Hotspot Shield is the world's most popular free consumer VPN, with more than 100 million downloads on PCs, Macs, iOS and Android platforms.

A vulnerability has been discovered in Hotspot Shield's Windows VPN client that could allow for privilege escalation if exploited by an attacker. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-17365, was ...

Most VPN utilities will set you back a few bucks, but Hotspot Shield is free -- and it works. Just make sure you deselect all the junkware it tries to add during installation.

Encrypt your wireless communications at non-secure locations with private VPN service Hotspot Shield.

Think that coffee-shop Wi-Fi hotspot is secure? Think again. Most public hotspots, including those at airports, hotels, and even Starbucks, aren’t secure at all. In fact, when your laptop ...

Hotspot Shield usage in the US has increased 120% in the first half of 2013, due to growing consumer demand in protecting their personal privacy and communications.

Hotspot Shield is available for PC, Mac, iOS and Android. Once installed, Hotspot Shield will run in the background, protecting all applications and Web-browsing.