Privacy vulnerability exposes VPN users' real IP addresses
https://thestack.com/security/2015/11/27/privacy-vulnerability-exposes-vpn-users-real-ip-addresses/
A major security flaw which reveals VPN users' real IP
addresses has been discovered by Perfect Privacy (PP). The
researchers suggest that the problem affects all VPN protocols,
including IPSec, PPTP and OpenVPN. VPN users use the tool to
hide their computer's IP address online, commonly at platforms
such as BitTorrent. However, PP now claims that their real
identities can easily be unmasked, posing huge potential privacy
and legal risks. The technique involves a port-forwarding
tactic whereby a hacker using the same VPN as its victim can
forward traffic through a certain port, which exposes the
unsuspecting user's IP address. This issue persists even if the
victim has disabled port forwarding.
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--Lauren--
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