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June 18, 2023

Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (June 19, 2023)

Hacker News Top Stories

Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for June 19, 2023 :

Swing VPN app is a DDoS botnet

https://lecromee.github.io/posts/swing_vpn_ddosing_sites/

Summary: Swing VPN, an app with over 5 million installs on Android, has been found to use its user base to launch DDOS attacks on specific websites. The app sends requests to resource-intensive endpoints, causing server stress and potentially denying access to legitimate users. The iOS version, however, does not exhibit this behavior and is deemed safe. Swing VPN also disregards user privacy, sending data to ad networks without user consent.

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