After working pretty well for several years suddenly NordVPN is returning an AUTH_FAILURE via OpenVPN, despite the same username/password working to login on their website. Has anyone else suddenly experienced this? Any clues? (other than stop using NordVPN [wink]/-sigh-) Thank you! UPDATE: NordVPN is (apparently) reading as down via https://downdetector.com/status/nord-vpn/map/

UPDATE2: It is starting to indicate a generalized failure of accepting authorization from OpenVPN as one can see from the comments down the page linked above. Has NordVPN quietly pulled a reddit against ‘third party’ agents? (if so, i want some money back - hah, fat chance -sigh-)

  • Goob@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Why? Privacy issues? Security issues? I’ve been using it for a couple of years now and not had any trouble with it.

    • httpjames
      5·
      1 year ago

      Many issues.

      1. They were hacked in 2019 and got their private keys leaked.
      2. They have ties to a data mining company called Tesonet.
      3. Their “experiments” have used cookies to perform price discrimination on unsuspecting visitors.
      4. Their website is infested with trackers and third party cookies.

      https://blog.httpjames.space/nordvpn-is-a-shitvpn/