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Is Your VPN Provider in a 14 Eyes Country? (What is 14 Eyes?)

The reason people have Virtual private networks (VPNs) is that they protect our online privacy, however, privacy is essentially non-existent if you live in a place where the government is allowed to track your online activities. This is why you need to get a good VPN, the goal is to make sure that you don’t have to […]

9 risky apps that you need to monitor on your kids’ smartphone

Parents should know if their under 18 child has these apps on their smartphone – No underage child should use these apps. Apart from being a great invention, smartphones are also taken as a most apt tool for killing time. Kids between the age of 11-19 spend 90 percent of their times on their cell […]

EU accuses Russia of spreading misinformation on social media

Apparently, Russia has carried out several activities attributed to continuous disinformation, with the purpose of suppressing voter turnout in voting sessions, in addition to influencing their preferences. A document, released by the European Union (EU), says that Russia is using social media in an attempt to influence its elections. They have stated that the country is […]

5 Best VPN Apps for Android 2019

It is a fact that most of us spend more time on our cellular devices than ever before. It is also true that Android-based smartphones are widely popular and it’s essential that we use VPN to protect our online identity from malicious elements. Therefore, if you’re an Android user, here is a list of 5 […]

Google will ‘auto-delete’ your location & web activity data

The auto-delete feature will be available in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, Google announced that it will now allow users to automatically delete the old location history as well as web history that its services usually save. This will be done using the newly added feature called “Auto-Delete” that lets you delete Location History and […]

Avengers: End Game leaked online soon after releasing in China

Avengers: End Game has been leaked online because why not?  Marvel’s latest and perhaps the most anticipated flick ever to be released Avengers: End Game has become an object of controversy lately as hackers and cybercriminals are trying their best to benefit from the movie’s widespread, intense hype. Last week, Marvel fans were requested to […]

WiFi finder app exposes millions of WiFi network passwords

The app is called WiFi Finder – connect to hotspots. WiFi Finder, a popular and widely downloaded hotspot finder app designed for Android devices has been identified to be exposing passwords of WiFi networks for over two million networks. The exposed database was identified by GDI Foundation member and security researcher Sanyam Jain. According to […]

Building a VPN for Mobile Devices at the Network Level

In 2019, there is still surprisingly little information about such an old, simple, convenient, and secure technology, as mobile VPN – Virtual Private Network). In this article, I will describe how you can provide access to your virtual private network to any device with a SIM card without having to install and configure any additional […]

Top 10 Best Anime Movie Sites 2019

Are you a fan of anime movies? Look no further, here is a list of best anime movie sites. Entertainment is a major part of our lives and the Internet is the biggest source for it these days. There are several websites such as YouTube, DailyMotion, and Vimeo, etc. offering movies and TV shows but […]

Top The Pirate Bay Alternatives – Best Torrent Download Sites (2019)

Looking for The Pirate Bay alternatives? You have come to the right place. The Pirate Bay (TPB) is one of the most visited torrent download websites in the world. However, lately, there has been an increase in its server downtime. Lately, the Dark web domain for The Pirate Bay is also offline. Moreover, The Pirate Bay was […]

Chinese Developers Are Using GitHub As A Mouthpiece For Protest

China is one of the countries where the internet is heavily censored, thanks to the country’s Great Firewall. Users cannot access social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Home-grown services like WeChat are used for messaging apps and social networking, but they are monitored as well. Amidst no means to vent out their anger, Chinese IT workers have resorted to GitHub […]

2 students arrested for disrupting school WiFi to skip exam

Two 14-year old 9th graders have been arrested by the police for disrupting the WiFi system of their school, Secaucus High School, Hudson County in March. According to reports, the students used an especially designed app to make the connection so overloaded with traffic that it became difficult for the teachers to upload test results […]

Top 10 VPN Services For 2019

VPN is a billion dollar industry and lately, it has become a vital part of users conscious about their online privacy – Here are the top 10 VPN services for 2019. If you are an Internet user, VPN should be part of your online life but choosing a reliable VPN can be a tough nut to crack. Therefore today […]

Top-10 Cybersecurity Threats in 2019 and How to Protect Yourself

Cybersecurity deals with emerging dangers and includes protecting and preventing means against hacker attacks. New technologies are booming, and our gadgets become more advanced. Both artificial intelligence and machine learning are proliferating. But, new technologies bring new problems. Cybercriminals are also trying to keep up with the time. Thus, risks to cyber-security are directly related […]

Canadian Internet Registration Authority Hit with Ransomware Attack on Car Parking System

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) car parking system hacked and infected with ransomware that allows everyone to have a free park. CIRA is an Internet domain registration authority that manages more than 2.8 million .ca domain, the Internetcountrycodetop-level domain (ccTLD) for Canada. Unknown Cybercriminals compromise the car parking system in CIRA office that managed by other […]

Russia Orders VPN Providers To Block ‘State Censored’ Websites

After proposing new legislation that could lead to Russia having its own internet, the Russian authorities have now issued a notice to 10 VPN providers to restrict access to websites that are banned by the country’s laws. The notice issued by Roskomnadzor, the communications watchdog of Russia, mentions that if VPN providers fail to block the […]

Article 13: The New EU Copyright Directive

What is Article 13? The European Union has passed a wide-reaching update to copyright laws, the first since 2001. Most of the changes in the EU Copyright Directive are uncontroversial, setting out how copyright contracts are managed and licensed, but Article 13 could have a huge impact on how material is shared online. Put simply, […]

Google Photos Vulnerability Allows Hackers To Track Location History

A vulnerability exists with the web version of Google photos allows malicious websites to extract the photos metadata information. Google photos will tag your photos automatically based on the metadata information such as geographic coordinates, date, etc. The Photo metadata allows information to be traveled along with the image file that can be read by […]

Undersea Optical Cable Achieves Data Transfer Record Rate Of 26.2 Tbps

If you think that establishing an inter-continent connection through satellite is the best means, you’re obviously ignoring the prowess of undersea optical cables. The cobweb of wires that you see around you for making internet functional is just a minute part of the ‘network.’ The real backbone of the internet is the network of submarine […]