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Chiara Castro

"Scammers scamming other scammers" – This free Android VPN was caught using Windscribe-stolen servers

A mobile phone with a generic VPN screen and a world map of the server network in the background.
  • A free Android VPN app with 1M+ downloads was caught hosting its service on Windscribe-stolen VPN servers
  • JetVPN allegedly began using Private Internet Access (PIA) servers after Windscribe blocked its access
  • According to Windscribe, this incident is a symptom of wider issues with Google Play

A free VPN, ranking among the most downloaded free apps in the Google Play Store with 1M+ downloads, was caught seemingly stealing from Windscribe.

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