United States law enforcement seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain
The FBI and international partners have seized the main domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider accused of facilitating ransomware and other illegal online activities.
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United States law enforcement has seized the primary domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting service advertised on cybercrime forums. BleepingComputer reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the domain virtualine.net following an investigation conducted alongside international partners. [1]
The United States Department of Justice confirmed that Virtualine marketed services that permitted black hat activities including phishing, spamming, carding, and port scanning, according to BleepingComputer. The platform promised to shield its customers from legal complaints as well as requests from law enforcement agencies and other authorities. [1]
BleepingComputer reported that Virtualine also operated under several alternative names. These aliases included Secury, Massgod, Spamhouse, Lanedo, and Omegatech. [1]
The operation involved collaboration with international law enforcement agencies, BleepingComputer reported. The investigation included Germany's Polizei Hessen and the Netherlands' Politie Midden-Nederland. [1]
In short
- The FBI seized the primary domain virtualine.net used by the Virtualine hosting service.
- Virtualine also operated under the names Secury, Massgod, Spamhouse, Lanedo, and Omegatech.
- The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the service permitted phishing, spamming, carding, and port scanning.
- The operation involved Germany's Polizei Hessen and the Netherlands' Politie Midden-Nederland.
Sources
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- [1]Police seize Virtualine bulletproof service tied to ransowmare, cybercrimeBleepingComputer, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wikipedia
- [3]Police on Grokipedia
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