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🚨 New TTP report: Up to 20% of top iOS VPN apps are linked to Chinese companies—some using shell corps, some even tied to Qihoo 360, a firm blacklisted by the U.S. for military ties.

Apps like Turbo VPN, VPN Proxy Master, and Thunder VPN are marketed globally but obscure ownership and jurisdiction—often pointing to HK, Singapore, or even Belize.

🔍 Key takeaway: VPN = trust. If your traffic routes through entities with opaque or hostile affiliations, your “privacy” could be an illusion.

Just because it’s in the App Store doesn’t mean it’s secure or ethical. Vet your tools. Share with your teams.

malwarebytes.com/blog/news/202

Malwarebytes · Popular VPNs are routing traffic via Chinese companies, including one with link to militaryUp to one in five of the most popular mobile VPNs are owned by Chinese companies that do their best to hide the fact.
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The review also will “review compliance with classification & records retention requirements,” Stebbins wrote. He requested that the #Defense Dept designate 2 points of contact within 5 days, with work done both in Washington & at the headquarters of US Central Command in Tampa, Florida.