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News archive — Page 10

Source-backed reporting on VPNs, privacy, scams, data breaches and online security—plus the practical steps worth taking next.

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News archive

Reports 91–100

Clear summaries, visible dates and direct source links—without turning every security story into a VPN sales pitch.

Streaming Security5 Aug 20265 min read1 source

Illegal Streaming on Work Phones: Why One Bad Stream Can Become a Business Security Problem

A BeStreamWise-backed study reported by Advanced Television says many illegal streamers use company smartphones and report higher rates of malware and phishing attempts.

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Data Breach4 Aug 20266 min read3 sources

PNLD Data Breach: Why Work Email Leaks Still Matter for Phishing

The Police National Legal Database says names, organisations and work email addresses for police, criminal-justice and government contacts were compromised and published online.

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Cybersecurity Warning4 Aug 20266 min read3 sources

CISA N-able N-central Warning: Why Remote-Management Tools Need Urgent Patching

CISA added an exploited N-able N-central authentication-bypass flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after reports of customer compromises.

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Privacy Policy4 Aug 20265 min read1 source

SCREEN Act Privacy Warning: Age Checks Can Spread Far Beyond Adult Sites

The Electronic Frontier Foundation says the U.S. SCREEN Act could push identity-linked age verification onto many mainstream services, not only adult websites.

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Public Wi-Fi3 Aug 20266 min read2 sources

Microsoft Hotel Wi-Fi Warning: What Travellers Should Do Before Logging In

Microsoft says a Midnight Blizzard-linked campaign is abusing captive-portal networks at hotels and shared venues to push fake updates, phishing flows and malware at travellers.

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VPN Privacy3 Aug 20266 min read2 sources

SplitVPN Breach: Why ‘No Logs’ Needs Evidence, Not Just Marketing

Have I Been Pwned says SplitVPN exposed 865,000 unique email addresses, while security reporting says leaked records allegedly included device, payment and VPN connection metadata.

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Cybersecurity2 Aug 20265 min read2 sources

CISA Open-Source Security Guidance: What It Means Before You Trust a VPN App

CISA's new open-source software guidance is aimed at agencies and organisations, but its checklist mindset is useful for ordinary VPN buyers too: do not treat source-code availability as proof of safety.

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Cybersecurity2 Aug 20265 min read2 sources

CISA's 2026 SBOM Update: Why VPN Apps Need an Ingredients List Too

CISA, NSA, FBI and international partners updated SBOM minimum elements, a software-transparency baseline that matters whenever privacy tools depend on third-party code and cloud services.

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Cybersecurity1 Aug 20266 min read3 sources

CISA Water-Utility Warning: Why Exposed PLCs Should Not Sit on the Internet

CISA says attackers are increasingly targeting water and wastewater PLCs, changing passwords, disconnecting devices and forcing some operators into boil-water notices or manual operations.

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Data Breach1 Aug 20266 min read3 sources

Amgen Cloud Breach: Patient Health Data Was Stolen, the Company Says

Amgen disclosed a material cybersecurity incident involving third-party cloud environments, saying proprietary data, patient protected health information and other information were exfiltrated.

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