VPN users are facing a huge security defect as sites can readily see their house IP addresses through WebRTC. The susceptibility seems to affect Windows users, and is restricted to supporting browsers like Firefox and Chrome. Fortunately the security hole is not too hard to repair.

Just a couple of days ago we learned the Canadian Authorities monitored visitors of tons of popular file sharing websites.

Sadly, even the greatest VPN services can not ensure to be 100% safe. A security defect that was really concerning disclosed that it is not difficult to see the actual IP addresses of many VPN users through an attribute that was WebRTC.

The vulnerability impacts WebRTC-supporting browsers including Chrome and Firefox and seems to be restricted to Windows machines.