January 2026

Improvement employee credentials stolen, enabling phishing emails via third-party platform Attackers gained access to personal data: names, e-mails, addresses, telephones, dates of birth No accounts breached, but stolen data could give rise to future phishing scams Investment platform Betterment has revealed that it was breached recently, with its infrastructure used to send out phishing emails […]

ExpressVPN has just launched its new QT-based MacOS app, bringing loads of new features to users. ExpressVPN says the new app is “redesigned with a cleaner layout, improved navigation and new features” in its update notes. From what I’ve seen, this could be among the biggest updates the carrier drops this year. Split tunneling Split

Framework has just raised the price of its desktop PCs, especially the top model The company said that “the memory outlook as we enter 2026 continues to worsen” It warned: “It is clear that this will be a challenging year and possibly even year for consumers” Framework, which makes modular laptops along with do-it-yourself desktops

President Trump says American households should not have to “pick up the tab” for higher energy costs AI data centers have put enormous pressure on local area networks Microsoft is the first company to make “big changes” President Trump has said he wants tech giants to “pay their own way” for AI data centers to

Surfshark reports that 4.6B people suffered from internet censorship in 2025 Asia remains the leading region with India topping the restriction rankings The trend has continued into 2026, where VPN use is increasingly a target Internet freedom took a massive hit last year, with a staggering 4.6 billion people affected by government-imposed censorship, according to