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darkphoenix181
10/21/19 1:27:02 PM
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/amp/

The server itself did not contain any user activity logs; none of our applications send user-created credentials for authentication, so usernames and passwords couldnt have been intercepted either, said the spokesperson. On the same note, the only possible way to abuse the website traffic was by performing a personalized and complicated man-in-the-middle attack to intercept a single connection that tried to access NordVPN.

According to the spokesperson, the expired private key could not have been used to decrypt the VPN traffic on any other server.
NordVPN said it found out about the breach a few months ago, but the spokesperson said the breach was not disclosed until today because the company wanted to be 100% sure that each component within our infrastructure is secure.

"While this is unconfirmed and we await further forensic evidence, this is an indication of a full remote compromise of this providers systems, the security researcher said. That should be deeply concerning to anyone who uses or promotes these particular services.
NordVPN said no other server on our network has been affected.
But the security researcher warned that NordVPN was ignoring the larger issue of the attackers possible access across the network. Your car was just stolen and taken on a joy ride and youre quibbling about which buttons were pushed on the radio? the researcher said.
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spudger
10/21/19 1:28:05 PM
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glad i dont use nord
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Garioshi
10/21/19 1:28:13 PM
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protect your data lmao
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AlecSkorpio
10/21/19 1:29:18 PM
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But Youtubers promised me it was secure!
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CADE FOSTER
10/21/19 1:29:20 PM
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GodofLegend
10/21/19 1:29:43 PM
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M_Live posted...
Is this the one that always gets shilled by youtubers?

Yep...
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Banjo2553
10/21/19 1:29:45 PM
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M_Live posted...
Is this the one that always gets shilled by youtubers?

It's either NordVPN or ExpressVPN.
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refmon
10/21/19 1:31:09 PM
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M_Live posted...
Is this the one that always gets shilled by youtubers?

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Funkydog
10/21/19 1:33:37 PM
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M_Live posted...
Is this the one that always gets shilled by youtubers?

One of em, yeah.
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Ranting Nord
10/21/19 1:34:54 PM
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Skyrim belongs to the NORDS
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10/21/19 1:37:21 PM
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Hop103
10/21/19 1:39:19 PM
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This reeks of a state actor (China most likely).
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UnholyMudcrab
10/21/19 1:39:26 PM
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Oh no, what are half the videos on YouTube gonna be sponsored by now?
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AlecSkorpio
10/21/19 1:39:54 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Oh no, what are half the videos on YouTube gonna be sponsored by now?


Dr. Squatch soap
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Prestoff
10/21/19 1:41:19 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Oh no, what are half the videos on YouTube gonna be sponsored by now?


BetterHelp

Lol
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LastTomorrow
10/21/19 1:42:45 PM
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Glad I dont use Nord or Express.


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CADE FOSTER
10/21/19 2:15:31 PM
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Frolex
10/21/19 2:16:49 PM
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oh man, now how will i watch Nobbleberry?
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dib153
10/21/19 2:18:05 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Oh no, what are half the videos on YouTube gonna be sponsored by now?


Honey

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Kitt
10/21/19 2:19:38 PM
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Frolex posted...
oh man, now how will i watch Nobbleberry?
Bounced on my boy's dick to this post for about an hour.

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Zazabar
10/21/19 11:23:56 PM
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So what are the good VPNs to use?

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LastTomorrow
10/22/19 10:24:04 AM
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I use Norton

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Superlinkbro
10/22/19 10:29:58 AM
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It'll be awkward for people to promote this now lol
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Sexypwnstar
10/22/19 10:32:04 AM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Youtubers dont give a shit who sponsors them aslong as they get money


For real, they'll take a crappy bar of soap and give like a 1 minute shout out telling people to buy the soap. Such an awful deal; like they have no respect for their negotiating power.
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MachineJaipur
10/22/19 10:32:23 AM
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CE reacting like Nord got exposed hard af or something

No data was lost, no data was found, it was months ago, and they worked to ensure the rest of their network was secure

But never get between CE and a circlejerk
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LightHawKnight
10/22/19 10:33:59 AM
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Is it even possible to never get hacked?
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pogo_rabid
10/22/19 10:36:11 AM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Private internet access>>>

that's the one I use and it's great.
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Tyranthraxus
10/22/19 10:37:50 AM
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LightHawKnight posted...
Is it even possible to never get hacked?
Yeah don't have a computer

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YokoGeri
10/22/19 10:38:22 AM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/amp/

The server itself did not contain any user activity logs; none of our applications send user-created credentials for authentication, so usernames and passwords couldnt have been intercepted either, said the spokesperson. On the same note, the only possible way to abuse the website traffic was by performing a personalized and complicated man-in-the-middle attack to intercept a single connection that tried to access NordVPN.

According to the spokesperson, the expired private key could not have been used to decrypt the VPN traffic on any other server.
NordVPN said it found out about the breach a few months ago, but the spokesperson said the breach was not disclosed until today because the company wanted to be 100% sure that each component within our infrastructure is secure.

