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Aeza Group sanctioned for hosting ransomware, infostealer servers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Russian hosting company Aeza Group and four operators for allegedly acting as a bulletproof hosting company for ransomware gangs, infostealer operations, darknet drug markets, and Russian disinformation campaigns. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) claims that Aeza’s services were utilized by the BianLian ransomware gang, […]
European Union sanctions Stark Industries for enabling cyberattacks
The European Union has imposed strict sanctions against web-hosting provider Stark Industries and the two individuals running it, CEO Iurie Neculiti and owner Ivan Neculiti, for enabling “destabilising activities” against the Union. The action is part of the European Council’s effort to protect against Russian hybrid threats. It affects 21 individuals and six entities behind activities […]
Dutch Police seizes 127 XHost servers, dismantles bulletproof hoster
The Dutch Police (Politie) dismantled the ZServers/XHost bulletproof hosting operation after taking offline 127 servers used by the illegal platform. Earlier this week, the authorities in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, announced sanctions against the same bulletproof hosting provider for its involvement in cybercrime operations. Specifically, the operators of Zservers were accused of facilitating LockBit ransomware […]
US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. Two of its key administrators, Russian nationals Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov, were also designated for their roles in directing Lockbit virtual currency transactions and […]