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Findings · 3
HIGH FINDINGS · 3
  1. 01VPN packet-tunnel extensions (Hydra + WireGuard) tunnel and inspect all device network traffic by definition of NEPacketTunnelProvider
  2. 02AnchorFree UCR tracker reports per-connection VPN telemetry (connection_start/connection_end_detailed with carrier_id, client_ip, client_country, server_ip, server_country, session_id, persistent UDID) to event.northghost.com from both packet-tunnel extensions
  3. 03Firebase Crashlytics + Firebase Installations + Firebase Remote Config bundled into both packet-tunnel extensions, with hardcoded Firebase API key and OAuth client IDs
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Is Hotspot Shield VPN—Wifi Proxy safe?

Medium risk

No summary available.

AnchorFree Inc.v6.20.0Chrome Web Store
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Updated 30 May 2026com.anchorfree.hss-mac.hydra

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