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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Chromium LONDON, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NordVPN has officially launched the NordVPN extension for Microsoft Edge browser , available on all platforms compatible with Edge.
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- LONDON, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NordVPN has officially launched the NordVPN extension for Microsoft Edge browser , available on all platforms compatible with Edge.
- Microsoft Edge browser is based on Chromium, which means users can install the NordVPN extension via the Chrome Web Store.
- With this release, NordVPN is unlocking full official support for people who were already using other NordVPN extensions on Edge.
- "We knew many users were installing the NordVPN extension for Chrome on the Microsoft Edge browser.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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Online shopping LONDON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New research by NordVPN has analyzed 4M payment cards that were found for sale on the dark web and belonged to citizens of 140 countries. The average price of a Taiwanese card was 19 dollars and 60 cents.
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- The most affected county was the US as 1,561,739out of 4,481,379 payment cards found for sale belonged to Americans.
- More than a half (23,295) of all the discovered payment cards coming from Taiwan were Visa, followed by Mastercard (4,098) and American Express (2,048).
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- Since 2014 , we have been seeing a constant growth in payment card fraud around the world.
- We decided to look into how much a payment card costs on the dark web and why there's a booming underground black market for them," says Marijus Briedis, CTO at NordVPN .
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Sunday, November 28, 2021
LONDON, Nov. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With shopping season, it's peak time for scammers and hackers to wreak havoc on unsuspecting shoppers. According to Juniper research, e-commerce fraud will surpass $20B in 2021, an 18% jump over last year.
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- LONDON, Nov. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With shopping season, it's peak time for scammers and hackers to wreak havoc on unsuspecting shoppers.
- "As alluring as good deals may be, don't be too quick to jump at these seemingly 'too good to be true' offers.
- Daniel Markuson gives 5 tips on how to avoid being scammed while shopping online:
As a means of security, it's important to visit and shop on sites that use HTTPS.
- Making sure you're on the right online store could be the difference between entering your card details on "Nike.com" and "n1ke.com."
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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Online shopping LONDON, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, there was a 5% increase in the installation of monitoring apps, a study by NordVPN shows. Yet some users suspect that their smartphones are spying on them even if they have no monitoring apps installed.
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- LONDON, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, there was a 5% increase in the installation of monitoring apps, a study by NordVPN shows.
- Yet some users suspect that their smartphones are spying on them even if they have no monitoring apps installed.
- Virtual assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, or Alexa listen to their users all the time.
- In a way, virtual assistant is just another search engine," says Daniel Markuson, digital privacy expert at NordVPN .
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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Online shopping LONDON, Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NordVPN , a leading virtual network provider, increased its bug bounty rewards by ten times on the HackerOne platform.
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- LONDON, Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NordVPN , a leading virtual network provider, increased its bug bounty rewards by ten times on the HackerOne platform.
- The bug bounty program applies to other related Nord brands, including NordPass , NordLocker , and NordLayer .
- Bug bounty programs allow companies to leverage the hacker community to continuously improve their systems security posture over time.
- NordVPN launched its bug bounty back in December 2019 and was one of the first VPN providers to do so.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Online shopping LONDON, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Statista, 21.6 million households in Japan owned a smart TV in 2019 and it is expected to grow to 32.8 million by fiscal year 2026. However, many people do nothing to protect their smart devices.
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- In 2019 , the FBI released a warning stating that smart TVs can make users vulnerable to surveillance and attacks by bad actors.
- "Like any device that regularly connects to the internet, smart TVs collect a lot of private data, which leads to a variety of privacy and security concerns.
- Hackers can access a smart TV's camera and microphone through malware, which they can slip into the user's TV if it is connected to Wi-Fi.
- In addition, if a smart TV is used for web browsing, it can be infected with various viruses too.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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Online shopping LONDON, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NordVPN , the worlds leading VPN service provider, recently announced a new update to streamline the login process through third-party logins.
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- LONDON, Sept. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NordVPN , the worlds leading VPN service provider, recently announced a new update to streamline the login process through third-party logins.
- This will enable users to have access to all their Nord security tools, including NordVPN , NordPass , and NordLocker , with just one set of credentials.
- Additionally, Nord Account features multi-factor authentication (MFA), which serves as an additional layer of security to its users.
- When enabled, MFA asks you to authorize the login attempt with a special app, time-sensitive code, or second device.
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
LONDON, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NordVPN has officially launched version 6.6.1 for macOS. With this release, all NordVPN users with M1-powered Macs will get full-fledged performance and overall experience.
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- With this release, all NordVPN users with M1-powered Macs will get full-fledged performance and overall experience.
- The M1 chip is Apple's new and improved proprietary chip in its new computer.
- With Apple making this move towards higher performance, NordVPN felt it appropriate to rise with the occasion and ensure an optimized user experience for their M1 Mac users.
- "We reworked the NordVPN app to run natively on M1 Macs, which will optimize app performance and user experience for users with newer devices.
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Online shopping And that is what International VPN Day is for, the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN Daniel Markuson comments.
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- And that is what International VPN Day is for, the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN Daniel Markuson comments.
- Below, Daniel Markuson suggests the best ways to celebrate International VPN Day on August 19:
Many of us may be sure we know it all when it comes to privacy online.
- So, once a year, on International VPN Day, take the test and find out what skills you may still lack, Daniel Markuson recommends.
- The primary goal of International VPN Day is to bring more attention to privacy, security, and freedom on the internet and educate people around the world.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
LONDON, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- JTB forecasts 40 million Japanese domestic travelers for this vacation period, this puts a lot of travelers in danger. Even though these domestic tourists have provided much-needed relief to the bleeding hotel industry of Japan, experts warn about the risks public Wi-Fi in hotels may pose.
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- Even though these domestic tourists have provided much-needed relief to the bleeding hotel industry of Japan, experts warn about the risks public Wi-Fi in hotels may pose.
- In this scenario, cybercriminals set up fake unprotected Wi-Fi hotspots next to the hotel to trick hotel guests into connecting.
- Daniel Markuson recommends using mobile data while away from home instead of hotel or any other public Wi-Fi.
- Guests like to make reservations for attractions in the town or city they are visiting using hotel Wi-Fi.
