India witnessed a sharp spike in VPN app downloads following restrictions imposed on Telegram, with new data suggesting that a warning previously issued by Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov may ...

NEW DELHI: Restrictions on Telegram triggered the biggest surge in VPN downloads in the country this year, as users sought ways to retain access to the messaging platform and shifted to alternative ...

Indian users are flocking to VPNs and alternative messaging apps after the government temporarily blocked Telegram, with download numbers hitting their highest levels in over a year. According to data ...

As India cut off access to messaging app Telegram for a week over concerns about exam-related fraud, users turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) and alternative messaging apps in unusually large ...

As the UK government plans to introduce a strict social media ban for under-16s, fresh data reveals that the move is triggering unprecedented spikes in VPN downloads and online tutorials on how to ...

A Cybernews report tracking Reddit activity found that age verification laws in the UK and Australia triggered massive spikes in VPN downloads, with the UK’s Online Safety Act alone driving over 2 ...

The financially motivated group has been active since May 2025, impersonating Fortinet, Ivanti, Cisco, and other vendors to steal corporate credentials. Microsoft has warned enterprises that ...

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In context: In an entirely unsurprising turn of events, VPN downloads have spiked in Australia after the country rolled out new age-verification rules on Monday. Following a similar law that affects ...

The vulnerability in WatchGuard’s next-generation firewall ‘poses significant risks,’ the U.S. cybersecurity agency says. A critical-severity vulnerability impacting customers of WatchGuard’s ...

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