Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' — one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effect

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/eu-research-arm-labels-vpns-a-loophole-as-age-verification-laws-drive-record-adoption

Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law

Decades-old pre-Stuxnet cyber sabotage tool breaks cover, NSA listed it as 'nothing to see here' — fast16 targeted nuclear reactors, dam design, and other high-precision civil engineering software years before Stuxnet broke cover

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/decades-old-pre-stuxnet-cyber-sabotage-tool-breaks-cover-nsa-listed-it-as-nothing-to-see-here-fast16-targeted-nuclear-reactors-dam-design-and-other-high-precision-civil-engineering-software-years-before-stuxnet-broke-cover

AV-Comparatives security survey 2026 shows Windows 11 still rules while Linux gains credibility

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/02/av-comparatives-security-survey-2026-windows-11-linux/

Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant — company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the device fully

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/dutch-authorities-allegedly-seize-vpn-server-without-a-warrant-company-claims-that-law-enforcement-will-return-it-after-analyzing-the-device-fully

Secure yourself and save 30% with these Black Friday deals on YubiKey 5 NFC fobs — essential protection just got cheaper

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/secure-yourself-and-save-30-percent-with-these-black-friday-deals-on-yubikey-5-nfc-fobs-essential-protection-just-got-cheaper

Microsoft Azure Blocks Largest DDoS Attack in History — attack equivalent to streaming 3.5 million Netflix movies at once, 15.72 Terabits per Second from 500,000 IP addresses tied to IoT botnet

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/microsoft-azure-blocks-largest-ddos-attack-in-history-attack-equivalent-to-streaming-3-5-million-netflix-movies-at-once-15-72-terabits-per-second-from-500-000-ip-addresses-tied-to-iot-botnet

Banned Russian antivirus maker Kaspersky rolls out new products — basic plan for Linux starts at $59.99 a year

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/antivirus/banned-russian-antivirus-maker-kaspersky-rolls-out-new-products-basic-plan-for-linux-starts-at-usd59-99-a-year

Microsoft Defender is stirring up trouble—bogus BIOS alerts, misflagged emails, even Mac crashes. Can your trusted security tool really keep up when glitches hit?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/microsoft-defender-navigating-recent-bugs-and-the-ongoing-challenge-of-security-software-reliability/

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