<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
is	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
provided	O
by	O
company	O
Nordsec	O
Ltd	O
with	O
applications	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manual	O
setup	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
wireless	B-Device
routers	I-Device
,	O
NAS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Nord	O
Security	O
(	O
Nordsec	O
Ltd	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
creates	O
cybersecurity	O
software	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Lithuanian	O
startup	O
accelerator	O
and	O
business	O
incubator	O
Tesonet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
operates	O
under	O
the	O
jurisdiction	O
of	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
the	O
country	O
has	O
no	O
mandatory	O
data	O
retention	O
laws	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
or	O
Fourteen	O
Eyes	O
intelligence	O
sharing	O
alliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
offices	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
Lithuania	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
has	O
released	O
their	O
linux	B-Application
client	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GPLv3	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
established	O
in	O
2012	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
childhood	O
friends	O
which	O
included	O
Tomas	O
Okmanas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
presented	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
in	O
June	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
launched	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
extension	I-Protocol
for	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
launched	O
an	O
application	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
operating	O
5,600	O
servers	O
in	O
59	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
NordVPN	B-Application
received	O
a	O
directive	O
from	O
Russian	O
authorities	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
state-sponsored	O
registry	O
of	O
banned	O
websites	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
prevent	O
Russian	O
NordVPN	B-Application
users	O
from	O
circumventing	O
state	O
censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
reportedly	O
given	O
one	O
month	O
to	O
comply	O
,	O
or	O
face	O
blocking	O
by	O
Russian	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
still	O
operates	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
Russian	O
users	O
have	O
no	O
access	O
to	O
local	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
announced	O
NordVPN	B-Application
Teams	O
,	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
solution	O
aimed	O
at	O
small	O
and	O
medium	O
businesses	O
,	O
remote	O
teams	O
and	O
freelancers	O
,	O
who	O
need	O
secure	O
access	O
to	O
work	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
Teams	O
rebranded	O
as	O
NordLayer	B-Application
and	O
moved	O
towards	O
SASE	B-General_Concept
business	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
press	O
sources	O
quoted	O
the	O
market	O
rise	O
in	O
SASE	B-General_Concept
technology	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
factors	O
in	O
the	O
rebrand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
announced	O
additional	O
audits	O
and	O
a	O
public	O
bug	O
bounty	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
founding	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
'	O
VPN	B-Application
Trust	O
Initiative	O
 '	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
promote	O
online	O
security	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
self-regulation	O
and	O
transparency	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Troy	O
Hunt	O
,	O
an	O
Australian	O
web	B-Application
security	I-Application
expert	O
and	O
founder	O
of	O
Have	O
I	O
Been	O
Pwned	O
?,	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
NordVPN	B-Application
as	O
a	O
strategic	O
advisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
blog	O
,	O
Hunt	O
described	O
this	O
role	O
as	O
"	O
work	O
with	O
NordVPN	B-Application
on	O
their	O
tools	O
and	O
messaging	O
with	O
a	O
view	O
to	O
helping	O
them	O
make	O
a	O
great	O
product	O
even	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
closed	O
its	O
physical	O
servers	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
CERT-In	O
'	O
s	O
order	O
for	O
VPN	B-Application
companies	O
to	O
store	O
consumers’	O
personal	O
data	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Nord	O
Security	O
raised	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
led	O
by	O
Novator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
routes	O
all	O
users	O
 '	O
internet	O
traffic	O
through	O
a	O
remote	O
server	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
thereby	O
hiding	O
their	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
and	O
encrypting	O
all	O
incoming	O
and	O
outgoing	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
encryption	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
has	O
been	O
using	O
the	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
and	O
Internet	O
Key	O
Exchange	O
v2/IPsec	O
technologies	O
in	O
its	O
applications	O
and	O
also	O
introduced	O
its	O
proprietary	O
NordLynx	B-Application
technology	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordLynx	B-Application
is	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
tool	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
WireGuard	B-Application
protocol	O
,	O
which	O
aims	O
for	O
better	O
performance	O
than	O
the	O
IPsec	B-Protocol
and	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
tunneling	B-Protocol
protocols	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
tests	O
performed	O
by	O
Wired	O
UK	O
,	O
NordLynx	B-Application
produces	O
"	O
speed	O
boosts	O
of	O
hundreds	O
of	O
MB/s	O
under	O
some	O
conditions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
gradual	O
roll-out	O
of	O
the	O
WireGuard-based	O
NordLynx	B-Application
protocol	O
on	O
all	O
its	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tests	O
showed	O
higher	O
average	O
download	O
and	O
upload	O
speeds	O
than	O
both	O
OpenVPN	B-Language
and	O
IKEv2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
