OpenVPN, Inc., Warns of Dangerous Fake Phone Security Alerts
Some mobile phone users have been given a security warning to download a virtual private network, something security experts warn is never legitimate.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenVPN, Inc., (https://openvpn.net) is warning people to be aware of another twist in an online scam: a fake warning that insists phone users download a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to protect their smartphones.
"A VPN will never solicit your business," said Francis Dinha, CEO of OpenVPN, Inc. "They're simply scams playing on the fears of people afraid they're going to get hacked, but in reality, they're just after your money."
A Santa Monica woman, who considers herself very tech-savvy, said she got the warning that said she had to download a VPN, claiming to be from Apple Security. But it wasn't from Apple security. In a chat with Apple's online help system, the representative confirmed that the warning was fake, and that it was just an attempt to get her credit card information to have her pay for a service that may not have even existed.
"Criminals are evolving from breaking into windows at people's home, to breaking into their technology," said Gary McCloud, VP of Business Development for OpenVPN, who was in law enforcement for decades before joining this tech team.
"Now, especially, is the time to watch out for your online activity and protect yourself with a product like OpenVPN and Private Tunnel as more people look to shop online during this busy season," said Dinha. "Just make sure you're using the proper defenses when you do."
About OpenVPN
OpenVPN has integrated a suite of leading-edge networking and software technologies to deliver virtual network software that provides secure, reliable, and scalable communication services, not only fulfilling the requirements of the traditional virtual private network (VPN) market, but also addressing the future demands of SDN – Software Defined Network, Remote Access to private Cloud/ networks, tunneling to UTM – Unified Threat Management Firewall Clouds/ Gateways, tunneling to DDOS Clouds/ Gateways to protect against malicious attacks.
OpenVPN, our award-winning open source VPN protocol, has emerged to establish itself as a de-facto standard in the open source networking space with over 50 million downloads since inception. OpenVPN is the provider of next-generation secure and scalable communication services.
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