FBI seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain in Operation Omegaline
Original title: FBI seizes Virtualine, bulletproof hosting provider that promised to shield criminals from police
German, Dutch and UK agencies assisted; the operator said it could rebrand and resume within about a day.
The FBI Washington Field Office seized virtualine.net, a bulletproof host also known as Secury, Massgod, Spamhouse, Lanedo and Omegatech. Prosecutors say it sold hosting to cybercrime customers, laundered money and kept a forum selling child sexual abuse material online after repeated warnings. Virtualine disputed the claims on virtualine.org, while Silent Push says parts of the Omegatech network remain reachable.
Unconfirmed: Virtualine's open letter disputes the allegations; Silent Push, not the FBI, says remnants of Omegatech remain reachable.
- Police, NCMEC and a victim's attorney warned the host from January 2026.
- Chainalysis ties its bitcoin addresses to ransomware, infostealers and scam infrastructure.
- Silent Push tracked a shift from Railnet to Omegatech starting February 11, 2026.
- A November 2025 joint advisory says such hosts can get a new ASN in days.
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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.
By Sinisa Markovic · helpnetsecurity.com
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