FBI Seizes Virtualine Domain Linked to Ransomware Operations

FBI Seizes Virtualine Bulletproof Hosting Domain Linked to Ransomware and Cybercrime

The FBI seized virtualine.net, the main website of a bulletproof hosting provider linked to ransomware operators, stolen-data markets, and other… Read more →

FBI seizes Virtualine, bulletproof hosting provider that promised to shield criminals from police

The FBI has seized virtualine.net, the domain of a bulletproof hosting provider that laundered money for its criminal customers and kept a forum trading in child sexual abuse material online despite repeated warnings from police and child protection groups. Seizure notice (Source: US Department of Justice) The FBI Washington Field Office led the investigation, dubbed Operation Omegaline, with help from Germany’s Polizei Hessen, the Netherlands’ …

FBI Seizes Virtualine Domain Over Alleged Criminal Hosting and Bitcoin Money Laundering | #cybercrime | #infosec - National Cyber Security Consulting

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the seizure of a domain associated with a bulletproof hosting provider (BPH) named Virtualine. The move was in response to the service being used to commit and facilitate prolific criminal activity, including "the advertisement of sexually explicit images of minors, the intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

FBI Seizes Virtualine Domain Linked to Ransomware Operations

The FBI, with help from Chainalysis, has seized a key domain linked to ransomware operations, raising concerns about cybercrime.