NordVPN expands dark web monitoring to cover phone numbers
What happened
Between the Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026 captures of NordVPN's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Complete plan monitoring expanded to include phone number tracking alongside email, credit card, and national ID/SSN monitoring; Dark Web Monitor Pro enhanced to include phone number monitoring in addition to email, credit card, and national ID/Social Security numbers. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Basic at $3.09, Complete at $3.99 and Prime at $6.99.
It lands 6 days after NordVPN's previous change, "NordVPN launches Dedicated IP and Incogni add-on products" (Mar 10, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "NordVPN boosts plans with CrowdStrike-powered Threat Protection Pro" (Mar 5, 2026), "NordVPN Expands to 188+ Server Locations, Drops CrowdStrike Branding" (Week 9, 2026) and "NordVPN raises monthly prices up to 26% across Basic and Plus plans" (Feb 16, 2026). NordVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Hotspot Shield, ExpressVPN and Surfshark also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Complete · FeatureFeature change
Complete plan monitoring expanded to include phone number tracking alongside email, credit card, and national ID/SSN monitoring
- — · FeatureFeature change
Dark Web Monitor Pro enhanced to include phone number monitoring in addition to email, credit card, and national ID/Social Security numbers
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Feature | Complete plan monitoring expanded to include phone number tracking alongside email, credit card, and national ID/SSN monitoring | Feature change | |
| — | Feature | Dark Web Monitor Pro enhanced to include phone number monitoring in addition to email, credit card, and national ID/Social Security numbers | Feature change | |
Values as written on NordVPN's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of NordVPN's pricing page (nordvpn.com) from Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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NordVPN, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 24, 2026improvedNordVPN consolidates Dark Web Monitor tiers, simplifies feature labels
- Apr 9, 2026packagingAll 2-year plan monthly prices decreased: Basic $3.39->$3.09/mo, Plus $3.89->$3.59/mo, Complete $...
- Apr 3, 2026increaseNordVPN Raises 2-Year Plan Prices Up to 13%, Sweetens Deal With Gift Cards
- Mar 16, 2026improvedNordVPN expands dark web monitoring to cover phone numbers · this change
- Mar 10, 2026packagingNordVPN launches Dedicated IP and Incogni add-on products
- Mar 5, 2026improvedNordVPN boosts plans with CrowdStrike-powered Threat Protection Pro
- Week 9, 2026packagingNordVPN Expands to 188+ Server Locations, Drops CrowdStrike Branding
- Feb 16, 2026packagingNordVPN raises monthly prices up to 26% across Basic and Plus plans
- Feb 10, 2026packagingNordVPN slashes Basic plan prices while increasing Complete plan rates.
- Week 5, 2026decreaseNordVPN cuts intro prices by $0.50/mo across Plus, Complete, and Prime plans
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changesQuestions about this change
Did NordVPN raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on NordVPN's pricing page between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026?
Complete plan monitoring expanded to include phone number tracking alongside email, credit card, and national ID/SSN monitoring; Dark Web Monitor Pro enhanced to include phone number monitoring in addition to email, credit card, and national ID/Social Security numbers. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does NordVPN change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 7 other pricing-page changes for NordVPN in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "NordVPN launches Dedicated IP and Incogni add-on products" on Mar 10, 2026; NordVPN has been tracked since 2023-11-14.