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Popular VPNs are routing traffic via Chinese companies, including one with link to military

Malwarebytes

Up to one in five of the most popular mobile VPNs for iOS last year are owned by Chinese companies that do their best to hide the fact. Mobile VPNs are apps that connect your smartphone to the internet via different computers around the world. The company developed several mobile apps for Innovative Connecting Pte.

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What Are Mobile VPN Apps and Why You Should Be Using Them

Tech Republic Security

When you think of VPNs, chances are pretty good your thoughts go to the tried and true virtual private networks of old, which made it possible for you to securely connect to your company network (from a remote location) such that your local computer behaved as if it were within the company LAN.

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Mobile security matters: Protecting your phone from text scams

Webroot

Photo credit: TextMagic Mobile security checklist Most of us use our phones for everything – banking, shopping, messaging, and storing personal information. Here are some tips to help you strengthen your mobile security against text scams and other types of fraud. Always take a moment to think critically before acting.

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44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, Malwarebytes finds

Malwarebytes

Confusingly, even legitimate businesses now lean on outreach tactics that have long been favored by online scammers—asking people to scan QR codes, download mobile apps, and trade direct messages with, essentially, strangers. READ THE REPORT Here are some of the key findings: 77% of people worry about mobile scams and threats.

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How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

Krebs on Security

A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent email security alerts directly from google.com, and ultimately seized control over the account by convincing him to click “yes” to a Google prompt on his mobile device.

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Attackers exploited SonicWall SMA appliances since January 2025

Security Affairs

Threat actors are actively exploiting a remote code execution flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances since January 2025. Arctic Wolf researchers warn that threat actors actively exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20035 (CVSS score of 7.1), in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) since at least January 2025.

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Apple Removes VPN Apps from Russian App Store Amid Government Pressure

The Hacker News

Apple removed a number of virtual private network (VPN) apps in Russia from its App Store on July 4, 2024, following a request by Russia's state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, Russian news media reported. It's worth noting that NordVPN previously shut

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