GigaTap articles tagged vpn.
- NetBird v0.72.3 Focuses on VPN Reliability, Not New Features - NetBird v0.72.3 hardens routing, relay fallback behavior, DNS handling, and debug-data protection while adding experimental Kubernetes support.
- VPN bans would hit more than age-gate evasion - Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that restricting VPNs would weaken tools journalists use to research sensitive targets, protect sources, and reduce n
- 2026 MASA Assessment Confirms Android App Security Updates - Mullvad’s Android app passes MASA for the second time, fixing minor UI and data handling issues while improving transparency and compliance.
- Android VPN leaks can still happen below the app layer - Mullvad says an Android 16 bug can let apps send certain QUIC traffic outside the VPN tunnel, even with Android’s strongest VPN blocking settings enabled.
- Bill C-22 makes VPN metadata a security issue - Tailscale warns that Canada’s Bill C-22 could push secure services to collect more data, retain more metadata, and build new access paths.
- First VPN takedown exposes the weak side of criminal anonymity - Law enforcement says First VPN was used by at least 25 ransomware gangs. The lesson is provider trust, seized data, and criminal-market dependency risk.
- Mullvad Exit IP Fingerprinting: Small Signal, Real Linkability - Mullvad disclosed a VPN exit IP assignment issue that may let sites correlate sessions across servers without exposing identity.
- SonicWall MFA bypass shows the patch gap - Attackers reportedly bypassed MFA on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN devices where firmware was updated but required LDAP remediation was not completed.
- A public VPN config list for Russia: useful, not magic - The igareck/vpn-configs-for-russia repository collects free VPN and proxy configurations for Russian network conditions. It may help with access, but users
- Public VPN configs for Russia: what to check first - A visible GitHub repository can help with access under network restrictions, but stars and recent updates do not prove trust. Here is the practical checkli
- Throne proxy GUI: what to verify before trusting it - Throne has visible GitHub traction and a recent push, but proxy GUI adoption needs more than stars. Here is what to check before trusting it with real traffic.
- VPN Subscription Safety Checklist for Mobile Networks - A safe checklist for evaluating VPN and VLESS subscription feeds before importing them into mobile clients.
- Hysteria Proxy: What to Check Before You Deploy - Hysteria is a popular Go proxy project with recent activity and a censorship-circumvention focus. Before adopting it, treat the repository as a starting po
- Hysteria: a fast proxy project for hard networks - Hysteria is a Go-based open-source proxy project aimed at censorship resistance and difficult network conditions. Here is what the repository metadata supp
- InvisibleMan-XRayClient: What to Check Before Using It - A practical look at the public GitHub metadata for InvisibleMan-XRayClient, what problem it appears to solve, and what users should verify before trusting it.
- Hiddify App: a broad proxy client, not just another VPN app - Hiddify App is a multi-platform auto-proxy client built around a wide set of proxy protocols. Here is what it does, where it fits, and what to verify before use.
- Hiddify-Manager: a multi-user panel for proxy stack management - A public GitHub repo for a multi-user anti-filtering panel. Useful if you need to understand the project’s stated scope, the protocols it points to, and wh
- How to Use remnawave-api for Remnawave API Automation - A beginner-friendly guide to automating Remnawave tasks with Python, including setup, auth, and real-world API examples.
- ByeDPIManager on Windows: Run ByeDPI + ProxiFyre for App-Selective DPI Bypass - Beginner-friendly guide to install and use ByeDPIManager on Windows to run ByeDPI with ProxiFyre for per-app DPI bypass.
- ghostcp (GhosTCP) Beginner Guide: Hardening TCP Connections on Windows - Learn how to install and configure ghostcp (GhosTCP) on Windows to reduce TCP interference using WinDivert and simple rules.
- Psiphon How-To: Censorship Circumvention Basics for Privacy-Minded Users - Learn how to install and use Psiphon to bypass network censorship, understand what it protects (and what it doesn’t), and avoid common OPSEC mistakes.
- zapret2 (anti-DPI) Beginner Guide: Install, Intercept, and Apply Strategies Safely - A beginner-friendly zapret2 guide: install it, redirect only the right packets, and apply anti-DPI strategies on Linux/Windows.
- Section 702 Renewal and VPN Users: The Practical Surveillance Risk Nobody Should Ignore - Section 702 renewal could widen surveillance risk for VPN users if their traffic or identity is treated as foreign under US law.
- Xray-core Guide: Proxy Access, VLESS, REALITY, and XTLS - A practical Xray-core guide covering VLESS, REALITY, XTLS, proxy access patterns, client setup, and common network troubleshooting.
- Public Wi-Fi Security Step-by-Step - Tutorial: practical sequence before, during, and after using public Wi-Fi.