Another way to leak traffic on Android has been discovered

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Another way to leak traffic on Android has been discovered September 10, 2026 Privacy A newly discovered leak in Android allows any app to send traffic outside the VPN tunnel. Yet another leak was recently discovered in the Android network stack that allows a malicious app to send traffic outside the VPN tunnel, even when "Block all connections without VPN" is active. Having traffic leak outside the tunnel means your real IP address becomes visible on the Internet, which could potentially be used for tracking or surveillance purposes. The malicious app does not need any special permission to p

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