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IllNess @infosec.pub

1y ago

ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

www.bleepingcomputer.com ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

ExpressVPN has removed the split tunneling feature from the latest version of its software after finding that a bug exposed the domains users were visiting to configured DNS servers.

ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

However, this bug caused some DNS queries to be sent to the DNS server configured on the computer, usually a server at the user's ISP, allowing the server to track a user's browsing habits.

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IllNess @infosec.pub

1y ago

ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

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IllNess @infosec.pub

1y ago

ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years

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Squire1039 @lemm.ee

1y ago

ExpressVPN bug leaks DNS requests for Windows users with split tunneling:

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Big rule for newbies: Don't trust your VPN's promise of DNS re-routing. It might be fine, but you can never guarantee this will never happen again. Set your DNS routing manually. Cloudflare or Quad9 are great options.