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Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions route traffic through a proxy
BleepingComputer · Aug 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Hundreds of fake Chrome VPN extensions route traffic through a proxy

More than 737 browser extensions published on the Chrome Web Store impersonated well-known VPN and proxy services while routing users' traffic through SOCKS5 proxies operated by a single provider.
Cisco warns of ASA and FTD VPN flaw exploited to crash devices
BleepingComputer · Aug 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Cisco warns of ASA and FTD VPN flaw exploited to crash devices

Cisco is warning that a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense (FTD) software is being actively exploited in attacks to remotely crash affected devices.
US sanctions VPN, malware providers for enabling ransomware attacks
BleepingComputer · Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read

US sanctions VPN, malware providers for enabling ransomware attacks

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and one entity for enabling ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations.
VPN service favored by ransomware groups is sanctioned by US
The Record · Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read

VPN service favored by ransomware groups is sanctioned by US

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against First VPN Service (1VPNS) and its Ukrainian administrator for aiding ransomware groups. Separately, a Belarusian man was sanctioned for malware "cryptors."

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