Stop using the Hola VPN right now. The company behind Hola is turning your computer into a node on a botnet, and selling your network to anyone who is willing to pay.

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> If you're using Hola, a free virtual private network that lets you stream things like Netflix abroad, you need to stop immediately.

> Security researchers discovered multiple security flaws in Hola and published their findings on a site called "Adios Hola.".

> Hola is going even further, by selling access to the network through a site called Luminati from $1.45 to $20 per GB. On Adios Hola, researchers published chat logs between them and the company explaining that they don't enforce rules that say people shouldn't be engaging in illegal activity because the company has "No idea what you are doing on our platform."


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