Study: Almost 70% of email scammers leave the 'subject' line empty

Cybercriminals frequently target businesses and individuals via emails that appear to come from a legitimate bank, government agency, or organization. In phishing attacks, scammers will employ social engineering techniques to get you to click on their email.

Online privacy guide for the LGBTQ+ community

Even though it is 2022, the LGBTQ+ community still faces stigma and prejudice, making online privacy essential for them. LGBTQ+ people's data is being used against them to follow their location, and obtain incredibly personal insights into their preferences,  they must be aware of the devastating effects that their online lives can have on their offline lives.

Atlas VPN Windows application is safe from the privilege escalation vulnerability

Everything you need to know about the CVE privilege escalation vulnerability.

Study: Apple pays 5x more per exposed vulnerability than Samsung

A bug bounty program is a reward offered for discovering and reporting a bug in a software product. Many tech companies provide bug bounties to encourage product enhancement and increase connection with end-users or clients.

How to disable VPN and why it might be a mistake

You can disable VPN through VPN or network settings for all online traffic or select apps. Temporarily disconnecting while using a home…

Over 70% of organizations suffered two or more ransomware attacks in the past 12 months

Ransomware has become a popular means for cybercriminals to cash in on their activities. They use ransomware to encrypt companies' essential data and ask to pay a ransom in return. If companies have not backed up their information, they must dig into their pockets to get it back.

Amazon Web Services is the most exploited cloud platform in 2022

As more and more consumers are shifting to cloud technologies, so are cybercriminals, and their eyes are aimed at the biggest market players.

Americans lost a record $68 million to job & business opportunities scams in 2022 Q1

Data analyzed by Atlas VPN shows that US citizens lost over $68.3 million to various job and business offer scams in the first quarter of 2022.