Security expert: Attacker would have had ‘God Mode’ on one VPN node. NordVPN says server was hacked, but it says broader service was not hacked. Security expert says NordVPN failed by contracting unreliable service provider and must have done better. VPN services often tout their security advantages in marketing materials, and VPN providers aggressively compete for business. VPNs tunnel internet traffic between a user and a data center before it is routed to a destination, which offers greater privacy advantages. The company has terminated its contract with the data center provider and shredded all servers we had been renting from them”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/nordvpn-says-server-compromised-due-to-misconfiguration-a-13278