San Francisco, Aug 20 (Ians) After a security researcher claimed that iOS Vpn (virtual private networks) apps are broken due to a flaw, Apple said it has already offered a fix. However, ProtonVPN says its only a partial solution.
According to security researcher Michael Horowitz, VPNs on iOS are broken.
“At first, they appear to work fine. The iOS device gets a new public IP address and new Dns servers. Data is sent to the Vpn server. But, over time, a detailed inspection of data leaving the iOS device shows that the Vpn tunnel leaks,” he wrote in a blog post.
“This is not a classic/legacy Dns leak, it is a data leak. I confirmed this using multiple types of Vpn and software from multiple Vpn providers,” he claimed, saying that Apple knows about this flaw for at least two and a half years.
Apple insists it has offered a...
According to security researcher Michael Horowitz, VPNs on iOS are broken.
“At first, they appear to work fine. The iOS device gets a new public IP address and new Dns servers. Data is sent to the Vpn server. But, over time, a detailed inspection of data leaving the iOS device shows that the Vpn tunnel leaks,” he wrote in a blog post.
“This is not a classic/legacy Dns leak, it is a data leak. I confirmed this using multiple types of Vpn and software from multiple Vpn providers,” he claimed, saying that Apple knows about this flaw for at least two and a half years.
Apple insists it has offered a...
- 8/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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