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Russian-speaking cybercrime forums
Coverage of Russian-speaking cybercrime forums in the Nexus archive.
- Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"
European law enforcement agencies successfully dismantled First VPN, a virtual private network service heavily used by cybercriminals for ransomware attacks and data theft. The operation, led by France and the Netherlands with support from Europol and Eurojust, resulted in the identification of thousands of users, shutdown of the service, and arrest of its administrator.
- Europe dismantles VPN service used by cybercriminals to hide ransomware attacks
European law enforcement dismantled First VPN, a VPN service that was widely used by cybercriminals to conduct ransomware attacks and evade detection. The service had been marketed on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums as a tool for criminals to hide their activities from authorities.