{"id":33060,"date":"2019-12-23T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/recent-vpn-hacks-reveal-transparency-issues-within-the-industry-and-its-supply-chain\/"},"modified":"2019-12-23T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T16:16:00","slug":"recent-vpn-hacks-reveal-transparency-issues-within-the-industry-and-its-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/recent-vpn-hacks-reveal-transparency-issues-within-the-industry-and-its-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent VPN hacks reveal transparency issues within the industry and its supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2018\/10\/ipsecurity-protocols-network-security-vpn2-100775458-large.3x2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Consumers are no doubt becoming increasingly aware about the safety and security of their online activity after many highly publicized studies have shown an uptick in online data theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission, there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/reports\/consumer-sentinel-network-data-book-2018\/consumer_sentinel_network_data_book_2018_0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">3 million reports<\/a> of identity theft alone in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Even though these threats \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/data-breaches-retailers-consumer-companies-2019-1\" rel=\"nofollow\">rash of data breaches<\/a> \u2014 continue to grab headlines, consumers still are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3246984\/why-you-should-never-ever-connect-to-public-wifi.html\">connecting to public wifi<\/a> despite the threats and are joining other unsafe networks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpulse.com\/news\/features\/the-dangers-of-public-wi-fi-when-traveling.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">while traveling<\/a>. More cautious or tech-savvy individuals know to turn to virtual private networks (VPNs) as a way to safely connect online, and as VPNs become more mainstream, some project the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/542817\/worldwide-virtual-private-network-market\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">VPN market<\/a> can grow to more than $35 billion by 2022. We\u2019ve even seen some vendors to capitalize by creating flashy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispot.tv\/brands\/nH8\/nordvpn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TV commercials<\/a> that insinuate that they are consumers\u2019 digital doorman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, as these companies look to pull back the curtain on the nefarious digital underworld, I can\u2019t help but wonder if the curtain has been sufficiently pulled back on their own operation? I don\u2019t mean this as if they, too, are digital thieves taking oblivious consumers\u2019 data (though some very well do <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/contributors\/2018\/05\/28\/be-cautious-free-vpns-are-selling-your-data-to-3rd-parties\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">sell your data<\/a> to third parties), but instead question whether the VPN industry has been transparent about its own security protocols.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<aside id=\"fsb-2599\" class=\"fakesidebar fakesidebar-auto fakesidebar-sponsored\"><strong>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/pluralsight.pxf.io\/c\/321564\/424552\/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fpaths%2Fcertified-information-systems-security-professional-cisspr\" rel=\"nofollow\">Prepare to become a Certified Information Security Systems Professional with this comprehensive online course from PluralSight. Now offering a 10-day free trial!<\/a> ]<\/strong><\/aside>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t that long ago that NordVPN, probably the most well-known vendor, was <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/10\/21\/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">hacked<\/a>. An attacker broke into one of its servers in an overseas data center by penetrating a surprisingly insecure remote management system left by the \u201cunnamed\u201d data center provider.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While NordVPN became the latest high-tech hack and even though there\u2019s great irony of being an insecure security system, that\u2019s not the egregious issue here. It\u2019s also not the fact that the breach went unnoticed for a month, though that one does sting a little extra. The real warning here is that NordVPN not only didn\u2019t know the system was being used to support its operation, but it also had no idea the thing even existed. Think about that for a minute; a data-security vendor engaged with a core partner and didn\u2019t audit all of the potential vulnerabilities within their partners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Was NordVPN just an industry anomaly that had a single lapse in judgement? Nope, we came to find out that this vulnerability not only compromised NordVPN, it also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hexdefined\/status\/1186106695073726466?s=21\" rel=\"nofollow\">exposed others<\/a> like TorGuard. Now we have a scary trend. There are already a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2019\/02\/best-vpn-companies-trust-privacy.