News tagged VPN

A new Android malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform called RemControl is targeting users through malvertising campaigns that impersonate the TVTap IPTV application.

A previously unknown malware framework called BambooToken, active since at least 2023, is now using the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol to communicate with Windows and Linux systems.

Surfshark disclosed that hackers accessed one of its internal test servers after a configuration error exposed it to the internet.

Attackers can hide behind residential proxies, VPNs, and other infrastructure that makes malicious sessions appear legitimate to existing edge security controls. Spur explains how session enrichment adds data points that help organizations…

Proton says 85% of VPN apps downloaded in the U.S. contain trackers, with some also collecting users' physical location.

The ToxicPanda Android malware has evolved with new malicious functionality, expanding its targeting to 349 applications and adding support for 167 remote commands.

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 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.

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.

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."