NordVPN sends your E-Mail and Google advertising ID to a tracking company (Iterable Inc.)

Plus the app uses 5 trackers:

- AppsFlyer
- Google Analytics
- Google CrashLytics
- Google Firebase Analytics
- Tune

All in all, this data (probably not limited to this) is sent:

- Device and manufacturer
- Battery level
- Google Advertising ID
- Gyroscope data
- Screen size
- LineageOS build version
- Connectivity
- Mobile operator

Source (german):
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/android-nordvpn-uebermittelt-e-mail-adresse-an-tracking-anbieter/


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NordVPN has been hacked

The VPN provider NordVPN apparently had an incident some time ago in which an attacker had access to the servers and private keys. Three private keys appeared on the network, one of which belonged to an expired HTTPS certificate.

Several cryptographic keys and information about NordVPN configuration files have appeared in a leak. One of the keys matches an older NordVPN website certificate. The vendor has not yet commented on the incident.

The leak appeared in an online discussion. In a now deleted tweet NordVPN wrote: "Nobody can steal your online life (if you use a VPN)". In response, someone sent a link to a text file containing evidence of a VPN provider hack.

https://share.dmca.gripe/hZYMaB8oF96FvArZ.txt

https://mobile.twitter.com/NordVPN/status/1185979592374398976

👉🏼 More info (german):

https://www.golem.de/news/leak-nordvpn-wurde-gehackt-1910-144528.html

#leak #NordVPN #hack #hacker #hacked
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Apparently other VPN providers were also compromised:

It’s also believed several other VPN providers may have been breached around the same time. Similar records posted online — and seen by TechCrunch — suggest that TorGuard and VikingVPN may have also been compromised, but spokespeople did not return a request for comment.

https://mobile.twitter.com/hexdefined/status/1186106695073726466

https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/

👉🏼 NordVPN has been hacked:
https://t.me/NoGoolag/1726

#leak #NordVPN #TorGuard #VikingVPN #hack #hacker #hacked
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NordVPN makes data transfer to law enforcement agencies official

In a revised data protection statement, the VPN provider NordVPN admits that the processed customer data will be passed on to the authorities as of July 1, if the available data allows them to identify a criminal.

‼️ Privacy Policy - NordVPN
https://my.nordaccount.com/legal/privacy-policy/

#NordVPN #privacy #ourdata #thinkabout
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YouTube is the Most Popular Blocked Site in the World

The video site tops worldwide searches for people looking for ways to circumvent censorship.

You might take YouTube for granted, but in some parts of the world and in some environments (such as school libraries), it’s one of the least accessible websites.

Researchers at NordVPN assessed which sites people were most looking to unblock by using Google’s search-term analysis tools (see the full infographic below). YouTube topped the list worldwide: A huge 82.7 percent of those searching how to unblock online services were trying to access it. YouTube is home to content that is frequently banned in countries with censorship laws, but it’s also a site that’s frequently blocked at schools, which is likely why the US has a high number of searches for unblocking it.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/youtube-is-the-most-popular-blocked-site-in-the-world

#Youtube #NordVPN