May 2026

Authorities from seven countries took down ‘First VPN’ and seized 33 servers The VPN was heavily marketed as a safe haven for ransomware operators The takedown led to the exposure of thousands of cybercriminals A coalition of European law enforcement agencies has successfully taken down a massive virtual private network (VPN) that allegedly served as

Security researcher suggests Russia’s MAX app contains surveillance capabilities MAX denies claims and considers analysis “a fake” RKS Global confirms most claims, saying “none are outright false” A user on the Russian security forum Habr has claimed that Russia’s state-backed messaging service, MAX, includes invasive tools to spy on users’ activities. The researcher claims to

Wahlap left an Elasticsearch instance open that revealed 18.9 million records linked to its WeChat widget ecosystem Data included 6.6 million unique Union IDs, 1.7 million phone numbers and personal information that could enable targeted phishing and fraud The archive was locked down after the disclosure, although there is no evidence that the exposed information

Warhorse Studios is making a new one Kingdom Come game The studio also confirmed that a new open-world Middle-earth RPG is on the way There are no release windows yet, but Warhorse says “we can’t wait to share more with you when the time is right” Warhorse Studios has announced that its next projects are