In response to recent suggestions mentioning it:
> If you need plausible deniability, you must not use VeraCrypt to encrypt any part of (or create encrypted containers on) a device (or file system) that utilizes a wear-leveling mechanism.
veracrypt.io/en/Wear-Leve...
> If you need plausible deniability, you must not use VeraCrypt to encrypt any part of (or create encrypted containers on) a device (or file system) that utilizes a wear-leveling mechanism.
veracrypt.io/en/Wear-Leve...
VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid
VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to ...
veracrypt.io
July 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
In response to recent suggestions mentioning it:
> If you need plausible deniability, you must not use VeraCrypt to encrypt any part of (or create encrypted containers on) a device (or file system) that utilizes a wear-leveling mechanism.
veracrypt.io/en/Wear-Leve...
> If you need plausible deniability, you must not use VeraCrypt to encrypt any part of (or create encrypted containers on) a device (or file system) that utilizes a wear-leveling mechanism.
veracrypt.io/en/Wear-Leve...
For your laptop, you can use VeraCrypt to encrypt your hard drive and create a decoy operating system which you can boot into based only on which password you use, so CBP won't even be able to tell there's anything else on the computer.
veracrypt.io/en/Hidden%20...
veracrypt.io/en/Hidden%20...
VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid
VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to ...
veracrypt.io
October 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For your laptop, you can use VeraCrypt to encrypt your hard drive and create a decoy operating system which you can boot into based only on which password you use, so CBP won't even be able to tell there's anything else on the computer.
veracrypt.io/en/Hidden%20...
veracrypt.io/en/Hidden%20...
NEW: Microsoft has terminated an account associated with VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption software, throwing future Windows updates of the tool into doubt, VeraCrypt’s developer told 404 Media.
“I didn't receive any emails from Microsoft nor any prior warnings."
“I didn't receive any emails from Microsoft nor any prior warnings."
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
www.404media.co
April 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
NEW: Microsoft has terminated an account associated with VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption software, throwing future Windows updates of the tool into doubt, VeraCrypt’s developer told 404 Media.
“I didn't receive any emails from Microsoft nor any prior warnings."
“I didn't receive any emails from Microsoft nor any prior warnings."
New from 404 Media: Microsoft has terminated an account associated with VeraCrypt, the popular and long-running piece of encryption software. This means can no longer receive updates on Windows, the developer told me. Little explanation given by Microsoft www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
www.404media.co
April 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
New from 404 Media: Microsoft has terminated an account associated with VeraCrypt, the popular and long-running piece of encryption software. This means can no longer receive updates on Windows, the developer told me. Little explanation given by Microsoft www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
www.404media.co
April 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
“Regarding VeraCrypt, I cannot publish Windows updates. Linux and macOS updates can still be done but Windows is the platform used by the majority of users and so the inability to deliver Windows releases is a major blow to the project,” he continued.
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
www.404media.co
April 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“Regarding VeraCrypt, I cannot publish Windows updates. Linux and macOS updates can still be done but Windows is the platform used by the majority of users and so the inability to deliver Windows releases is a major blow to the project,” he continued.
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
The move highlights the sometimes delicate supply chain involved in the publication of open source software, especially software that relies on big tech companies even tangentially.
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
Updates to VeraCrypt, a popular and long-running piece of encryption, are now thrown into doubt because of a seemingly unexplained Microsoft decision.
www.404media.co
April 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The move highlights the sometimes delicate supply chain involved in the publication of open source software, especially software that relies on big tech companies even tangentially.
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
(if you need a *high* level of plausible deniability, PLEASE make sure to thoroughly and carefully read all of the documentation from VeraCrypt on this so you don't make any mistakes)
October 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
(if you need a *high* level of plausible deniability, PLEASE make sure to thoroughly and carefully read all of the documentation from VeraCrypt on this so you don't make any mistakes)
The developers of VeraCrypt and WireGuard have both told me that they have regained access and their lockouts resolved. 👏
New, by me at TechCrunch: The developer of the widely popular Wireguard VPN says he is also unable to ship software updates to Windows users after Microsoft locked his account, marking the second high-profile app developer (VeraCrypt) in the past few weeks to face this issue.
WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account | TechCrunch
The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and are blocking their ability to send software updates to users.
techcrunch.com
April 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The developers of VeraCrypt and WireGuard have both told me that they have regained access and their lockouts resolved. 👏
Microsoft suspended the developer account for WireGuard (and also VeraCrypt).
Why? Literally nobody knows. Presumably it's because Microsoft hates everyone and wants us all to suffer.
Why? Literally nobody knows. Presumably it's because Microsoft hates everyone and wants us all to suffer.
April 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Microsoft suspended the developer account for WireGuard (and also VeraCrypt).
Why? Literally nobody knows. Presumably it's because Microsoft hates everyone and wants us all to suffer.
Why? Literally nobody knows. Presumably it's because Microsoft hates everyone and wants us all to suffer.
重要資料，推薦使用 TrueCrypt / VeraCrypt 保護
December 26, 2024 at 6:31 AM
重要資料，推薦使用 TrueCrypt / VeraCrypt 保護
Took a little time this afternoon to go over my running preparedness lists, and I’m really glad I turned this into a rolling project—weeks and months go by between digitizing important documents, getting a durable USB stick, downloading VeraCrypt… but it’s moving along
July 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Took a little time this afternoon to go over my running preparedness lists, and I’m really glad I turned this into a rolling project—weeks and months go by between digitizing important documents, getting a durable USB stick, downloading VeraCrypt… but it’s moving along
New, by me: Mounir Idrassi, the developer of the popular file encryption software Veracrypt, says Microsoft has locked his account used for sending software updates, and warned that Windows users who encrypt their PCs with his software may soon find it "impossible to boot," Idrassi tells me.
Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account | TechCrunch
The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.
techcrunch.com
April 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
New, by me: Mounir Idrassi, the developer of the popular file encryption software Veracrypt, says Microsoft has locked his account used for sending software updates, and warned that Windows users who encrypt their PCs with his software may soon find it "impossible to boot," Idrassi tells me.
That's when you give them the secondary password that instead unlocks your Veracrypt partition with a spoof instance of your OS with only fake data on it (and convince yourself this fantasy is ever actually gonna play out like you're in the CIA or something)
July 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
That's when you give them the secondary password that instead unlocks your Veracrypt partition with a spoof instance of your OS with only fake data on it (and convince yourself this fantasy is ever actually gonna play out like you're in the CIA or something)
暗号化ドライブ「VeraCrypt」更新停止、Microsoftにアカウントを止められ公式の復旧窓口でコンタクトしても無視されているため
https://gigazine.net/news/20260409-microsoft-veracrypt-ban/
https://gigazine.net/news/20260409-microsoft-veracrypt-ban/
暗号化ドライブ「VeraCrypt」更新停止、Microsoftにアカウントを止められ公式の復旧窓口でコンタクトしても無視されているため
暗号化仮想ドライブ作成アプリ「VeraCrypt」開発者のMicrosoftアカウントが突如停止され、Windows版の更新が途絶えていることが開発者本人から明かされました。
gigazine.net
April 9, 2026 at 7:40 AM
暗号化ドライブ「VeraCrypt」更新停止、Microsoftにアカウントを止められ公式の復旧窓口でコンタクトしても無視されているため
https://gigazine.net/news/20260409-microsoft-veracrypt-ban/
https://gigazine.net/news/20260409-microsoft-veracrypt-ban/
8. You can't memorize all of the addresses, passwords, and phone numbers which matter.
Keep them in an encrypted archive you can upload to Protonmail / Drive, to access later. Veracrypt is a good encryption tool.
9. Communucate using e2ee encrypted messrngers, like Signal.
3/3
Keep them in an encrypted archive you can upload to Protonmail / Drive, to access later. Veracrypt is a good encryption tool.
