vpnMentor’s Research Team recently conducted extensive research on the increasing demand for VPNs in the US and its effect on Pornhub's traffic — and a nuanced picture emerged. The data shows how age verification laws, geo-blocking, and user behavior are shaping online privacy and content access.
vpnMentor’s Research Team has been following the looming TikTok ban in the United States, as the platform has sparked debates surrounding national security and data privacy concerns. The saga began with ByteDance, the China-based company behind TikTok, facing pressure to sell its U.S. operations or
Threat actors are using deceptive tactics to bypass Apple iMessage’s phishing protection, tricking users into enabling disabled links in fraudulent messages. These smishing attacks target mobile users with fake texts posing as trusted entities, in an effort to manipulate recipients into
A major data breach has compromised Gravy Analytics — a company that collects and sells smartphone location data — potentially exposing millions of users. Hackers claim to have stolen over 17 terabytes of sensitive data, including customer lists, industry insights, and precise location data of
A cybersecurity breach at PowerSchool, a leading education software company, has compromised sensitive student and teacher information across K-12 school districts in the United States and Canada. The breach, first detected on December 28, 2024, resulted from hackers infiltrating PowerSchool’s
Telegram, the encrypted messaging platform, experienced a sharp rise in law enforcement data requests in late 2024, triggered by CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France in August. Durov, a dual citizen of France and Russia, was detained over accusations that he was enabling organized crime and
T-Mobile is facing a new lawsuit from the Washington State Attorney General over its handling of a 2021 data breach that compromised the personal information of 79 million customers. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, accuses the telecommunications giant of failing to secure its
An emerging Android malware, FireScam, is posing as a premium version of Telegram and spreading via phishing websites imitating RuStore, Russia's alternative app marketplace. Researchers at Cyfirma revealed the malware uses advanced techniques to steal user data. FireScam is distributed through
vpnMentor’s Research Team has recently witnessed a series of events in the Venezuelan digital landscape that have raised concerns about internet freedom, censorship, and political unrest. What’s Important to Know: Venezuela's Supreme Court fined TikTok USD$10 million for failing to prevent
A new law requiring children and teenagers to have parental consent to use social media platforms officially went into effect on January 1st in Tennessee. The legislation, HB1891, passed during the last legislative session, aims to empower parents and protect minors from harmful online