Microsoft Suspends Developer Accounts for Open-Source Projects Including WireGuard and VeraCrypt
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Summary
Microsoft has suspended developer accounts used to maintain multiple high-profile open-source projects without proper notification, blocking them from publishing new software builds and security patches for Windows users. Affected projects include VPN software WireGuard, encryption utility VeraCrypt, RAM testing tool MemTest86, and Windscribe VPN software. The suspensions occurred without warning and with no clear path to reinstatement, impacting critical security and system tools used by Windows users.
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The list of affected projects includes, but is not limited to, Virtual Private Network (VPN) software WireGuard, on-the-fly encryption (OTFE) utility VeraCrypt, the MemTest86 Random Access Memory (RAM) testing and diagnosis tool, and the Windscribe VPN software
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