9. Communucate using e2ee encrypted messrngers, like Signal.
3/3
February 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
8. You can't memorize all of the addresses, passwords, and phone numbers which matter.
Keep them in an encrypted archive you can upload to Protonmail / Drive, to access later. Veracrypt is a good encryption tool.
9. Communucate using e2ee encrypted messrngers, like Signal.
3/3
Keep them in an encrypted archive you can upload to Protonmail / Drive, to access later. Veracrypt is a good encryption tool.
9. Communucate using e2ee encrypted messrngers, like Signal.
3/3
Immerhin die Verhandlungspause genutzt um VeraCrypt zu verstehen. Leicht ist anders.
March 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Immerhin die Verhandlungspause genutzt um VeraCrypt zu verstehen. Leicht ist anders.
VeraCrypt 1.26.24 verhindert jetzt die Aufnahme von Screenshots / Aufzeichnungen und mehr
www.deskmodder.de/blog/2025/05...
#Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxDE #LinuxNewsDE #LinuxEU #LinuxNewsEU #EULE #EULEde #VeraCrypt
www.deskmodder.de/blog/2025/05...
#Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxDE #LinuxNewsDE #LinuxEU #LinuxNewsEU #EULE #EULEde #VeraCrypt
VeraCrypt 1.26.24 verhindert jetzt die Aufnahme von Screenshots / Aufzeichnungen und mehr - Deskmodder.de
Für die Verschlüsselungssoftware VeraCrypt steht ein neues Update 1.26.24 (seit heute auch für Linux) bereit. Und auch in dieser Version gibt es wieder einige Änderungen und Verbesserungen, die integr...
www.deskmodder.de
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
VeraCrypt 1.26.24 verhindert jetzt die Aufnahme von Screenshots / Aufzeichnungen und mehr
www.deskmodder.de/blog/2025/05...
#Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxDE #LinuxNewsDE #LinuxEU #LinuxNewsEU #EULE #EULEde #VeraCrypt
www.deskmodder.de/blog/2025/05...
#Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxDE #LinuxNewsDE #LinuxEU #LinuxNewsEU #EULE #EULEde #VeraCrypt
The VeraCrypt dev got back in www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
April 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The VeraCrypt dev got back in www.404media.co/microsoft-ab...
The nice thing about Veracrypt/Truecrypt. Is that you own and control the key.
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The nice thing about Veracrypt/Truecrypt. Is that you own and control the key.
One more reason to get away from Windows. VeraCrypt is excellent software!!
Source: https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/
We've shown how to use it in the past if you want to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Tw
Source: https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/
We've shown how to use it in the past if you want to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Tw
April 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
One more reason to get away from Windows. VeraCrypt is excellent software!!
Source: https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/
We've shown how to use it in the past if you want to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Tw
Source: https://www.404media.co/microsoft-abruptly-terminates-veracrypt-account-halting-windows-updates/
We've shown how to use it in the past if you want to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Tw
Apologies for the disturbing nature of the case, there are noteworthy facts here: Defendant used VeraCrypt, with two layers of passwords, to hide the digital evidence of his (horrific) crime, but in this case the government was able to bypass the encryption.
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
August 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Apologies for the disturbing nature of the case, there are noteworthy facts here: Defendant used VeraCrypt, with two layers of passwords, to hide the digital evidence of his (horrific) crime, but in this case the government was able to bypass the encryption.
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
Microsoft a bloqué les comptes des développeurs de VeraCrypt, WireGuard et Windscribe
Microsoft a bloqué les comptes des développeurs de VeraCrypt, WireGuard et Windscribe
Il y a quelque chose qui coince chez Microsoft. Les développeurs de VeraCrypt, WireGuard et Windscribe ont subi une suspension de leur compte, sans réelle explication de la part de l’éditeur. Résultat : impossible de livrer des mises à jour. La situation devrait heureusement se résoudre très bientôt, suite à l’intervention d’un vice-président de Microsoft. […]
dlvr.it
April 9, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Microsoft a bloqué les comptes des développeurs de VeraCrypt, WireGuard et Windscribe