FBI shut down VPN used by ransomware groups

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FBI and European law enforcement shut down VPN used by ransomware groups

Law enforcement aimed to make it harder for criminal hackers to cover their tracks on Tuesday. Europol, joined by the FBI and law enforcement agencies from Germany, the Netherlands and France, said they shut down a service favored by ransomware groups and other cybercriminals for hiding their identities, a VPN called Safe-Inet.

"This VPN service was sold at a high price to the criminal underworld as one of the best tools available to avoid law enforcement interception, offering up to 5 layers of anonymous VPN connections," Europol said in its announcement.

FBI and European law enforcement shut down VPN used by ransomware groups (msn.com)

 

CYBERCRIMINALS’ FAVOURITE VPN TAKEN DOWN IN GLOBAL ACTION

The Safe-Inet service was shut down and its infrastructure seized in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France and the United States. The servers were taken down, and a splash page prepared by Europol was put up online after the domain seizures. This coordinated takedown was carried out in the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT). 

Cybercriminals’ favourite VPN taken down in global action | Europol (europa.eu)