What is an evil twin attack, and should they worry you?

January 26th, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

An evil twin attack is a cyberattack that occurs when an attacker  sets up a malicious WiFi network that mimics a legitimate one, often in…

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What is bandwidth throttling? How to tell if your ISP is limiting your internet

October 7th, 2022 in How-to, Privacy basics

If you think your internet is not as fast as it should be or that videos are constantly buffering, it could be that your internet…

How to change your IP address for free

September 28th, 2022 in Privacy basics

Every device that connects directly to the internet is assigned an IP address by your internet service provider (ISP). In general, this number uniquely identifies…

We replaced VPN servers in India to keep your data private

September 22nd, 2022 in Service Updates

To protect the privacy of the Proton community, we are removing our VPN servers physically located in India. This is in response to a new…

Do you need a VPN on your Android phone?

September 6th, 2022 in Privacy basics

Your Android phone is a marvel of modern engineering. Much more than a simple mobile phone, it is a powerful computer, permanently connected to the…

What is malware?

July 7th, 2022 in Privacy basics

Malware is a general term for any software designed to harm computers or computer systems — from viruses and worms to rootkits, spyware, and ransomware.…

Welcome to the updated Proton VPN

May 25th, 2022 in Proton News

Today, we’re thrilled to present one of the biggest updates to Proton VPN since we set out to revolutionize the VPN industry in 2017. This…

How to secure online banking with a VPN

April 28th, 2022 in How-to

Once an industry that revolved around paper (or, in the United States’s case, cotton) currency, banking has now, for the most part, moved online. Today…

Supercharge peer-to-peer speeds with port forwarding

April 21st, 2022 in Releases

You asked and we listened. Following months of hard work by our engineering team, we are excited to announce a feature that you, our passionate…

Proton VPN’s no-logs policy confirmed by an external audit

April 13th, 2022 in Proton News

Update August 1, 2023: This article was updated to feature the latest audit of our no-logs policy by Securitum, which was concluded on April 26,…

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