More than 1.2 TB of data from users of 7 VPN apps in Hong Kong exposed online: Report


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The data base has now been secured after a group of free VPN apps left their server open and accessible User data from seven Hong-Kong based Virtual Private Network (VPN) apps was exposed online due to lack of server-side security measures, according to a report by vpnMentor. “A group of free VPN (virtual private network) apps left their server completely open and accessible, exposing private user data for anyone to see,” the report said. “The vpnMentor research team, led by Noam Rotem, uncovered the server and found Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data for potentially over 20 million VPN users, according...