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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:35:15 +0000

Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting, a dark web service that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services. Fly Hosting first advertised on cybercrime forums in November 2022, saying it was a Germany-based hosting firm that was open for business to anyone looking for a reliable place to host malware, botnet controllers, or DDoS-for-hire infrastructure.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

April 7, 2022 admin Ars Technica, ASUS, beserk bear, cyclops blink, Dan Goodin, dragonfly 2.0, FBI, federal security service, garantex, german federal criminal police office, gru, hydra market, main intelligence directorate, Ne'er-Do-Well News, NotPetya, ransomware, russian fsb, sandworm, trisis, triton, u.s. department of justice, u.s. department of treasury, voodoo bear, VPNFilter, watchguard, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:03:45 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “Hydra,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.