Windows VPN services could face serious security worries soon

Date:
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:17:33 +0000

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An exploit broker is on the lookout for hard-hitting vulnerabilities in three of the most popular VPN services, and no one knows why.

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Popular exploit broker platform Zerodium has tweeted its desire to acquire zero-day exploits that capitalize on vulnerabilities in three widely-used virtual private network ( VPN ) service providers.

By its own admission Zerodium is currently interested in bugs that affect Windows clients for NordVPN , ExpressVPN , and SurfShark VPN services.

Reporting on the development, BleepingComputer says that the three companies manage more than 11000 servers spread over tens of countries, and
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Zerodium is an above-board platform whose customer base is composed of government institutions, primarily from Europe and North America, that are willing to shell huge amounts of money to get their hands on advanced
zero-day exploits and cybersecurity research. Whats cooking?

In its tweet, the popular premium vulnerability broker said it was looking
for vulnerabilities that can be used to develop information disclosure, IP address leak, or remote code execution exploits.

Interestingly, it also clarified that it wasnt in the market for a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

While the platform hasnt clarified its intentions behind seeking zero-days in the three VPN services, BleepingComputer fathoms that it could be at the behest of one of its government customers that needs a way to identify cybercriminal activity hiding behind VPN services.

Threat actors are known to hide behind the safeguards provided by VPN, and both NordVPN and SurfShark have reportedly been used by threat actors in the past.

None of the three VPN providers have yet issued a statement on Zerodiums
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Via BleepingComputer



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