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NordVPN bug causes connection confusion
Reg reader Tony writes in to tell us of an interesting security bug that arises when running NordVPN in tandem with the Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 WARP service in iOS. The end result is a connection that looks to be protected by NordVPN, but in reality it is completely exposed.
Here's how it works:
The user first connects to 1.1.1.1 with Warp, then disables the app without turning off Warp. Then, when connecting to a NordVPN server with ikev2 protocol, the iOS device will report as being connected to NordVPN and secured, without actually being connected. In other words, you're connected and protected, but you're not.
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