[SOLVED] Any known cases of bad actors incentivizing VPN services to get user data?

[plaregev]

I plan to use a VPN to report someone anonymously to a third party. The person being reported might have access to the VPN's IP address. My main worry is them contacting the VPN service and somehow bribing them to get my original IP address / other account info. Is this a reasonable concern? are there cases of companies / individuals successfully doing that?

 

[Wolfshadw]

No. It's not a reasonable concern. The whole idea behind a Virtual Private Network is anonymity. Any VPN service that sells that anonymity would soon find itself facing multiple lawsuits and out of business. Could it happen under the table? Sure, but if it was ever found out, someone would at the very least would lose their job and possibly face jail time.

Again, no. It's not a reasonable concern.

-Wolf sends

 

[Secret-Squirrel]

..........................My main worry is them contacting the VPN service and somehow bribing them to get my original IP address / other account info.......................

Although you are worrying a tad too much, if you want to be virtually certain that no one can glean your public IP address then use the Tor Browser.

Tor is a bit like a VPN except your connection is routed through multiple global servers where no logs are kept.