The Virtual Private Network (VPN), Safe-Inet used by the top hackers has been taken down in a coordinated law enforcement action involving Europol and the German Reutlingen Police Headquarters. Other law enforcement agencies were also involved.
Safe-Inet VPN was active for 11 years, Europol and the US department of Justice claim that Safe-inet VPAN is “used by some of the world’s biggest cybercriminals.”
Safe-Inet VPN service was sold at a premium as one of the best tools available online to avoid law enforcement interception. Safe-inet offered 5 layers of anonymous VPN connections.
Authorities claim that as many as 250 companies worldwide were being monitored through this service
when it was seized. Authorities notified these companies about a possible ransomware attack against their systems and the took measures to avoid it.
Safe-Inet VPN advertised
Forums for black hat activities posted adverts for the Safe-Inet VPN service. These forums are hosted on the tor network and they advertised Safe-Inet as providing multiple layers of anonymity and stable connections.
The operators of the service provided 24/7 support and a 3 day money back guarantee. The operators were keen to highlight their no logs policy and they took anonymity seriously.
Anonymity was a key element for growing the business so the operator highlighted their no-logs policy on the website.
Authorities are currently trying to identify and take action against some of Safe-Inet VPN users.
The Police President of the Reutlingen Police Headquarters, Udo Vogel said:
The investigation carried out by our cybercrime specialists has resulted in such a success thanks to the excellent international cooperation with partners worldwide. The results show that law enforcement authorities are equally as well connected as criminals,
The Head of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, Edvardas Šileris said:
The strong working relationship fostered by Europol between the investigators involved in this case on either side of the world was central in bringing down this service. Criminals can run but they cannot hide from law enforcement, and we will continue working tirelessly together with our partners to outsmart them,
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