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">sketchy VPN providers<\/a> marketing to a consumer base that is still largely unfamiliar with the technology \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/11\/19\/vpn_app_investigation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">those<\/a> that may be willing to share your data with authoritarian governments. But now even the most \u201ctrusted\u201d have proven that they, too, have either lax or downright sloppy protocols in place to mitigate all points of potential attacks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"nativo-promo nativo-promo-1 smartphone\" id><\/aside>\n<p>Why is this such an issue? The whole situation exposes a huge question mark around whom is auditing these VPN players\u2019 infrastructure. It also completely exposes the lack of transparency that the VPN industry has around its supply chain. Even in the wake of the NordVPN hack, the guilty data center provider was left unnamed.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"fsb-1328\" class=\"fakesidebar fakesidebar-auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/2860418\/security0\/6-simple-tricks-for-protecting-your-passwords.html#tk.nww-infsb\">6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords<\/a><\/aside>\n<p>When I was managing infrastructure at Google to make sure it all ran securely and efficiently, which included dealing with thousands of devices and partners, I experienced firsthand how difficult it was to have perfect visibility into the infrastructure supply chain. We went to great lengths &#8212; and had to invest a lot of resources &#8212; to map out every single integration, app and extension that our employees and partners used to do their jobs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"nativo-promo nativo-promo-1 tablet desktop\" id><\/aside>\n<p>While not every organization has access to the same level of resources that I did at Google, many VPN providers claim to have all the best features to keep consumers safe (military-grade encryption, no logging, automatic kill switches, etc.). However, it\u2019s all moot if they fail at keeping their servers secure. What the VPN industry seemingly lacks is a framework, infrastructure and process in place to understand the treats posed by all the vendors supporting them &#8211; including their vendors\u2019 vendors.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that it\u2019s a hard networking challenge to solve, but it\u2019s not without options. The supply chain and partner auditing issues are two of the reasons why I was attracted to blockchain-backed networking after leaving Google, because the blockchain developer community understands that transparency and auditing are paramount in an increasingly complex threat environment. Auditing might be a bit more straightforward because each supplier would record what they did and didn&#8217;t do on the blockchain while also signing in using their private key. In the NordVPN case, it could&#8217;ve allowed for a log of the administration tool left on the server, which might have been flagged if there was a review of the supply-chain history.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that it\u2019s time these VPN vendors start minding their own kitchen before they burn the whole house down. It\u2019s no longer enough to simply trust the VPN industry to disclose its supply chains and then assume it\u2019ll self-police. If vendors want to truly provide the utmost transparency and lock down their infrastructure, then a good place to start is either making a commitment and investment in independent auditing or take some cues from the vigilant blockchain community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This article is published as part of the IDG Contributor Network. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/contributor-network\/signup.html\">Want to Join?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"end-note\">\n<div id class=\"blx blxParticleendnote blxM2005 blox4_html blxC23909\">Join the Network World communities on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NetworkWorld\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/network-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a> to comment on topics that are top of mind.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3511756\/recent-vpn-hacks-reveal-transparency-issues-within-the-industry-and-its-supply-chain.html#tk.rss_security\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nConsumers are no doubt becoming increasingly aware about the safety and security of their online activity after many highly publicized studies have shown an uptick in online data theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission, there were 3 million reports of identity theft alone in 2018.Even though these threats \u2014 and the rash of data breaches \u2014 continue to grab headlines, consumers still are connecting to public wifi despite the threats and are joining other unsafe networks while traveling. More cautious or tech-savvy individuals know to turn to virtual private networks (VPNs) as a way to safely connect online, and as VPNs become more mainstream, some project the VPN market can grow to more than $35 billion by 2022. We\u2019ve even seen some vendors to capitalize by creating flashy TV commercials that insinuate that they are consumers\u2019 digital doorman.\u00a0To read this article in full, please click here READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[738],"tags":[367,1061,307,1325],"class_list":["post-33060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-networkworld","tag-hacking","tag-network-security","tag-security","tag-vpn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Recent VPN hacks reveal transparency issues within the industry and its supply chain 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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