--- title: Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims – Krebs... description: Research suggests that VPNs may not be as secure as they claim when connecting via an untrusted network. Attackers on the same network can force a target's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims-krebs-on-security-nfnff1iuz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims – Krebs on Security | daily.dev og:description: Research suggests that VPNs may not be as secure as they claim when connecting via an untrusted network. Attackers on the same network can force a target's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims-krebs-on-security-nfnff1iuz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NFnFF1iuZ.png og:image:alt: Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims – Krebs on Security og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims – Krebs on Security **[Krebs on Security](https://daily.dev/sources/krebsonsecurity)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Research suggests that VPNs may not be as secure as they claim when connecting via an untrusted network. Attackers on the same network can force a target's traffic off the protection provided by their VPN without triggering any alerts to the user. This can be done by abusing an obscure feature built into the DHCP protocol. Mitigations include using a device powered by Android, relying on a cellular hotspot, or running a VPN inside a virtual machine. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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