Tagged: NordVPN

April 27, 2026 @ 6:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new interactive tool from NordVPN lets users calculate the value of their digital identities. And if you’re Canadian, it ain’t much. Working in collaboration with the threat exposure management platform NordStellar, NordVPN analyzed almost 75,000 dark web marketplace listings and found that Canadians’ personal… Read More

April 10, 2026 @ 2:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A cybersecurity expert suggests a burner email address can help protect people from online fraud. According to the latest data from threat exposure management platform NordStellar, 501 million unique email addresses ended up in breached databases on the dark web in 2025. Although no user… Read More

March 31, 2026 @ 5:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NordVPN’s Threat Intelligence research unit, in collaboration with TechRadar, has revealed three major, interconnected global cybercrime operations exploiting user trust in digital platforms, outdated technology, and cryptocurrency markets. “Online scams are evolving faster than ever before. What once looked like crude attempts to trick a… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 7:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Global cybercrime fighters registered a significant win recently, when the FBI and Europol dismantled LeakBase, a Dark Web forum used to trade stolen credentials at scale. But while it’s a definite win, information once posted on LeakBase likely remains in circulation. NordVPN’s chief technology officer… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 9:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A NordVPN and Saily study found a surge in “dark web travel agencies”, where stolen credit cards are used to purchase flights, hotels, and other travel services and later sold at steep discounts on illicit online marketplaces. In the heat of early-bird discounts and yearly vacation… Read More

March 1, 2026 @ 6:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Deepfake videos are spreading across TikTok and Instagram, using AI-generated faces and voices to promote products that are fake, misleading, or too good to be true. A deepfake is a piece of audio or video that has been digitally manipulated using artificial intelligence to make… Read More

January 29, 2026 @ 5:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

NordVPN has revealed new insights into the privacy risks Canadians face as AI tools become embedded in their daily work routines. According to data from the National Privacy Test (NPT) for 2025, 95% of Canadians do not understand what privacy issues to consider when using… Read More

January 25, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the latest research, scammers seem to be getting more creative, and this trend appears to be changing as QR codes gain more popularity now among scammers. Recent research from cybersecurity company NordVPN reveals that more than 26 million people could have unknowingly been… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 8:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the data collected by Slowmist, cybercriminals stole nearly $3 billion in crypto hacks and scams in 2025. Researchers recorded a total of 202 hack events, of which one was responsible for almost half of all losses. In February, a large-scale outflow of funds… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 4:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A joint study by NordVPN and a travel eSIM app, Saily, has shed light on the alarming prevalence of data breaches and loyalty points theft targeting major players in the travel industry. The research reveals that airlines and hotel chains have had their customer data… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

AI dominates cybersecurity experts’ 2026 predictions as it touches on authentication, privacy and attack acceleration. GPU optimization and AI-driven attacks will push companies toward regional cloud providers “GPU optimization becomes a headline topic in 2026. Today, most companies only use about 60% of the GPU… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 4:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As holiday shopping peaks, experts warn about e-skimming — malicious JavaScript code injected into legitimate e-commerce sites to steal customers’ payment data during checkout. This is the online equivalent of physical skimming devices found on ATMs or gas pumps. What makes e-skimming particularly dangerous is… Read More

October 31, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to recent research from NordVPN, prices for stolen payment cards on dark-web marketplaces rose in most countries. While the global average still sits around $8, some markets jumped by as much as 444%. In Canada, the average price fell from C$11.06 in 2023 to… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 2:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NordVPN has added a crypto wallet address checker to its Threat Protection Pro suite. The new feature identifies potentially dangerous cryptocurrency wallet addresses encountered during web browsing, helping users avoid risky transactions and prevent costly mistakes when managing their digital assets. According to recent data, cybercriminals… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 2:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cybersecurity firm NordVPN is warning users about “slopsquatting“, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can accidentally create fake websites for cybercriminals, who use them for illegal activities. Hackers exploit AI-generated hallucinations to create fake domains and malicious code, putting users at a higher risk than ever before…. Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 6:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The cybersecurity threat posed by phishing attacks is growing more dangerous as cybercriminals increasingly rely on phishing kits, which are pre-made malicious packages that allow anyone with minimal technical knowledge to launch sophisticated data-stealing scams. Phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web… Read More

July 27, 2024 @ 9:43 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NordPass’s head of product research and development, Sorin Manole, said Mastercard’s recent commitment to reaching full e-commerce tokenization by 2030 in Europe enables better security through the increased use of passkeys. In practice, this means that cardholders can enable passkeys to authenticate e-commerce transactions. “From… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting list. NordVPN has put together a roster of the biggest crypto hacks of 2022.  Security breaches, digital asset thefts, and crypto scams have become so prevalent they have become wallpaper. They happen all of the time, highlighting profound shortcomings in cyber-security… Read More

January 29, 2022 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 1.5 million US banking/payment cards may reportedly be found via the dark web, according to a study carried out by cybersecurity firm NordVPN. The study by NordVPN reveals that a total of 1,561,739 American payment card details had been discovered by researchers. This… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 5:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Americans are the most common target of payment card fraud, based on details for sale on the dark web, new research published this week by NordVPN shows. The company analyzed 4.5 million payment card details belonging to citizens of 140 countries that were found by… Read More