Popular VPNs Leaking Your Real IP Address Through WebRTC Leak

Paolo Stagno, an Italian security researcher using the online moniker VoidSec, has revealed a startling new discovery about virtual private networks or VPNs. As per the findings of Stagno, nearly 23% of VPN providers are still leaking IP addresses of users through the VPN flaw dubbed as WebRTC Leak. This means, if you are connected […]

WebRTC can leak your IP address even if your behind a VPN

  WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a collection of communications protocols and application programming interfaces that enable real-time communication over peer-to-peer connections. This allows web browsers to not only request resources from backend servers, but also real-time information from browsers of other users.This enables applications such as video conferencing, file transfer, chat, or desktop sharing […]

Vivaldi Gets Built-In WebRTC IP Leak Protection

Vivaldi 1.3.534.3 comes with WebRTC IP leak protection. Buried in a snapshot version of the Vivaldi browser released today, there’s a crucial security feature that none of the major Web browsers have, and that is native support for preventing WebRTC leaks that could expose a user’s IP address, even from behind proxies or VPNs. WebRTC stands […]