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.

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ECEC
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https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cybercriminals%E2%80%99-favourite-vpn-taken-down-in-global-actionhttps://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cybercriminals%E2%80%99-favourite-vpn-taken-down-in-global-action
Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Information
Tags: 
Computer network security, Criminal investigation, Computer networking, European Union, Europol, Law enforcement in Europe, Virtual private network, Domain name, Criminal law, Government
Summary
Key Points: 
  • 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.
  • Law enforcement were able to identify some 250 companies worldwide which were being spied on by the criminals using this VPN.
  • Investigations are ongoing in a number of countries to identify and take action against some of Safe-Inets users.
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