A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...

From DDoS attacks to public Wi-Fi risks, here's what a VPN is effective against—and the threats that require other tools and safer browsing habits. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, ...

Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are basically a required utility in 2026 if you want to browse the internet without being tracked. Get Proton VPN at up to 70% off a two-year subscription. It seems ...

A VPN or virtual private network is often recommended as a way to boost your online privacy and safeguard your data and internet activities from prying eyes, including those of your internet service ...

One of the earliest Bitcoin developers launched a new privacy-focused version of Nostr VPN that replaces centralized identity providers with cryptographic keys. Martti Malmi, an early Bitcoin ...

A hot potato: Plenty of states (and countries) now have age-restriction measures placed on pornography sites, which are often circumvented using VPNs. But a Utah law is about to go into effect that ...

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...

Six Democratic lawmakers are pressing the nation's top intelligence official to publicly disclose whether Americans who use commercial VPN services risk being treated as foreigners under United States ...

US lawmakers have asked the Director of National Intelligence to clarify how VPN use affects Americans’ surveillance protections. They warn that using overseas VPN servers could make users appear ...

A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. By Cecilia Kang Ryan Mac and Eli Tan Cecilia Kang reported from ...

"I've been reading a lot lately how VPN can protect your privacy, avoid marketing ploys and help with hacking. At one time, my university provided VPN for us when we were overseas (helped get through ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...