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New research: 113.6M national ID numbers have leaked globally since 2004. The US alone accounts for nearly 70% of them. And these numbers rarely travel alone. One leaked email averages 2.5 additional data types. Ever been caught in a leak? bit.ly/4fhF57f
Millions of national identity numbers leaked online
114M national identification numbers have been leaked globally since 2004. The US, Brazil, Russia, China, and the UK are the most affected countries.
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You're logging your baby's first steps. The app is logging your data for advertisers. We studied 10 popular pregnancy and baby tracker apps. 8 out of 10 share data with advertising partners: surfshark.com/research/cha...
Pregnancy and baby trackers turn parenting into data
Pregnancy and baby apps feed advertisers personal data, with 80% of analyzed apps sharing data with third parties. This includes sensitive data such as photos, videos, or health information.
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How many apps does it take to travel through Japan? 26. How many of those might track you? Almost all of them. We analyzed 65 essential travel apps for Asia. 97% collect user data, some harvesting up to 35 data types. Here's what we found: surfshark.com/research/cha...
Back from Asia? Time to delete those data-hungry apps
Travelers may download an average of 21 apps for an Asia trip. An analysis of 65 essential travel apps found that 97% may collect user data and 72% may share it with third parties.
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Surfshark VPN 🤝 Vega OS Your smart TV just learned how to keep a secret. Amazon Appstore → Surfshark → download → connect. That's the whole setup. Done before the popcorn's ready.
We knew long ago that VPN protocols were never built for today’s users — only adapted for them. So we decided to build a protocol from scratch. And we did. Dausos is now live on macOS. Read more about Dausos in the link below. surfshark.com/blog/surfsha...
Introducing Dausos: the first VPN protocol built for you
Meet Dausos, a new VPN protocol by Surfshark designed for speed, security, and efficiency.
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Guess if there were more people born in 2025, or fake accounts deleted on Facebook? Answer: fake accounts by 33 times. Not by 33%. By 33 TIMES. Every year, about 135 million people are born — and Facebook deleted 4.5 billion bots in 2025. So how many bots are out there in total?
Installing cheat-related applications for better gaming scores? Congratulations, you played yourself — they often require system permissions so generous that it’s anyone’s guess what they do to your computer. Steal info? Install remote access trojans? Who knows.
Nigerian princes might not be the kings of scams anymore — deepfakes using celebrities have scammed their way to over $1.1B in 2025 alone. This is your reminder to treat messages from famous people as spam. Because it likely is.
In 2025, the USA had more accounts breached than any other country. But wait, it gets worse: it had more accounts breached than all the other top 10 countries COMBINED. Get online protection, please, it’s time. surfshark.com/research/stu...
Wrapping up 2025: global data breach statistics
In 2025, a staggering 425.7 million accounts were breached globally, with the last quarter accounting for the majority of incidents. The United States suffered the most breaches of any country.
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No security tool will help you if you click on EVERYTHING. That’s why our browser extension now rates website safety before you even click on it. Catch threats at the earliest point in your browsing journey. Get the Surfshark browser extension.
Every time you go online, Surfshark wraps you in a cybersecurity shield. And at the end of every year, we wrap up our achievements and innovations. Read Surfshark’s 2025 Annual Wrap-up below. bit.ly/49xf3eB
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Reminder: if an app has no more software updates, that means it’s not improving to stop scammers — which might mean you’re racing an F1 car while riding a donkey.
Internet is great. If you can afford it. And in this economy, it might be more challenging for some than others. We ranked 120+ countries by how affordable their internet is. Check out where your home landed.
Europe is the LeBron James of digital quality of life — it’s been dominating for so long, it’s hard to imagine it being any other way. But with most AI adapters being outside of Europe, maybe that’ll change soon?
Need more privacy online? Welcome Multi IP, a new feature allowing you to diversify your online history between many different IPs.
OpenVPN is a widely used VPN protocol. While it has advantages over other protocols, such as reliability, it may be slower than newer options like WireGuard. But if you really want to understand how OpenVPN works and its setup process, check out our blog! surfshark.com/blog/what-is...
What is OpenVPN, and how does it work? - Surfshark
OpenVPN is an open-sourced encryption protocol used for secure communication over the net. How does it work? Read along & find out.
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Hidden danger in your pocket: app stores removed nearly 4 MILLION apps in 2024 — most for fraud, scams, and privacy violations. Yet many were already on millions of devices before being caught. Safe? Not always.
Which chatbot do you think collects most of your personal data? If you tell it to forget — will it listen? Find out in the latest Surfshark study.
Email scams are evolving — your protection should too. Meet Surfshark’s AI-powered email scam checker, now part of our Chrome extension. It spots phishing attempts and malicious links before they get to you. Read more: surfshark.com/blog/surfsha...
Surfshark introduces an email scam checking tool
Surfshark offers an AI-powered email scam detector to help identify and protect against phishing and malware.
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We rely on encryption daily — it protects privacy and those who need safety most, from activists to journalists and vulnerable groups. On #GlobalEncryptionDay, learn more about why it matters from our conversation with Ryan Polk, Director of Internet Policy at the @internetsociety.bsky.social
Encryption is crucial to stay safe online - Surfshark
We had an interview with Ryan Polk, a Director of Internet Policy at the Internet Society, about the importance of encryption in our daily lives.
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As Global Encryption Day nears, we reaffirm our stance: strong encryption protects everyone, and weakening it puts us all at risk. The proposed EU Chat Control regulation would undermine encryption — the foundation of private and safe communication online.
Why does the EU suddenly sound like it wants to be in your group chat? 🫤 The Chat Control proposal could make apps scan your private messages, putting encryption — and your privacy — at risk. Learn more in Surfshark’s latest research: surfshark.com/research/cha...
Messaging apps that commit to your privacy
Surfshark’s study of popular messaging apps reveals how each platform commits to our privacy and security. However, this can be changed soon, as the EU is currently proposing a regulation known as Cha...
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For many, online privacy is a choice. For activists and journalists, it’s survival. @accessnow.org's Digital Security Helpline assists those targeted by regimes and spyware. Its director, @mohdmaskati.bsky.social, shares how his team helps vulnerable groups worldwide: surfshark.com/blog/access-...
Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline
Mohammed Al-Maskati shares insights about helping activists and vulnerable groups online through Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline.
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4 reasons to try Surfshark’s cookie pop-up blocker: 1. Auto-rejects non-essential cookies 😉 2. Keeps your browsing clean and fast 🏎 3. Runs quietly in the background 🤫 4. Works on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox ✅
Ever been denied entry into a club after the bouncer checked your ID? The hacker would be in the same situation if you just enabled your 2FA.
Online privacy is like pants. You don’t always notice it… until you don’t have it. Put on some online pants. Use Surfshark.
