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Ransomware viruses claim the throne as one of the most rampant and financially devastating infections. Hackers pursue a relatively simple…

Misunderstandings involving the deep web and dark web have always sparked the interest of the internet community. Some regard them as…

The gaming community in China will soon face a tremendous lifestyle change. The Chinese government will require players to sign up using…

According to data analyzed by the Atlas VPN research team, Americans reported 152,129 coronavirus-related fraud cases since the start of the year. These reports reveal that citizens lost more than $97.39 million to COVID-19 and stimulus check scams.

WebRTC is the standard component of browsers that permits real-time communications and peer-to-peer sharing. It powers the multimedia…

Some sports streaming events have set geographical boundaries, making them available only in specific locations. Most streaming websites log IP addresses to determine the user's location.

Much like it sounds, Incognito Mode is a popular setting that allows you to go undercover when browsing the net. The feature instantly stops…

Besides the technical jargon involved, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) represents a relatively simple concept of accessing computers remotely…

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is one of the most sophisticated remote access systems. In short, it allows you to control a computer from a…

On July 15th, 2020, between 20:00–22:00 UTC, cybercriminals took over multiple high-profile Twitter accounts to promote a Bitcoin scam. Hackers sent out tweets asking people to send cryptocurrencies to a specified wallet, and in return, the sent amount would be doubled and returned to the sender.

A transparent proxy operates differently than a conventional proxy server. The traditional intermediary is a gateway that facilitates…