--- title: "Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims – Krebs on Security" url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims-krebs-on-security-nfnff1iuz source_url: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims/ type: article source: "Krebs on Security" published: 2024-05-06T14:31:09.861Z updated: 2026-03-15T07:09:45.105Z tags: ["cyber", "networking", "security", "vpn"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: 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. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#vpn](https://daily.dev/tags/vpn) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-your-vpn-may-not-be-as-secure-as-it-claims-krebs-on-security-nfnff1iuz)