Cloud or data center. (mesh cube/Getty Images) US internet hosting company appears to facilitate global cybercrime, researchers say Cloudzy, an internet hosting company with a New York phone number, may aiding hackers from Iran, Russia and North Korea. Aug 1, 2023 By AJ Vicens
(Getty Images) ‘Bulletproof’ hosting operators sentenced for role in aiding spread of Zeus malware, which stole $100 million Two other men await charges after pleading guilty to RICO conspiracy charges. Oct 21, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images) Operator of Deer.io, a hosting platform for cybercriminal services, is sentenced to 2.5 years The site raked in $17 million worth of sales and sold at least $1.2 million in U.S.-based stolen information. May 26, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) Four men plead guilty to being go-to ‘bulletproof’ hosts for cybercriminals The charging documents describe a professionally run criminal enterprise with each of the defendants playing a unique role. May 7, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Michael Hunnisett) Russian man tied to illicit hosting service Deer.io pleads guilty Firsov was arrested in March 2020 at a New York City airport. Jan 22, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) International sting shuts down ‘favorite’ VPN of cybercriminals The FBI and European police announced a sting against the Safe-Inet, which had marketed "bulletproof hosting" to cybercrime networks. Dec 22, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
A Nintendo Switch controller. (Garrett Coakley / Flickr) US arrests suspected hackers accused of video game piracy Two suspected members of the Team Xecuter organization are in custody, prosecutors say. Oct 5, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) Ukrainian accused in cybercrime wave is considering trial in U.S., lawyer says Mikhail Rytikov can't leave his home country of because he would risk becoming the latest Eastern European snatched up by Western law enforcement. He vehemently maintains his… Apr 13, 2018 By Patrick Howell O'Neill