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WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
15/100

Date Published: 2026-04-08

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Zack Whittaker

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WireGuard's maintainer and several other open-source developers (including VeraCrypt and Windscribe) were locked out of Microsoft's developer/Partner Center after a mandatory Windows Hardware Program verification process suspended accounts that had not uploaded government ID; the suspensions blocked the ability to sign drivers and ship Windows updates, leaving users unable to receive fixes and creating supply-chain/update availability risks, though no active compromise or exploitation is reported.

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