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Chiara Castro

Port Shadow VPN attacks: who's at risk and how to stay safe

Data Breach.

A team of researchers is warning of a vulnerability affecting VPN platforms which could make users "less secure in specific situations."

What's been dubbed "Port Shadow" can allow attackers to act as a man-in-the-middle between you and the VPN server you're connected to. This potentially enables them to intercept and decrypt your VPN traffic, redirect your DNS request, and deanonymize your connection.

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