VPN apps a security risk, warns US Department of Homeland Security director Christopher Krebs

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Nation state actors 'have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services… for malicious purposes'

US Department of Homeland Security director Christopher Krebs has warned that VPN services have been used by nation-state threat actors to eavesdrop on users. In a letter obtained by CyberScoop,...

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