SuperVPN, a popular free VPN service, is said to have experienced a huge data breach, compromising over 360 million customer accounts.
The leak is reported to have exposed 133GB of sensitive information, including user email addresses, originating IP addresses, and geolocation data. According to sources, the material exposed included secret programme keys, unique user identity numbers, and visited website logs.
The size and scope of the breach highlight the importance of selecting a reliable free VPN service from the hundreds now available, as many fail to provide their users with adequate security cover – despite the fact that many people use a Virtual Private Network for privacy and security in the first place.
The SuperVPN data leak was first revealed on the vpnMentor website by security researcher Jerimiah Fowler, emphasizing the need of conducting thorough research when choosing a secure VPN provider.
While the contents of this data breach appear to suggest otherwise, SuperVPN promises to offer extensive privacy protection on its help pages, claiming that it: ‘…keeps no logs which enable interference with your IP address, the moment [sic] or content of your data traffic. We make express reference to the fact that we do not record in logs communication contents or data regarding the accessed websites or the IP addresses”.
This article has been indexed from CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
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