First VPN, a privacy-focused VPN service heavily used in ransomware and data theft operations, has been taken offline in a coordinated international law enforcement action. Investigators seized its servers and domains, arrested the administrator, and uncovered data linking thousands of users to cybercrime cases worldwide. #FirstVPN #Europol #Eurojust #1vpnscom #1vpnsnet #1vpnsorg
Keypoints
- First VPN was widely used in ransomware and data theft attacks.
- Law enforcement seized 33 servers and related domains in 27 countries.
- The service administrator was arrested and searched in Ukraine.
- Investigators collected user data and identified criminal VPN connections.
- Europol says the operation exposed links to thousands of cybercrime users worldwide.