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Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose(arstechnica.com)

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LordCrom@lemmy.world
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To execute this you need a DHCP server on the network… But any admin worth his salt has a config on the switch to limit DHCP traffic to a designated server.

Seems extremely difficult to pull off in any corporate environment

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Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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But makes coffee shop wifi inherently more risky

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LordCrom@lemmy.world
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For shits and giggles I used to sit on those wifis and run a mitm…I would replace all images with the troll face meme…then sit back and watch the confusion. So ya

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Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Now you get to do it again but this time to the VPN users that thought they were above your antics

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