One of the disconcerting things about using a virtual private network (VPN) is that it can be hard to tell when it's doing its job. The best VPNs all work in the background to keep your IP address ...

Discord has launched its own annual user recap called Discord Checkpoint, similar to Spotify Wrapped. The feature summarizes a user's 2025 activity, including messages sent, time in voice chat, and ...

Rolling out from Dec. 4, Discord Checkpoint is the voice messaging app's first ever year-in-review feature. Discord hasn't committed to making this an annual event going forward, stating that ...

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is raising $1.5 billion from the sale of a five-year zero-coupon convertible bond, partly to help fund share buybacks. The Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm is ...

As tens of millions of iPhone and Android users install VPNs for the first time, Google warns that “threat actors distribute malicious applications disguised as legitimate VPN services.” Many of these ...

Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. October ...

Proton VPN stands out for two main reasons: it's one of the only virtual private networks (VPNs) to include a free plan with no data limits, and it's one of the few services majority-owned by a ...

RedNovember group exploited VPN appliances and firewalls to hit defense contractors, government agencies, and manufacturers in a year-long espionage campaign. A Chinese state-sponsored hacker group ...

WASHINGTON — Steps away from a YMCA, a popular bakery and a pharmacy, a group of law enforcement officers across several agencies turned a busy intersection in a mixed residential-commercial area of ...