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Cloudflare CDN flaw leaks user location data, even through secure chat apps

ID: 13f7a9d5-b367-57ee-b686-d589a7961413

STIX ID: report--13f7a9d5-b367-57ee-b686-d589a7961413

Feed Name: DataBreaches.Net

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2025-01-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Dissent

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A researcher found a flaw in Cloudflare’s CDN that can reveal a user’s general location when images are shared through apps like Signal and Discord, posing privacy risks to sensitive users while potentially aiding law enforcement investigations; the geolocation is not precise to street level but can infer regional movements.

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