VPN application with thousands of users hacked: it has been found to have been leaked to IP addresses
June 28, 2022
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Now we all know what a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is. A service that allows you to enter sites that you normally cannot reach with the IP address
Now we all know what a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is. A service that allows you to enter sites that you normally cannot reach with the IP address you have, by pretending to be in a different location. Of course, it also offers ‘secure browsing while protecting your information’.
Apparently it’s not very safe. It was reported that the logs of a VPN service called Bean VPN were stolen by data thief hackers. stolen a size of almost 20 GB The file contained all the private information of the users of the service.
25 million data records stolen
Researchers at the cybersecurity company Cybernews discovered a database containing more than 18 GB of connection logs created by Bean VPN. Includes details such as device IDs, Play Service IDs, IP addresses, database connection stamps discovered during a routine check by researchers using ElasticSearch Contains over 25 million records has been reported.
The information in this database is used to de-anonymize Bean VPN users and use geo-IP databases. can be used to find their approximate location. Play Service ID can also be used to find the email address the user is logged in to.
App not available in Apple’s app store App Store, It has more than 50,000 downloads on the Google Play Store. So if you use Apple or don’t use this VPN service on your Android device, you are safe. If you’d like, you can watch the video below where we mentioned that VPN services on our second channel, Fobito, aren’t so harmless.
John Wilkes is a seasoned journalist and author at Div Bracket. He specializes in covering trending news across a wide range of topics, from politics to entertainment and everything in between.