How Hackers and Intelligence Agencies Hack VPNs
You all know well that using a VPN prevents the interception of valuable data at the Wi-Fi level, which is why a VPN is a fundamental security tool when using public Wi-Fi. If you connect to Wi-Fi in public places without a VPN, I'm afraid this course won't help you at all.
It is probably not news to you that Wi-Fi routers are generally poorly secured, which is why you use a VPN at home as well. If that's the case, you are doing absolutely right and are quite smart.
Today we will play the role of a hacker who was hired to hack the Wi-Fi router in the victim's apartment. The victim turned out to be quite advanced and uses a VPN. All we can see is the encrypted internet traffic going somewhere to the Netherlands.
Yes, we can find out which devices connect to the router and when, but the client is waiting for access to the victim's accounts on a number of websites of interest. We have already prepared exact copies of these websites and are waiting for the victim to visit, but that damned VPN does not allow us to redirect her there.
If our victim had a wife who connected to this router without a VPN, we could compromise her computer, and from there, turn on eavesdropping in the apartment through the microphone, monitor the perimeter through the camera, and eventually try to access the work computer of the person we are interested in through the wife's email or a shared flash drive. But our victim has set up security for his wife as well; at least all devices connect to Wi-Fi only through a VPN, even mobile phones.
This is a very sound approach; it is essential to set up the security of all devices in the apartment, not just your work computer. And this greatly complicates life for hackers.