6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
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Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
First reported Sep 19, 2026 09:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordTeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle.
First reported Sep 18, 2026 16:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a database run on Palantir software, newly unsealed court filings say.
First reported Oct 02, 2026 19:52 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordTraverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
First reported Oct 01, 2026 18:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordLost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
First reported Sep 30, 2026 10:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordWhile the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting—and vulnerable—target.
First reported Oct 02, 2026 09:45 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordOfficials discussed setting up a mechanism for the two countries to notify each other of AI incidents which could threaten national security.
First reported Sep 21, 2026 10:34 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordIn an era of increasingly sophisticated AI-fueled scams, a retro threat may be lurking in your mailbox.
First reported Sep 26, 2026 12:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordA nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
First reported Sep 29, 2026 19:05 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordIn an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool.
First reported Oct 01, 2026 09:30 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordAs dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
First reported Sep 19, 2026 02:22 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordMillions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
First reported Oct 03, 2026 12:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordThe country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.
First reported Sep 24, 2026 10:46 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordThe US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
First reported Oct 07, 2026 15:34 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordCisco Talos researchers created a new framework for identifying malware and hacking tools that rely on AI chatbots—and quickly discovered something unusual.
First reported Sep 22, 2026 10:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordMeta says it issued a fix for the Muse zero-day vulnerability that would have let attackers do “whatever” they wanted on a victim’s Mac, highlighting the inherent dangers of AI helpers.
First reported Sep 23, 2026 12:54 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordAt a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”
First reported Oct 07, 2026 21:31 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordYour conversations with AI chatbots are both highly personal and deeply vulnerable to surveillance. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
First reported Sep 22, 2026 09:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordSam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.
First reported Sep 28, 2026 11:32 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordAI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security flaws.
First reported Sep 19, 2026 11:00 UTCCatalog metadata updated Oct 08, 2026 03:49 UTCOpen evidence recordA filename, label, or report mention alone does not establish maliciousness. Observation dates describe cited sources; collection dates describe this local metadata catalog. No malware samples are stored, fetched, or executed by these pages.