Europol and Dutch police seized 33 First VPN servers in 27 countries after infiltrating the network and capturing traffic data. 🛡️
The probe identified 506 users tied to ransomware and fraud, exposing unverifiable “no-log” claims in opaque VPN operations. 🔍

🔗 https://deafnews.it/en/article/first-vpn-seized-no-log-service-revealed-as-law-enforcement-trap-for-cybercriminals

#TechNews #Europol #VPN #Cybercrime #Ransomware #Privacy #Infosec #OpenSource #Linux #Security #Encryption #DataBreach #Dutch #Netherlands #Nederland #EU #Europe #FirstVPN #Policy #Fraud

🏴🚨🇪🇸#España #CyberSec #Surveillance | La #Europol⁉️ desmantela #FirstVPN: el #VPN que ofrecía «demasiada privacidad»....
https://elchapuzasinformatico.com/2026/05/europol-desmantela-first-vpn/

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Europol takes down a VPN service.

European police authorities have taken down a VPN service for cybercriminals.

First VPN had been part of every major cybercrime investigation by the European police organisation Europol in recent years, and now authorities from several European countries have taken action against the provider.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260522-europol-takes-down-a-vpn-service?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#VPN #Cybercrime #Europol #Tech #FirstVPN

Ach guck - VPN Dienstleister verspricht vollständige Anonymität.

Und Überraschung - so anonym waren sie wohl doch nicht?! 🤔

https://www.golem.de/news/nutzer-identifiziert-behoerden-zerschlagen-fuer-cybercrime-genutzten-vpn-dienst-2605-208960.html

#infosec #firstvpn

#Police seize “#FirstVPN” service used in #ransomware, data theft attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-first-vpn-service-used-in-ransomware-data-theft-attacks/

#VPN #cybercrime #DataBreach

TechCrunch: Law enforcement shuts down VPN service used by two dozen ransomware gangs. “The FBI said in an alert that First VPN was so popular that ‘at least’ 25 ransomware gangs used the service to hide their malicious activity. Cybercriminals also relied on the VPN to scan the internet, run botnets, launch distributed denial-of-service attacks, and for running scams.”

👮‍♂️ Provoz anonymizační First VPN byl po razii pozastaven

https://infoek.cz/provoz-anonymizacni-first-vpn-byl-po-razii-pozastaven-2026/

👮‍♂️ Anonymizing First VPN operations suspended after raid

https://infoek-cz.translate.goog/provoz-anonymizacni-first-vpn-byl-po-razii-pozastaven-2026/?_x_tr_sl=cs&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=cs&_x_tr_pto=wapp

#Europol #Eurojust #FirstVPN #1VPNS #Tech #CyberSecurity

Punto Informatico: Chiusa First VPN: era usata per attacchi ransomware

Le autorità di vari paesi hanno smantellato l'infrastruttura di First VPN (33 server), servizio utilizzato per attacchi ransomware e furto di dati.
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First VPN closed: it was used for ransomware attacks.

Authorities in various countries have dismantled the infrastructure of First VPN (33 servers), a service used for ransomware attacks and data theft.

#FirstVPN

https://www.punto-informatico.it/chiusa-first-vpn-usata-attacchi-ransomware/