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Why developed countries are more vulnerable to cybercrime

Tech Republic Security

Developed nations have higher incomes, technology, urbanization, and digitalization, which are all factors for greater cyber risk, says VPN provider NordVPN.

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Law enforcement shutdown the VPN service VPNLab used by many cybercriminal gangs

Security Affairs

Europol this week announced the shutdown of VPNLab, a VPN service that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. An international operation conducted by law enforcement bodies from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider that is very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Europol said.

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Europol Knocks Out VPN Service Used by Cybercriminals

SecureWorld News

The most recent win for the good guys fighting ransomware threat actors comes from Europol, who successfully took out a VPN service, known as VPNLab.net, that was used by criminals to distribute ransomware, malware, and other types of cyberattacks. Joint operation takes down VPNLab.net. What made VPNLab.net popular?

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

PROXY WARS Security experts say that not long after the war started, Stark began hosting dozens of proxy services and free virtual private networking (VPN) services, which are designed to help users shield their Internet usage and location from prying eyes. is a company that tracks VPNs and proxy services worldwide.

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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

Related: VPNs vs ZTNA. It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Here are excerpts of our dialogue, edited for clarity and length: LW: Is it safe to assume demand for consumer VPNs has spiked, post Covid19?

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

911 says its network is made up entirely of users who voluntarily install its “free VPN” software. In this scenario, users indeed get to use a free VPN service, but they are often unaware that doing so will turn their computer into a proxy that lets others use their Internet address to transact online. “The 911[.]re

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Cybercriminals’ friend VPNLab.net shut down by law enforcement

Malwarebytes

VPNLab had been around since 2008 and had built its service around the OpenVPN technology, used strong encryption, and provided double VPN, with servers located in many different countries. What is double VPN? Double VPN is basically what the name suggests. Double VPN is not a common feature, because it is very slow.

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