"While this is unconfirmed and we await further forensic evidence, this is an indication of a full remote compromise of this providers systems, the security researcher said. That should be deeply concerning to anyone who uses or promotes these particular services.
NordVPN said no other server on our network has been affected.
But the security researcher warned that NordVPN was ignoring the larger issue of the attackers possible access across the network. Your car was just stolen and taken on a joy ride and youre quibbling about which buttons were pushed on the radio? the researcher said.


Wasn't their claim to fame that they do NOT keep those?
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YokoGeri
10/22/19 10:43:05 AM
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Godnorgosh posted...
LightHawKnight posted...
Is it even possible to never get hacked?


Not really, with the way companies operate and how they tend to skimp on security

The difference is whether they know they got hacked when it happens


this is the problem. They see security as a cost.

A VPN or a data privacy company skimping on it is even worse, though
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MachineJaipur
10/22/19 10:45:31 AM
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YokoGeri posted...

Wasn't their claim to fame that they do NOT keep those?

Wouldn't this back that up though? Because if no user activity logs were created, of course none were there
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aki_sora
10/22/19 11:04:08 AM
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Lol
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YokoGeri
10/22/19 2:11:41 PM
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MachineJaipur posted...
YokoGeri posted...

Wasn't their claim to fame that they do NOT keep those?

Wouldn't this back that up though? Because if no user activity logs were created, of course none were there


I mean they said "don't worry, they didn't get to our logs", which means they have them?
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MachineJaipur
10/22/19 2:33:17 PM
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YokoGeri posted...

I mean they said "don't worry, they didn't get to our logs", which means they have them?

I didn't really read it that way though I suppose you could.
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Tyranthraxus
10/22/19 2:35:55 PM
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YokoGeri posted...
I mean they said "don't worry, they didn't get to our logs", which means they have them?


They didn't say "they didn't get our logs" they said "there are no user activity logs on our server"

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Neoconkers
10/22/19 2:39:03 PM
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Hop103 posted...
This reeks of a state actor (China most likely).

nope
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joe40001
10/22/19 2:39:57 PM
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Ok, I'm really confused. Do we literally have 40 posts in this topic that don't read the OP?

"OMG dodged a bulllet not signing up"

They basically got hacked but could not get like anything. It's like somebody saying "did you hear X bank got robbed? Yeah because of the security precautions the robbers couldn't get into any safes but they got like 32 dollars from a cashier"
"OMG dodged a bullet not going to that bank"
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Banjo2553
10/22/19 2:56:22 PM
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joe40001 posted...
Ok, I'm really confused. Do we literally have 40 posts in this topic that don't read the OP?

"OMG dodged a bulllet not signing up"

They basically got hacked but could get like anything. It's like somebody saying "did you hear X bank got robbed? Yeah because of the security precautions the robbers couldn't get into any safes but they got like 32 dollars from a cashier"
"OMG dodged a bullet not going to that bank"

Loads of people on here only read the headline.
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joe40001
10/22/19 3:01:36 PM
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Banjo2553 posted...
joe40001 posted...
Ok, I'm really confused. Do we literally have 40 posts in this topic that don't read the OP?

"OMG dodged a bulllet not signing up"

They basically got hacked but could get like anything. It's like somebody saying "did you hear X bank got robbed? Yeah because of the security precautions the robbers couldn't get into any safes but they got like 32 dollars from a cashier"
"OMG dodged a bullet not going to that bank"

Loads of people on here only read the headline.


I guess so
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Prestoff
10/22/19 3:08:26 PM
#46:


MachineJaipur posted...
CE reacting like Nord got exposed hard af or something

No data was lost, no data was found, it was months ago, and they worked to ensure the rest of their network was secure

But never get between CE and a circlejerk


joe40001 posted...
Ok, I'm really confused. Do we literally have 40 posts in this topic that don't read the OP?

"OMG dodged a bulllet not signing up"

They basically got hacked but could not get like anything. It's like somebody saying "did you hear X bank got robbed? Yeah because of the security precautions the robbers couldn't get into any safes but they got like 32 dollars from a cashier"
"OMG dodged a bullet not going to that bank"


Yeah both of you guys pointed out correctly. I sent the story to my friend because he was wondering if he should use it or not, and told me what was the point of the article? So yeah unlike me, he actually read it so I'm willing to admit when I'm misinformed.
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joe40001
10/22/19 3:09:58 PM
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Prestoff posted...
MachineJaipur posted...
CE reacting like Nord got exposed hard af or something

No data was lost, no data was found, it was months ago, and they worked to ensure the rest of their network was secure

But never get between CE and a circlejerk


joe40001 posted...
Ok, I'm really confused. Do we literally have 40 posts in this topic that don't read the OP?

"OMG dodged a bulllet not signing up"

They basically got hacked but could not get like anything. It's like somebody saying "did you hear X bank got robbed? Yeah because of the security precautions the robbers couldn't get into any safes but they got like 32 dollars from a cashier"
"OMG dodged a bullet not going to that bank"


Yeah both of you guys pointed out correctly. I sent the story to my friend because he was wondering if he should use it or not, and told me what was the point of the article? So yeah unlike me, he actually read it so I'm willing to admit when I'm misinformed.


Well even that willingness puts you ahead of a bunch of people
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voldothegr8
10/22/19 3:22:26 PM
#48:


Zazabar posted...
So what are the good VPNs to use?

PIA
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