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Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

submitted 1 week ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Three families of Android VPN apps, with a combined 700 million-plus Google Play downloads, are secretly linked, according to a group of researchers from Arizona State University and Citizen Lab. Finding the secret links Virtual private networks (VPNs) are widely marketed as tools for enhancing privacy, securing internet traffic, and shielding users from surveillance. Unfortunately, the consumer VPN ecosystem is decidedly opaque, making it difficult (and sometime impossible) for users to make an evidence-based decision … More → The post Android VPN apps used by millions are covertly connected AND insecure appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] subignition@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How much you wanna bet this is crowdsourcing a botnet or something equally despicable?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

The trick is getting someone to take the other side of said bet...