VPNs

VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, are services that create a secure, encrypted connection over a less secure network, such as the public internet. They are used to protect user data and privacy by masking IP addresses and online activity.

Why it’s in the news: VPNs are in the news due to their increasing use as both a target for ransomware attacks and a tool for bypassing government-imposed internet restrictions.

Latest on VPNs

• Ransomware report: VPNs in the crosshairs, AI attacks
• Ransomware groups are hammering your vulnerable VPNs
• Hands off our VPNs, privacy groups tell UK ministers
• Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps
• Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain
• VPNs and network edge devices remain the primary targets for initial access by attackers.
• VPNs were supposed to be the perimeter defense, yet they've become the primary entry point for ransomware campaigns

Connections

7 entities linked to VPNs across the news graph.