Google Chrome users who utilize the free VPN extension Hola and manage their cryptocurrencies with MyEtherWallet were told in a tweet on Monday to move their tokens to new accounts lest they lose their funds—that is, if their funds still existed.
July 11, 2018We would like to thank Chris Navarrete of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs for bringing to our attention a potential security vulnerability related to the VyprVPN installation process on Windows. Our development team immediately recognized the issue and promptly found a solution. We wanted to let our users know VyprVPN implemented the resolution quickly, and VyprVPN, VPN for Windows is no longer vulnerable.
June 20, 2018IPVanish was busted earlier this week for providing logs and customer information to the United States Department of Homeland Security even though they advertised a “zero-log” VPN service. IPVanish’s response seems to largely blame IPVanish’s prior management for logging and they continue to claim that they run a “zero-log” VPN Service.
June 12, 2018A digital Iron Curtain has been steadily rising into position around the cyber borders of Russia for years now, all in an effort to block contact and content from the rest of the online world. In their latest move, Russian lawmakers adopted legislation to impose steep penalties on citizens caught utilizing ‘anonymizing’ privacy tools to circumvent government-sanctioned censorship.
June 6, 2018The demise of Telegram didn’t entirely go as planned after Russian officials announced they were banning the service back in April. Russia’s move to block Telegram came after the encrypted messaging app refused to hand over user decryption keys to the FSB. Rather than a targeted attack on the app, Russia wound up blocking roughly 20 million IP addresses, including myriad Google and Amazon IP addresses. The publicity alone gave a significant boost to Telegram’s popularity in Russia.
May 6, 2018Classified documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden to The Intercept last month lent startling vindication to a conspiracy-centric notion that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been trying to frustrate the digital currency marketplace since 2012.
April 12, 2018Located mere minutes from downtown with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the gorgeous Austin skyline, our offices offer an open floor plan, café area, on-site gym, bike racks, picnic tables, visiting food trucks and a variety of other great amenities.
March 26, 2018Golden Frog is not the kind of trendy start-up most people consider when contemplating Austin, Texas. To begin with, we’re not really a startup—though we might still feel like one on principle. We’re a small company with big business and we’ve been proving our mettle in this weird, wired town for years.
March 22, 2018We recently updated the our VPN apps to include a valuable new feature which works behind the scenes to troubleshoot any connection issues you may have. When you have a connection issue, our Automatic Troubleshooting feature identifies the issue and automatically cycles through protocols to find one that successfully works for you given your connection conditions.
March 14, 2018