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Paul Bischoff

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 Bluesky at @pabischoff.

Articles by Paul

A cybercriminal group called Interlock over the weekend took credit for a March 2026 ransomware atta
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on April 6, 2026
Check City Partnership notified 322,687 people about a data breach that compromised their SSNs and c
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on April 2, 2026
A ransomware group called Payouts King today took credit for a February 2026 cyber attack on UFP Tec
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on April 1, 2026
The town of Apex, North Carolina notified 22,601 people of a June 2024 data breach that compromised
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on March 31, 2026
A cybercriminal group called Inc over the weekend took credit for hacking the city of Meriden, Conne
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on March 30, 2026
A ransomware group called PEAR took credit for a cyber attack on Monmouth University. PEAR says it s
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on March 26, 2026
Humana notified patients of a breach that compromised SSNs and medical info. Ransomware group Clop t
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on March 23, 2026
A ransomware group called Inc took credit for hacking Namibia Airports Company, the country's top ai
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on March 19, 2026
Medusa took credit for a cyber attack on the Passaic County, NJ government and demanded an $800,000
By Paul Bischoff in Cybersecurity News on March 17, 2026
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