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TorGuard is demanding a jury trial and alleges that the defendants (NordVPN and C-7) violated FloridaвЂ™s Computer Abuse and Data Recover Act (вЂњCADRAвЂќ), the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act (вЂњFUTSAвЂќ) and also вЂњTortious InterferenceвЂќ with regard to TorGuardвЂ™s business relationships.

In the lawsuit, TorGuard states that NordVPN requested a вЂњgentlemanвЂ™s agreementвЂќ whereby NordVPN would not publish TorGuardвЂ™s security flaws if TorGuard could get one of their affiliates to remove YouTube videos that were critical of NordVPN.

TorGuard alleges that this вЂњconfidential and trade secret informationвЂќ was then provided to NordVPN, which was the subject of the alleged вЂњblackmailвЂќ attempt on concerning security flaws.

In 2018, TorGuard contracted with C-7, which is how C-7 had access to TorGuardвЂ™s вЂњconfidential and trade secret information.вЂќ.

TorGuard alleges that C-7 is вЂњaffiliated with or controlled by NordVPNвЂќ and that C-7 solicited a вЂњpurchase offerвЂќ on behalf of NordVPN.

TorGuard is seeking injunctive and equitable relief, damages вЂњin excess of $75,000вЂќ, recovery of all profits that were lost, all legal fees associated with the case, вЂњexemplary damagesвЂќ in the amount of вЂњtwice the actual lossesвЂќ incurred, and вЂњadditional reliefвЂќ that the Court decides is вЂњfair and equitable.вЂќ.

TorGuard then claims that NordVPN вЂњorchestrated strategically timedвЂќ DDOS attacks against TorGuardвЂ™s website on Black Friday, which resulted in вЂњsignificant economic and reputation damages.вЂќ.

TorGuard claims that NordVPN has вЂњthreatened TorGuardвЂќ with previous legal action from вЂњGeneral Counsel Legal Affiairs Tefincom S.A.вЂќ.

The lawsuit opens with an attack on NordVPN for вЂњmisleadingвЂќ advertising and вЂњdishonestlyвЂќ leasing IP addresses from ARIN (even though these things have nothing to do with the allegations at hand).

based in Panama) and C-7 (C-Seven Media, Inc.

TorGuard (Data Protection Services, LLC based in Florida) is suing NordVPN (Tefincom S.A.Here are ten important details from the lawsuit (TLDR): Just four days after the alleged вЂњblackmailвЂќ incident, TorGuard filed a lawsuit in an Orlando, Florida (USA) district court against NordVPN and C-7 web hosting. May 24, 2019: TorGuard Sues NordVPN and C-7 Hosting Four days later, TorGuard filed the lawsuit. In the blog post, TorGuard does not name NordVPN or the hosting company involved, but the title of the post alleges that this was an attempt at вЂњblackmailвЂќ. TorGuard then investigated the issue, which led them to believe a web hosting company was involved, and promised вЂњpending legal action.вЂќ.TorGuard acknowledged the flaw, but stated the server вЂњhad not been used for installsвЂќ since January 2018 and claimed there was вЂњno security riskвЂќ to their users.Then the individual revealed he had вЂњdamaging informationвЂќ about TorGuard regarding a security flaw, which would вЂњbe releasedвЂќ if TorGuard did not agree to the demands.During the conversation, the individual asked for a вЂњgentlemanвЂ™s agreementвЂќ to persuade a TorGuard affiliate by the name of вЂњTom Spark reviewsвЂќ to вЂњremove negative content from YouTubeвЂќ he had published about the competing VPN service.An вЂњunknown individual showed up uninvited at a staff memberвЂ™s personal residence asking to speak about the VPN industry.вЂќ The TorGuard employee also received emails on a personal account from this вЂњunknown individualвЂќ from a competing VPN service.On May 20, 2019, TorGuard published an interesting blog post where they allege the following events took place: May 20, 2019: TorGuard alleges it was вЂњblackmailedвЂќ by another VPN Why is a US VPN service in Florida (TorGuard) suing a VPN service based in Panama ( NordVPN) and a Canadian web hosting provider (C-7)?Д«uckle up, because this is about to get interesting!ДЇirst weвЂ™ll examine the events leading up to the lawsuit and then weвЂ™ll take a close look at the lawsuit and the specific allegations.

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We have a full copy of the lawsuit that was filed in a Florida district court, which you can read here. In an interesting turn of affairs, TorGuard recently announced on Twitter that it is suing NordVPN and a Canadian web hosting provider, C-Seven Media, Inc.

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Update 2: TorGuard files another complaint, tweets more allegations.Update 1: TorGuard amends lawsuit after erroneously naming the wrong party.This article is periodically updated to reflect the TorGuard lawsuit against NordVPN and ongoing developments, which are posted at the bottom. Originally published on May 29, 2019, last updated on July 5, 2019

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