time	O
NordVPN	B-Application
also	O
used	O
L2TP/IPSec	O
and	O
Point-to-Point	B-Protocol
Tunneling	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
PPTP	B-Protocol
)	O
connections	O
for	O
routers	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
later	O
removed	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
largely	O
outdated	O
and	O
insecure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
has	O
desktop	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mobile	O
apps	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
also	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
encrypted	O
proxy	O
extensions	O
for	O
Chrome	B-Application
and	O
Firefox	O
browsers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
claimed	O
that	O
its	O
no-log	O
policy	O
was	O
verified	O
through	O
an	O
audit	O
by	O
PricewaterhouseCoopers	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
underwent	O
a	O
second	O
security	O
audit	O
by	O
PricewaterhouseCoopers	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
testing	O
focused	O
on	O
NordVPN	B-Application
’s	O
Standard	O
VPN	B-Application
,	O
Double	O
VPN	B-Application
,	O
Obfuscated	O
(	O
XOR	O
)	O
VPN	B-Application
,	O
P2P	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
product	O
’s	O
central	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
completed	O
an	O
application	O
security	O
audit	O
,	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
a	O
security	O
research	O
group	O
VerSprite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
started	O
rolling	O
out	O
its	O
first	O
colocated	B-Application
servers	I-Application
in	O
Finland	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
perimeter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RAM-based	O
servers	O
are	O
fully	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
NordVPN	B-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
keep	O
full	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
started	O
a	O
network-wide	O
rollout	O
of	O
10	O
Gbit/s	O
servers	O
,	O
upgrading	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
1Gbit/s	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
released	O
an	O
open-source	O
VPN	B-Application
speed	O
testing	O
tool	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
general-use	O
VPN	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
provider	O
offers	O
servers	O
for	O
specific	O
purposes	O
,	O
including	O
P2P	O
sharing	O
,	O
double	O
encryption	O
,	O
and	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Tor	B-Application
anonymity	I-Application
network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
offers	O
three	O
subscription	O
plans	O
:	O
monthly	O
,	O
yearly	O
and	O
bi-yearly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
also	O
develops	O
CyberSec	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
feature	O
that	O
works	O
as	O
an	O
ad-blocker	O
and	O
also	O
automatically	O
blocks	O
websites	O
known	O
for	O
hosting	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
scans	O
the	O
dark	O
web	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
personal	O
credentials	O
have	O
been	O
exposed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
introduced	O
an	O
antivirus	B-Application
functionality	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
VPN	B-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opt-in	O
Threat	O
Protection	O
feature	O
blocks	O
web	B-Application
trackers	I-Application
,	O
warns	O
users	O
about	O
malicious	O
websites	O
,	O
and	O
blocks	O
downloaded	O
files	O
that	O
contain	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
feature	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
apps	O
and	O
works	O
without	O
connecting	O
to	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Meshnet	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
private	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
by	O
linking	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
promoted	O
use	B-Architecture
cases	I-Architecture
include	O
file	O
sharing	O
between	O
different	O
devices	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
routing	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
conducted	O
a	O
study	O
on	O
digital	O
literacy	O
,	O
surveying	O
48,063	O
respondents	O
from	O
192	O
countries	O
on	O
their	O
digital	O
habits	O
and	O
rating	O
their	O
knowledge	O
on	O
the	O
scale	O
from	O
1	O
to	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Germany	O
topped	O
the	O
list	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
released	O
a	O
report	O
outlining	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
smart	B-Device
devices	I-Device
and	O
consumer	O
sentiment	O
regarding	O
their	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
poll	O
of	O
7000	O
people	O
revealed	O
that	O
while	O
95%	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
had	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
an	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
device	O
in	O
their	O
household	O
,	O
almost	O
a	O
fifth	O
took	O
no	O
measures	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
released	O
a	O
report	O
about	O
device	O
sharing	O
in	O
workplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
also	O
conducted	O
a	O
study	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
people	O
spend	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
2,000	O
adults	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
found	O
that	O
,	O
on	O
average	O
,	O
British	O
people	O
spend	O
59	O
hours	O
online	O
per	O
week	O
,	O
which	O
amounts	O
to	O
22	O
years	O
per	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
has	O
supported	O
various	O
social	O
causes	O
,	O
including	O
cybercrime	O
prevention	O
,	O
education	O
,	O
internet	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
digital	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
offers	O
emergency	O
VPN	B-Application
services	I-Application
for	O
activists	O
and	O
journalists	O
in	O
regimes	O
that	O
censor	O
internet	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
reported	O
having	O
donated	O
over	O
470	O
emergency	O
VPN	B-Application
accounts	O
to	O
citizens	O
and	O
NGOs	O
from	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
given	O
out	O
additional	O
