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* Proton VPN has hit back at Canada's proposed Bill C-22 * The proposed legislation could require VPNs to log user metadata * NordVPN and Windscribe have also slammed the bill The fight for digital privacy in North America just gained another heavy hitter. Proton VPN has come out swinging against
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6:25 AM PDT · May 20, 2026 GitHub, the popular developer platform owned by Microsoft, confirmed it was hacked and attackers had stolen data from around 3,800 internal code repositories. The code hosting and sharing giant said in a series of posts on X that it has “no evidence
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Data privacy has become increasingly important as online tracking, data collection and cyberattacks continue to rise. As a result, more consumers are turning to virtual private networks, or VPNs, to keep their internet activity private and secure. A VPN works by rerouting your internet connection through a specialized remote server
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Verizon's DBIR reveals top business security trends. * Mobile phishing is outpacing email-based attacks. * Companies need mobile-focused phishing training. Mobile attack vectors are outstripping email threats as we become more able to detect traditional
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* Sophos identified a new ransomware variant called WantToCry that encrypts files remotely after exfiltration, reducing detection opportunities * The attackers exploit exposed SMB services with weak credentials, then overwrite victim files with encrypted versions * Ransom demands are unusually low, between $600 and $1,800, reflecting limited scope and lack of broad
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The Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) reveals a threat environment moving much faster than many organizations can reasonably protect themselves against. Based on information collected from more than 31,000 security incidents and over 22,000 confirmed data breaches spanning 145 different countries, the DBIR reveals a changing
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A cybersecurity researcher says Anthropic has silently patched a vulnerability that would have allowed an attacker to bypass the Claude Code network sandbox, potentially enabling data exfiltration. Claude Code’s network sandbox funnels all outbound traffic through a local allowlist proxy, silently blocking any connection to unapproved hosts. According to
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Sophos released the State of Identity Security 2026, a vendor-agnostic survey of 5,000 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries. The survey found that 76.8% of organisations surveyed in India suffered at least one identity-related breach in the past year, and on average organisations worldwide reported three separate
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When Twitter introduced the blue check, it altered the power dynamics of social media. Visibility was no longer simply about who spoke the loudest; it became about who was authenticated. A similar shift is now emerging in search. Increasingly, users are not just scrolling through links, they are receiving synthesized
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Browsers have become the go-to choice for hybrid workers who relish the flexibility of using multiple devices to access everything from collaborative meetings to cloud-stored files, all via a browser. The dominant use has also attracted a different persona, the cyber attacker. The sheer volume of browser-based work presents a
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ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions and the largest European cybersecurity vendor*, announced the opening of its ESET France, ESET Netherlands, and ESET India branches at ESET World 2026, growing its local presence and market opportunities in those regions. The new offices join ESET’s growing portfolio, bringing the
