NordVPN confirms it was hacked

Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by jen_h on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:04AM (#21312350)

This. I can set up and connect to a new OpenVPN instance under my own control in less than seven minutes (5:59 last I clocked) from my phone.

Anyone can do this, it’s not nearly as complicated to launch and secure as some would have us believe. (https://github.com/jenh/sevenminutevpn)

You do lose anonymity with personal VPN, but it all depends on your use case.

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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by alex_duf on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:46AM (#21312836)

But the problem remain the same. Whoever manages the network that hosts your instance will see your traffic...

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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by Faark on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:50PM (#21314413)

You choose the business model to trust. VPN serve customers who to pay to be private. That seems like a high value target. ISPs serve connectivity, but apparently in the US, spying on their users is part of their core business and have strong local monopolies. Due to fierce competition and trust being pretty much one of the business requirements (I'd expect a lot more due diligence in b2b), hosting providers seem like the least big evil to me.

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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by kache_ on Monday October 21, 2019 @03:07PM (#21316006)

There are places that rent boxes for XMR if you want a hosting provider who doesn't have your information.

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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by ramraj07 on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:14PM (#21320061)

Any examples?

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Re:NordVPN confirms it was hacked by wool_gather on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:53AM (#21312924)

Yes, it's not a perfect solution. You're basically deciding who you trust the least and avoiding just them.

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