1,150	O
VPN	B-Application
licenses	O
to	O
various	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
supported	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Festival	O
,	O
a	O
project	O
promoting	O
digital	O
human	O
rights	O
and	O
internet	B-Application
freedom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
also	O
sponsors	O
the	O
Cybercrime	O
Support	O
Network	O
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
that	O
assists	O
people	O
and	O
companies	O
affected	O
by	O
cybercrime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
’s	O
parent	O
company	O
Nord	O
Security	O
offered	O
free	O
online	O
security	O
tools	O
(	O
NordVPN	B-Application
,	O
NordPass	B-Application
,	O
and	O
NordLocker	O
)	O
to	O
affected	O
nonprofit	O
organizations	O
,	O
content	O
creators	O
,	O
and	O
educators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
proposed	O
the	O
International	B-Application
VPN	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
a	O
day	O
to	O
bring	O
attention	O
to	O
people	O
's	O
right	O
to	O
digital	O
privacy	O
,	O
security	O
,	O
and	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
published	O
by	O
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
NordVPN	B-Application
is	O
affordable	O
and	O
offers	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
even	O
the	O
hardcore	O
VPN	B-Application
elitists	O
will	O
find	O
suitable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
2019	O
review	O
by	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
strong	O
security	O
features	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
enormous	O
network	O
of	O
servers	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
price	O
tag	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
review	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
again	O
praised	O
extra	O
features	O
,	O
rarely	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
VPNs	B-Application
,	O
its	O
WireGuard	B-Application
protocol	O
,	O
large	O
selection	O
of	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
strong	O
security	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
winning	O
the	O
outlet	O
’s	O
Editor	O
’s	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
still	O
noted	O
as	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
September	O
2021	O
review	O
favorably	O
noted	O
NordVPN	B-Application
's	O
SmartPlay	O
feature	O
,	O
obfuscated	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
security	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
CNET	O
praised	O
NordVPN	B-Application
’s	O
user-friendly	O
interface	O
,	O
it	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
map	O
’s	O
design	O
could	O
be	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
recommended	O
NordVPN	B-Application
for	O
its	O
security	O
and	O
recent	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
NordVPN	B-Application
worked	O
well	O
in	O
countries	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Firewall	I-Application
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
by	O
Wired	O
noted	O
that	O
NordVPN	B-Application
’s	O
price	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
affordable	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
“	O
NordVPN	B-Application
is	O
the	O
fastest	O
jack-of-all-trades	O
VPN	B-Application
provider	O
right	O
now.	O
”	O
However	O
,	O
the	O
article	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
cheaper	O
VPN	B-Application
options	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
won	O
the	O
‘	O
Best	O
Overall’	O
category	O
in	O
ProPrivacy.com	O
VPN	B-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
won	O
in	O
German	O
CHIP	O
magazine	O
’s	O
‘	O
Best	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
VPN	O
services’	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
won	O
CNET	O
’s	O
‘	O
Best	O
VPN	B-Application
for	O
reliability	O
and	O
security’	O
award	O
in	O
its	O
annual	O
‘	O
Best	O
VPN	B-Application
service’	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
CNET	O
's	O
Best	O
Overall	O
VPN	B-Application
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
security	O
researcher	O
disclosed	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
a	O
server	O
breach	O
of	O
NordVPN	B-Application
involving	O
a	O
leaked	O
private	B-Application
key	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cyberattack	O
granted	O
the	O
attackers	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
an	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
certificate	O
that	O
enabled	O
the	O
attackers	O
to	O
perform	O
man-in-the-middle	O
attacks	O
to	O
intercept	O
the	O
communications	O
of	O
NordVPN	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
NordVPN	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
servers	O
based	O
in	O
Finland	O
was	O
breached	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
evidence	O
of	O
an	O
actual	O
man-in-the-middle	O
attack	O
ever	O
taking	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploit	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
a	O
contracted	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
's	O
remote	B-Protocol
administration	I-Protocol
system	O
that	O
affected	O
the	O
Finland	O
server	O
between	O
January	O
31	O
and	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NordVPN	B-Application
,	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
disclosed	O
the	O
breach	O
to	O
NordVPN	B-Application
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
NordVPN	B-Application
ended	O
its	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
researchers	O
and	O
media	O
outlets	O
criticized	O
NordVPN	B-Application
for	O
failing	O
to	O
promptly	O
disclose	O
the	O
breach	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
became	O
aware	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordVPN	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
disclose	O
the	O
breach	O
after	O
it	O
completed	O
the	O
audit	O
of	O
its	O
5,000	O
servers	O
for	O
any	O
similar	O
risks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
incident	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
approximately	O
2,000	O
usernames	O
and	O
passwords	O
of	O
NordVPN	B-Application
accounts	O
were	O
exposed	O
through	O
credential	O
stuffing	O
.	O
</s>
