VPN Used by Over 25 Ransomware Groups Shut Down

Colleagues, please note: law enforcement has shut down the First VPN service, widely used by cybercriminals.

Briefly:
— Operation involving the FBI and Europol: administrator arrested; dozens of servers seized.
— Service provided anonymous connections, payment processing and covert infrastructure; promoted on a cybercrime forum.
— Investigators seized the database and identified thousands of accounts linked to criminal activity.
— VPN was used for scanning, botnet control, DDoS and fraud.

Why it matters: de-anonymizing such services undermines the ransomware ecosystem.

How will this affect ransomware group activity?

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