Have you ever been harassed in the street? Received a crass message on a dating app? Had a coworker make a comment about your appearance that just didn't sit right? You're not alone. With the #MeToo movement, it’s easy to log onto X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook and see just how many women

Important update since this report was published: DASAN Zhone Solutions sent us their comment on the report. We attach it "as is" at the end of this page. Overview: We executed an all-encompassing evaluation of a variety of GPON home routers. It is known that a significant number of

vpnMentor has teamed up with cybersecurity firm ClearSky to release this report. Following the protests that broke out in December 2017, the Iranian government cracked down on internet usage and blocked popular social media sites like Twitter and Telegram. In response, many Iranians began to

Fake reviews on e-commerce sites like Amazon mislead consumers and can short-change businesses. With fake reviews flooding Amazon’s platform by the millions, spotting them is becoming increasingly important if you don’t want to get ripped off. That’s why I’ve written a step-by-step guide on how

DeleteMe is a subscription-based service that helps remove private information from the web. But is it worth paying for something you could probably do yourself? And does it work as promised? I reviewed each aspect of this data removal program to ensure it works. For context, there is a massive

TikTok is the latest social media app to grab the attention - and eyeballs - of children around the globe. The app is a fun and mostly innocent way of creating and curating short video content that you and your kids can share with friends and family. But just because TikTok has a lot of

If you have ever taken interest in the Great Firewall of China, you have probably heard of Shadowsocks. It is often mistaken for a VPN-based technology — but while some of the functions overlap, Shadowsocks and VPNs are two completely different things. This article will help you understand the

vpnMentor’s research team discovered a hack affecting 80 million American households. Known hacktivists Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered an unprotected database impacting up to 65% of US households. Hosted by a Microsoft cloud server, the 24 GB database includes the number of people living

Dalil is the biggest phone directory in Saudi Arabia. With more than 5 million downloads, Dalil is the 13th most popular communications app in the Kingdom. For context, this is where Viber and Telegram rank in the US. 96% of its users are in Saudi Arabia; the remainder are in Egypt and other

The demand for VPN services in Utah skyrocketed on Monday, May 1, and Tuesday, May 2, 2023, as the most visited adult website in the United States banned users from the state from accessing their website. On May 1, 2023, Pornhub enforced a block on all Utah IP addresses, two days before the

We’ve created a glossary of cybersecurity terms to help you better understand the technical subjects covered in our data breach reports and blog content. We cover an array of subtopics, including (but not limited to) hacking, the biggest threats, and the government agencies responsible for

Revenge porn is a uniquely modern phenomenon that shines a light on a fundamental flaw in how we approach consent, the internet, and acceptable behaviors in dating and relationships. Equivalent to ‘digital rape,’ the nonconsensual sharing of sexual media can ruin lives - and often does. But

Data privacy and security are in a peculiar state in recent years. We’re currently experiencing an unprecedented level of threats targeting our data, whether that’s vulnerable big data stores or hacking attacks. Yet, in the same breath, cybersecurity practices, regulations, technologies, and

The vpnMentor cybersecurity team recently stumbled upon over 50GB of personal data listed on the clear web. The information belonged to the customers and employees of at least 29 Israeli transportation and forwarding companies, according to the post. A group of hackers listed the trove of data

Overview We carried out an exhaustive evaluation on an LG NAS device. This gadget is a storage unit linked to a network, exclusively accessible to authorized users. It functions similarly to a private cloud but is more cost-effective, easy to manage, and provides total control. Nonetheless, we

Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor's research team recently discovered; a breach in a database containing highly sensitive files from several British consulting firms. Relating to their respective HR departments, the compromised files exposed detailed sensitive information belonging to

Over 142 million records were publicly shared on Telegram, exposing the personally identifiable information (PII) of MGM Hotels customers around the world, including the names, postal addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth of millions of people.  On May 22nd, 2022, the

21 million records were leaked on Telegram, exposing the email addresses and hashed passwords of the users of several VPNs. The SQL dump was posted on Telegram on May 7th, 2022. The dump, exposing users from several VPN services including GeckoVPN, SuperVPN, and ChatVPN, was initially

vpnMentor’s research team discovered a data breach in a server belonging to the French transport giant RATP. RATP is a huge, state-owned company that manages most of the transport infrastructure in Paris and elsewhere. The company has roughly 64,000 employees across various operations. Our

Our team of security researchers was researching dating apps client-side security, and one of the main focus targets was Tinder. After initial reconnaissance steps were done, a Tinder domain with multiple client-side security issues was found - meaning hackers could have access to users'

The massive WannaCry malware attack in May 2017 grabbed headlines the world over and brought a new phrase into common public use – Ransomware. In cybersecurity and tech circles, however, ransomware has long been talked about for all too long already. In fact, over the past decade, ransomware has