Virtual private network (VPN) provider NordVPN launched its password manager app NordPass this week.
This particular release comes to reassure consumers who are interested in protecting their private life and their data. 
Of course, the after-message is different if you consider the company's history, which we will mention below. In general, password protection and password management services seem to be gaining ground in recent years, as more and more data breaches in accounts are observed due to the use of easy passwords.
But are passwords the only reason for the breaches, or the reason for the increase in these breaches?
NordVPN was founded in 2012 and has (according to the company) 12 million users worldwide.
NordVPN has been embroiled in controversy recently (over the past month) after a hack of one of the company's servers. It's likely that the hackers obtained encryption keys, although it's unclear if any damages (beyond the company's reputational damage) resulted.
Two weeks later, another study found that thousands of NordVPN users had fallen victim to attacks that led to unauthorized access to their NordVPN accounts.
The company announced that it found nothing linking the latest hack to the earlier breach of the central server, and suggested that it may be due to the use of easy passwords by end users.
NordVPN hacked: it's not a hack, it's a breach, the company says
Thus it decided to release the NordPass application to protect its users.
Why I won't get
First of all, I have to say that all of the above seems suspicious to me. The release of the NordPass app at this time may serve other purposes that are not mentioned.
One scenario for me is that the company is trying to recover from the negative news that has been circulating online recently, damaging its reputation and customer base.
The “probability” of facilitating the second hack by the end user who easily uses passwords is convenient, as it does not place the responsibility on the company, which a short while ago was trying to gather the first hack that was carried out on one of its central computers.
In case I need a VPN, I will not choose a megacorporation with 12 million users because those numbers attract hackers.
Finally, personally I am not convinced by the release of a password manager that was made available to the public after all of the above.
