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#9 CyberScoop general May 21, 2026 at 16:05 UTC

European authorities take down prolific cybercrime VPN service

By Matt Kapko

AI Summary

European law enforcement dismantled First VPN, a VPN service marketed on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums that Europol stated appeared in nearly every major recent cybercrime investigation, including ransomware and data theft operations. Authorities arrested the alleged administrator and seized the service's servers and domains. The takedown removes a key operational security tool used by cybercriminals to evade law enforcement attribution.

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