INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After analyzing the top free VPNs available on the Google Play Store, security researchers have discovered that several contain critical
vulnerabilities.VPNPro's investigation found that the app SuperVPN Free VPN Client, which has over 100m installs, contains critical
intercept all of the communications between a user and the VPN provider to find out exactly what the user is doing online.According to
VPNPro, nearly 105m users who have installed SuperVPN Free VPN Client could be at risk of having their credit card details stolen, their
private photos and videos leaked or sold online or their conversations recorded
To make matters worse, of the top free VPN apps analyzed by its security researchers, 10 other apps contained similar
vulnerabilities.Besides SuperVPN Free VPN Client, the other free VPN apps that VPNPro found to have vulnerabilities include TapVPN Free VPN,
could actually leave users less protected than not using one at all, saying:"(VPN users are) more willing to transmit sensitive information
on VPN apps than on other apps
For a VPN app to then be so vulnerable is a betrayal of users' trust and puts them in a worse position than if they hadn't used any VPN at
all."VPNPro disclosed these vulnerabilities to the developers of all 10 affected VPN apps back in October in order to give them enough time
However, only one VPN app, Best Ultimate VPN, responded and patched the vulnerabilities.Looking for a VPN without vulnerabilities? Check out
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