NordVPN Hack Claim Firmly Refuted by NordVPN

Databreaches •Dissent • January 7, 2026

This has not been a great week for hackers whose claims have been refuted. First, ScatteredLapsus$Hunters’ claim Resecurity was refuted, and now claims by another threat actor that NordVPN has been hacked have also been refuted. Davey Winder reports on the false NordVPN claims: The hacker, using the name of 1011, claimed to have brute-forced a... Source

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NordVPN Hack Claims Refuted by Company NordVPN has refuted claims made by a hacker named 1011, who alleged that the company was hacked. This follows a previous refutation of claims by another group, ScatteredLapsus$Hunters, regarding a different firm, Resecurity. The incident highlights ongoing misinformation in the cybersecurity landscape. 2 sources 22

NordVPN Hack Claim Firmly Refuted by NordVPN

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