FBI seizes virtualine.net, domain of bulletproof host Virtualine
TRM Labs ties the host to ransomware and StealC payments and says the seizure may leave infrastructure online.
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FBI seizes Virtualine.net over alleged criminal hosting
The government says Virtualine still hosts a replacement site that has already drawn a child-abuse complaint.
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US seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain used by cybercriminals
TRM Labs says the provider took nearly one-fifth of tracked illicit bulletproof-hosting inflows in 2026, and the seizure may not kill the infrastructure.
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FBI seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain
A court authorized seizure of virtualine.net; prosecutors allege it kept serving a forum after child-abuse complaints and have not charged operators.
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FBI seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain in Operation Omegaline
German, Dutch and UK agencies assisted; the operator said it could rebrand and resume within about a day.
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FBI seizes Virtualine domain over alleged criminal hosting
Prosecutors say the host kept a forum online after child-exploitation notices and took unhosted bitcoin.
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Brooklyn DA’s office disrupts crypto scam targeting Russian community
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 241 domains and 112 servers used in a crypto investment scam.
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Microsoft takes down 3 major phishing platforms used by Chinese cybercriminals
Microsoft disrupted three Chinese phishing platforms that enabled more than 750 million impersonation messages.
US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools
The US seized domains for Chinese state-sponsored tools MicroScan and FishHub used against critical infrastructure.
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FBI Seized Vulnerability Scanning and Spear Phishing Tools Used by China-Linked Hackers
The FBI seized seven domains for Microscan and FishHub tools used by China-linked Flax Typhoon contractor Integrity Technology Group.
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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure
FBI seized Flax Typhoon domains for tools used in critical-infrastructure intrusions.
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FBI Seizes NightmareStresser DDoS-for-Hire Domains Used in Hundreds of Thousands of Attacks
FBI seized NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire domains used in hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022, as part of international Operation PowerOFF.
FBI Takes Down NightmareStresser DDoS Service Used in Hundreds of Thousands of Attacks
FBI and RCMP seized NightmareStresser booter domains, disrupting a long-running DDoS-for-hire service used in hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.
FBI takes down one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services
FBI seized NightmareStresser domains, one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services, used in hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.
12 celebrity deepfake websites seized by Manhattan DA
Manhattan DA seized 12 celebrity deepfake pornography websites hosting AI-generated intimate imagery of more than 1,200 victims, the largest such seizure to date.
U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks
The U.S. DoJ seized NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire domains, disrupting a booter service linked to hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.
Manhattan DA takes down 12 AI deepfake porn sites
Manhattan DA seized domains of 12 AI deepfake porn sites hosting non-consensual videos of more than 1,200 people; investigation continues.
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New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites
Manhattan DA seized 12 deepfake sites that turned ~1,200 people's photos into non-consensual intimate imagery, the largest such seizure.
New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
Manhattan DA seized 12 domains hosting nonconsensual celebrity deepfake videos depicting about 1,200 victims, the largest such takedown to date.
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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate
FBI seized domains disabling QScan and QTRouter malware run by China-linked QTFY group behind intrusions at NASA, DOJ, Senate and other agencies.
US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to target NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate
US Justice Department seized domains of a Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, the Justice Department, and the Senate, disabling its C2.