Paul is Comparitech’s editor and a regular commentator on cyber security and privacy topics in national and international media including New York Times, BBC, Forbes, The Guardian and many others. He's been writing about the tech industry since 2012 for publications like Tech in Asia, Mashable, and various startup blogs.
Paul has an in-depth knowledge of VPNs, having been an early adopter while looking to access the open internet during this time in China.
He previously worked in Beijing as an editor for Tech in Asia, and has been writing and reporting on technology for the last decade. He has also volunteered as a teacher for older adults learning basic tech literacy and cyber awareness. You can find him on Twitter at @pabischoff.
A cluster of databases containing over 350 million customer records including names, phone numbers, and other personal information was left open online, without a password required to access it.
Comparitech researchers analyzed the underground mass hacking and website defacement market and uncovered 89 zero-day vulnerabilities affecting more than 100,000 sites.
Global Tel Link-owned Telmate, which makes an app for prisoners to send messages and make calls to their friends and family, exposed a database of private messages and personal information on the web without a password.
