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Google Play Store has a malware problem. And it doesn’t seem to go away despite the company’s best efforts to rein in sketchy apps. In a yet another instance of Android adware, New Zealand-based ...

Google is sounding the alarm for Android users after uncovering a wave of fake VPN apps that sneak malware onto phones and tablets. These dangerous apps pose as privacy tools but hide info stealers, ...

One in five apps from the top 150 free VPN Android apps in Google's Play Store was flagged as a potential source of malware, while a quarter of them come with user privacy breaking bugs such as DNS ...

The App Store hosted a number of VPN apps with ties to a Chinese military-affiliated company sanctioned by the US, with millions of downloads between them all. Users are often warned of the dangers of ...

Using a VPN on a router has its advantages, but you probably want to just stick with a VPN app in most cases. Attila covers software, apps and services, with a focus on virtual private networks. He's ...

Three VPN families analyzed, linking 18 apps to parent groups. Security issues found, including hard-coded Shadowsocks keys. Study shows many free VPNs may have shady security practices. A new ...

Google Play is announcing today that it is adding a new “Verified” badge to consumer-facing VPN apps. This badge is currently only being used on VPN apps, like NordVPN. The reason for this new badge ...

Roughly 60 percent of the top free mobile VPN apps returned by Google Play Store and Apple Play Store searches are from developers based in China or with Chinese ownership, raising serious concerns ...