-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 This is VeraCrypt's Warrant Canary. Statements - ----------- VeraCrypt developers state the following: 1. The date of issue of this canary is February 28th, 2026. 2. VeraCrypt main signing key is used to sign this canary. Its ID is 0x680D16DE and its fingerprint is 5069 A233 D55A 0EEB 174A 5FC3 821A CD02 680D 16DE 3. No warrants have ever been served to them with regards to the VeraCrypt Project (e.g. to hand out the private signing keys, or to introduce backdoors), nor have any searches or seizures taken place. 4. The next such canary statement is planned to be published before the end of March 2026. Special note should be taken if no new canary gets published by that time, or if the list of statements change without plausible explanation. Disclaimers & Notes - ---------------------- This scheme is not infallible. Although signing the declaration makes it very difficult for a third party to produce arbitrary declarations, it does not prevent them from using force, or other means like blackmail, or compromise of the signers' laptops, to coerce us to produce false declarations. The news feed quoted below (Proof of Date) serves to demonstrate that this canary could not have been created prior to the date stated. It shows that a series of canaries were not created in advance. This declaration is merely a best effort and provided without any guarantees, warranty, and is not legally binding in any way to anybody. None of the signers should be ever held legally responsible for any of the statements made here. Proof of Date - -------------------- As of Saturday, 28 February 2026 00:36:15 UTC, here are the current headlines: (from https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml) Trump 'not thrilled' with Iran after latest talks on nuclear programme President Trump said he was not happy with Iran's stance, but had not yet decided whether to attack. Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic in battle over AI use The move announced on social media comes after a standoff between Anthropic's boss and the Ministry of Defense. A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India The two countries are repairing a strained relationship as they also seek to reduce their trade reliance on the US. Aid groups in Gaza and West Bank thrown lifeline as Israel court pauses ban threat Dozens of well-known groups faced shutdown under a new Israeli law, although the reprieve might be temporary. Tram derails in Milan, leaving two dead and dozens injured The crowded tram was travelling in the centre of Milan at rush hour when it appeared to crash into the side of a building. Pakistan defence minister says country in 'open war' with Afghanistan after strikes The latest attacks by Pakistan follow months of clashes between the two countries. despite agreeing to a fragile ceasefire in October. Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within? Drone jammed near French aircraft carrier was Russian, says Sweden Sweden's prime minister said it was a serious but not unexpected incident - and a "Russian way of acting that we recognise from other places". Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle. OpenAI vows safety policy changes after Tumbler Ridge shooting Canada's AI minister will meet CEO Sam Altman next week after the suspect's ChatGPT account was not flagged to police despite internal company concerns. At least 55 Ghanaians killed in Russia-Ukraine war, minister says This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war. Epstein tried to buy a palace in Morocco days before his arrest in 2019 The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed. Indian court clears former Delhi chief minister of corruption charges Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March 2024, weeks before India's general election, and spent months in jail. 'Obnoxious' AI chatbot talked about its mother, customers say Australian supermarket giant Woolworths tweaks its AI-powered assistant after users said it gave them the "ick". Spanish opposition calls for disgraced ex-monarch to return from exile The 88-year-old Juan Carlos should spend his last years in dignity, the leader of Spain's main opposition party says. These filmmakers know exactly how to get you hooked on bizarre one-minute dramas The business depends on packing a punch right away because the first five to 10 episodes are free. Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting? The two sides have different versions of how and why the deadly dispute began. 'They seized everything': Yemen's Houthi rebels drive aid groups to the brink Aid groups - a lifeline for millions of Yemenis - are being squeezed out of existence in areas under the control of the rebels, the BBC hears. The AI videos supercharging Russia's online disinformation campaigns Security experts have warned that Western governments are poorly equipped to counter a new frontier of online disinformation. How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit Documents in the Epstein files reveal how Maxwell nurtured the connection between the two men after Clinton left the White House. Watch: Key moments from Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition The BBC's North America correspondent Nada Tawfik, reporting from Chappaqua, New York, explains what we know about Clinton's closed-door testimony. Watch dramatic rescue of skier buried in deep snow The skier was buried under at least four feet of snow, his arm already limp, rescuers said. BBC explains the Trump-related Epstein files the DOJ is accused of withholding The BBC's Tom Bateman explains what Trump-Related Epstein files the Department of Justice is accused of withholding. Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence. Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant Onlookers watched as the cooling tower of the decommissioned Frimmersdorf power plant in Germany collapsed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEUGmiM9VaDusXSl/DghrNAmgNFt4FAmmiOWsACgkQghrNAmgN Ft6Gmw/+Jr7b4FDvK8zW9XEutCSNWrKls+om0YS9ivWgqwM2DlR/xrEZLFMsdodr O8UIADaHfu9HME3Htc36MRYTpU7FI8FAN1yNy7oorCzbw912sVIU2QdUEXl4Zhar IClRoBEO+MltzRAcRwHHLI3sMiIJO2fd6osOKnhtO71xMkOrpwb1OFaOyKVSuAI5 Qhta/FgzozH2hPr8sDqDRlmdpG05geTQKRAKkBrzPzrH1+Hak0RB7bMjs/udpJYX iGhcseFtAGxozydYxGzzG63Lyq0no8LBTMk/VWzBMo5rUjLbHQBlzl1e50eG1s7q 6r1AJWhJurzYG6+oN8dvFWlXIvAFmrQXTRgzsnt6XPd7eA9fmVZr3WNpQu1qoAfT m1pPSGeGmFoC2Nw/CWzLyhV9t7c0QX3HTdN0L970mObjundjexXNMqRiBFdSXB6c 0QNQ+n8HgSkM3qninS2OcOs+gE9SUK0xc/fpHGY3tk9ucGyYHaSjpzQnrjtd68vg TATlFvHtirUeH2DbJJ1VeHI0H0EozpUPrY9X4iYl+VC0Xvrs8F2IRvUksOJL9faL JULmoiiJhHD0ZwhrQwKkdDwOrJptnJoe0aaNegSpAvBgdgbChYMvKbjrV61zVntA T+UHH312lqji08g9z9NZxQ1Nh5G4dteJ73SC5eUq4nJ4gQzo1BU= =0xou -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----