FBI seizes Virtualine domain over alleged cybercrime support

The hosting service was accused of supporting criminal websites and helping launder illicit funds. Virtualine received almost one-fifth of the illicit-attributed inflows tracked by researchers this year to date, according to CyberScoop. Security Affairs reports that the allegedly abusive website remains online despite the seizure of its virtualine.net domain.

• Virtualine supported ransomware and infostealer operators, according to SecurityWeek.
• The service accepted cryptocurrency payments, according to SecurityWeek.

Covered by 4 publishers within 37 hours of the first report.

• SecurityWeek: Bulletproof Host Virtualine Loses Its Domain to FBI Seizure

Reporting4

CS CyberScoop Officials seize domain of top bulletproof hosting provider Virtualine · Matt Kapko 8:38 PM

SAF Security Affairs Virtualine Domain Seized, but Allegedly Abusive Website Remains Online · Pierluigi Paganini 4:45 AM

TRD TechRadar FBI leads action to shut down Virtualine bulletproof service linked to major cybercrime activity · Sead Fadilpašić 10:00 AM

SW SecurityWeek Bulletproof Host Virtualine Loses Its Domain to FBI Seizure · Ionut Arghire 9:36 AM

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