One of the three domains seized by law enforcement during Operation Nova
The FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies shut down a virtual private network Tuesday that was providing a bulletproof hosting service that allowed cybercriminals to conduct a variety of illegal operations, including ransomware attacks, while remaining hidden from police.
No arrests were made in association with the takedown.
The joint effort, dubbed Operation Nova, took down three domains associated with the VPN named Safe-Inet - Insorg.org, Safe-Inet.com and Safe-Inet.net - all of which were used as part of the bulletproof hosting service, the U.S. Justice Department reports.