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A while back we were notified by an external person about a potential privilege escalation attack towards the Windows version of our app. The attack works against 2020.3 and older versions of the app. By the time this blog post is published, the majority of our users have already upgraded to 2020.4 and are thereby already protected. Furthermore, the threat is only relevant if you have a Windows user account named build and you do not want the people that are controlling said account from being able to become administrators on the machine. In summary: This is very likely not an issue for you! Læs mere

Among the improvements in the latest beta version of the Mullvad VPN app for Android are two suggestions for improvement from a recent external audit. Læs mere

An independent security audit of the Mullvad VPN app was recently completed. Based on the auditors' findings, we’ve prioritized our improvements accordingly and released a new beta version for desktop and Android. Læs mere

iOS users of the Mullvad VPN app now have automatic WireGuard® key rotation in the latest release. Læs mere

The problems that prevented many of our users from connecting to the OpenVPN servers over the past weeks have largely been fixed. If you’ve taken a break from Mullvad VPN, give it a try now! Læs mere

To support the ongoing, critical work in defending online privacy, we have made a donation to The Tor Project. Læs mere

The Swedish government will be updating its Electronic Communications Act (LEK) by the end of 2020. Just like the current version, the new one will not apply to VPN services. Læs mere

Using Mullvad VPN for Android? Update to the latest beta version for a more stable experience. Læs mere

Linux and macOS now use WireGuard automatically in the app. This makes WireGuard the default protocol on four of the five platforms that Mullvad VPN is available for. Læs mere

Reopened 2020-05-20: there is still some connectivity issues (OpenVPN) - we're investigating Læs mere