dates and times that the suspect user connected to, and disconnected from, the IRC network.source IP address of the suspect user (50.178.206.161).However, we will only include the relevant sections below relating to IPVanish and its logging practices.įrom page 23 (22 of 28) of the affidavit:Īccording to the affidavit, IPVanish also provided DHS authorities the following user data: You can find the criminal affidavit here (also archived here). The full affidavit includes graphic descriptions of the material sent by “suspect user” to the DHS agent. This specific case involved child abuse and pornography with the US Department of Homeland Security agents investigating an IPVanish user in 2016. IPVanish has claimed to have a “ strict zero logs policy” for many years ( example here).US authorities (Department of Homeland Security) were targeting a US resident (state of Indiana).IPVanish is a US-based VPN service ( Five Eyes).The facts of the IPVanish logging caseīefore jumping into the facts of the case, it is important to note that: IPVanish now joins the likes of PureVPN, HideMyAss, and EarthVPN, which have all provided logs to authorities in various criminal cases – see VPNs are lying about logs for a discussion of these cases. This yet another case where a VPN service’s “no logs” claims did not stand up to law enforcement actions. While nobody here is defending the actions of criminals, it is important to recognize when a VPN service fails to uphold their “zero logs” policy and commitment to customer privacy.

The popular “no logs” VPN service IPVanish appears to be embroiled in a logging scandal whereby user logs were provided to authorities who were investigating a criminal case.

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