation of privacy. The blowback has been swift with many …

CTemplar Email Shutting Down

CTemplar Email Shutting Down – Can No Longer “Guarantee Security” of Accounts

May 3, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Update: The owner of CTemplar has offered further clarification for the reason why CTemplar is shutting down. The explanation has been added to the …

T Mobile Breach Identity Theft

T-Mobile Users Affected by 2021 Data Breach at Risk of Identity Theft and Fraud

March 3, 2022 by Alex Lekander

T-Mobile suffered a major data breach in August 2021 that affected the private data of 53+ million users. Today, we are seeing reports of identity …

Surfshark Bought By Nord Security

Surfshark to Merge with Nord Security, Will Continue to Operate Independently

February 2, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Consolidation is nothing new in the VPN world. Today, the spotlight is on Surfshark merging with Nord Security, which is the parent company of …

Lockheed Martin breach USB

In Targeted Attack, Hacker Group Claims to Have Breached Lockheed Martin via Malicious Holiday Gifts

January 31, 2022 by Alex Lekander

Earlier this month the FBI issued a cybersecurity alert to US businesses about Eastern European ransomware gangs sending out malicious USB drives. …

ABFRL Hack

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) Hacked — All Data Leaked Online

January 11, 2022 by Alex Lekander

One of the largest fashion and retail outlets in the world has been breached by a high-profile hacking group that goes by the name of ShinyHunters. …

Crossrider Kape Malware

Taking a Closer Look at Kape Technologies, Crossrider, and Malware

November 29, 2021 by Alex Lekander

Kape Technologies is a growing player in the VPN industry and now owns four VPN providers. Given this entity’s prominence in the …

expressvpn hacking UAE

High-Level ExpressVPN Executive Ensnared in Criminal Surveillance Operation

September 17, 2021 by Alex Lekander

The Chief Information Officer for ExpressVPN, Daniel Gericke, has entered into a plea deal with the US government for his role in facilitating the …

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Kape Technologies (Formerly Crossrider) Now Owns ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, Zenmate, and a Collection of VPN “Review” Websites

September 15, 2021 by Alex Lekander

Kape Technologies (formerly Crossrider) has now acquired four different VPN services and a collection of VPN “review” websites that rank …

ProtonMail logs users

ProtonMail Gives Up Logs on User, Then Scrubs Website of No IP Logging Claims

September 10, 2021 by Alex Lekander

ProtonMail is widely touted as the most secure and private email service in the world. Having tested and reviewed the service ourselves, we have been …

ATT data breach

Hacker Selling Private Data Allegedly from 70 Million AT&T Customers

August 19, 2021 by Alex Lekander

A well-known threat actor with a long list of previous breaches is selling private data that was allegedly collected from 70 million AT&T …

Windscribe servers seized security breach

Windscribe VPN Security Breach: Servers and Private Key Seized

July 19, 2021 by Alex Lekander

Windscribe, a popular VPN based in Canada, has suffered a major security breach. Ukrainian authorities seized Windscribe servers and also obtained …

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