Hundreds of Fake Chrome VPN Extensions Route Traffic Through Proxy
Over 737 fake VPN and proxy extensions on the Chrome Web Store routed user traffic through SOCKS5 proxies controlled by a single entity, posing serious privacy and security risks.
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Over 737 fake VPN and proxy extensions on the Chrome Web Store routed user traffic through SOCKS5 proxies controlled by a single entity, posing serious privacy and security risks.
CERT-UA reports Sandworm subgroup UAC-0145 targets Ukrainian IT workers with fake job interviews to deploy malware via a malicious VPN tool.
Researchers tested 281 popular free Android VPN apps and discovered many leak user traffic, transmit unencrypted data, and include tracking. These apps, collectively installed over 2.4 billion times, fail to meet basic privacy and security standards.