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  <title><![CDATA[CircleID]]></title>
  <link>https://circleid.com/topics/vpn</link>
  <description>CircleID - VPN</description>
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  <dc:date>2026-05-22T15:06:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[Inside Iran&#8217;s Shift From Internet Shutdowns to Tiered Connectivity]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/inside&#45;irans&#45;shift&#45;from&#45;internet&#45;shutdowns&#45;to&#45;tiered&#45;connectivity</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran's wartime internet restrictions transformed online access into a costly, unequal system, according to researcher Imad Payande, with black markets, selective connectivity and institutional privilege reshaping how citizens reached the global web.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-05-15T12:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Internet Censorship Grows More Sophisticated, Warns OONI Co-Founder]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/internet&#45;censorship&#45;grows&#45;more&#45;sophisticated&#45;warns&#45;ooni&#45;co&#45;founder</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maria Xynou warns that internet censorship is becoming more sophisticated and less transparent as governments deploy targeted blocks, throttling and encrypted traffic interference, while OONI's crowdsourced measurements help researchers and human-rights groups expose restrictions and defend online freedoms worldwide.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-05-13T09:41:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Steven Bellovin Takes Aim at Cybersecurity Myths in New Book]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/steven&#45;bellovin&#45;takes&#45;aim&#45;at&#45;cybersecurity&#45;myths&#45;in&#45;new&#45;book</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity pioneer Steven Bellovin's new book strips away jargon and outdated online-safety advice, offering ordinary users practical guidance on passwords, phishing, privacy and digital habits in an era of constant cyber threats and increasingly sophisticated scams.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-05-07T12:30:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iran’s Record Internet Blackout Deepens Civilian Isolation, Fuels Humanitarian Concerns]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/irans&#45;record&#45;internet&#45;blackout&#45;deepens&#45;civilian&#45;isolation&#45;fuels&#45;humanitarian&#45;concerns</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran’s unprecedented internet blackout, imposed after February’s strikes, has reduced connectivity to near zero, tightened state control over information, and set a global precedent for wartime digital isolation with significant humanitarian consequences.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-06T13:40:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exploring the State of Network Infrastructure in 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/exploring&#45;the&#45;state&#45;of&#45;network&#45;infrastructure&#45;in&#45;2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As networks grow faster and more interconnected in 2026, they are also becoming more opaque and fragile, as outsourcing, blurred accountability and AI-driven threats expose deep weaknesses beneath expanding digital infrastructure.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-02-27T12:34:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New VPN Protocol Outsmarts VPN Blockers]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/new&#45;vpn&#45;protocol&#45;outsmarts&#45;vpn&#45;blockers</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[NordVPN has introduced NordWhisper, a new protocol designed to bypass VPN restrictions in countries such as Russia and India. The protocol mimics regular internet traffic, making it difficult for internet service providers (ISPs) and websites to detect and block VPN usage.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2025-01-31T13:33:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ukraine Arrests VPN Operator Facilitating Access to Russian Internet]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/ukraine&#45;arrests&#45;vpn&#45;operator&#45;facilitating&#45;access&#45;to&#45;russian&#45;internet</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian authorities have arrested a 28-year-old man in Khmelnytskyi for running an illicit virtual private network (VPN) service that enabled access to the Russian segment of the internet, known as Runet.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2024-10-11T09:07:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[NordVPN Introduces Quantum-Resilient Encryption]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/nordvpn&#45;introduces&#45;quantum&#45;resilient&#45;encryption</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[NordVPN, a leading VPN service provider, has unveiled its first application featuring quantum-resilient encryption – a significant advancement in cybersecurity. Post-quantum cryptography support is currently available on NordVPN’s Linux client, with plans to extend this enhanced security to all applications by early 2025.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2024-10-02T11:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Over 2 Million VPN Passwords Compromised by Malware Attacks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/over&#45;2&#45;million&#45;vpn&#45;passwords&#45;compromised&#45;by&#45;malware&#45;attacks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A recent report from Specops Software reveals alarming security vulnerabilities within VPN password systems, highlighting over two million VPN passwords stolen by malware in the past year.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2024-09-25T08:08:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Apple Under Fire for Removing VPN Apps from Russia&#8217;s App Store]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/apple&#45;under&#45;fire&#45;for&#45;removing&#45;vpn&#45;apps&#45;from&#45;russias&#45;app&#45;store</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apple has reportedly removed nearly 60 VPN apps from its Russia App Store, significantly higher than the 25 VPNs acknowledged by Russian authorities, according to a recent report by the App Censorship Project.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2024-09-24T11:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brazil Enforces Fines for VPN Use to Access Elon Musk&#8217;s Platform X]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/20240912&#45;brazil&#45;enforces&#45;fines&#45;for&#45;vpn&#45;use&#45;to&#45;access&#45;platform&#45;x</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As of September 6, Brazilians caught using VPNs to access Elon Musk's social media platform X will face fines of up to 50,000 reais ($8,943.74) per day, despite false claims online suggesting otherwise.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2024-09-12T09:09:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia Invests $660 Million to Boost Internet Censorship and Block VPNs]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/20240912&#45;russia&#45;invests&#45;660&#45;million&#45;to&#45;boost&#45;internet&#45;censorship&#45;block&#45;vpns</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Russia's Ministry of Digital Development is set to invest nearly 60 billion rubles ($660 million) over the next five years to enhance its internet censorship system, according to a government proposal revealed by Reuters.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2024-09-12T08:43:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia to Block VPNs in 2024]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/20231005&#45;russia&#45;to&#45;block&#45;vpns&#45;in&#45;2024</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, intends to block Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) starting March 1, 2024, according to Senator Artem Sheikin of the United Russia party.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2023-10-05T09:23:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A DNS Deep Dive: That VPN Service May Be OpcJacker in Disguise]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/20230519&#45;a&#45;dns&#45;deep&#45;dive&#45;that&#45;vpn&#45;service&#45;may&#45;be&#45;opcjacker&#45;in&#45;disguise</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The more dangerous browsing the Internet becomes, the more tools to address cyber threats emerge in the market. Virtual private network (VPN) service usage, for instance, gained ubiquity due to the ever-increasing number of data privacy intrusions.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2023-05-19T09:59:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exposing Rogue Free VPN Users – An OSINT Analysis]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/20211028&#45;exposing&#45;rogue&#45;free&#45;vpn&#45;users&#45;an&#45;osint&#45;analysis</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to recent research conducted by DNS Threat Researcher Dancho Danchev, the National Security Agency (NSA) seemingly runs a free VPN domain portfolio to lure malicious users and learn more about their Internet activities.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2021-10-28T19:36:00-07:00</dc:date>
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