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Dutch law enforcement seized 800 servers and arrested two operators of THE.Hosting but left the hosting provider's core IP address space intact.
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Dutch law enforcement seized 800 servers and arrested two operators of THE.Hosting but left the hosting provider's core IP address space intact.
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation campaigns inside the European Union. The two men were the focus of a 2025 KrebsOnSecurity story about how their hosting companies had assumed control over the technical infrastructure of Stark Industries Solutions, an Internet service provider sanctioned last year by the EU as a frequent staging ground for cyber mischief from Russia's intelligence agencies.
Dutch authorities arrested two suspects and seized 800 servers tied to Stark Industries, a hosting firm linked to cyberattacks and disinformation. Dutch financial crime investigators arrested two men and seized 800 servers connected to Stark Industries, a hosting provider accused of enabling cyberattacks, interference operations, and disinformation campaigns. Authorities said the suspects supported Russian and […]
Also, Lloyds Data Leak, Dutch Treasury Breach, Citrix Bug Exploit, Pay2Key ActivityThis week, Lloyds data leak hits 450K, Dutch treasury breach, Citrix flaw exploited, Iran-linked ransomware ops, TrueConf zero-day, Russian fraud ring sentenced, Romania targeted, patch gaps persist, and U.S. hospital breach affects 257K.
It echoes earlier alerts from the Netherlands and Germany, and is the latest to warn about targeting of Signal users and others. The post FBI, CISA issue PSA on Russian intelligence campaign to target messaging apps appeared first on CyberScoop.
Dutch intelligence reveals Russian state hackers are trying to hijack the Signal and WhatsApp accounts of key targets
Russian state-sponsored hackers have been linked to an ongoing Signal and WhatsApp phishing campaign targeting government officials, military personnel, and journalists to gain access to sensitive messages. [...]
Dutch spies flag large-scale campaign to hijack secure messaging accounts Russian-linked hackers are trying to break into the Signal and WhatsApp accounts of government officials, journalists, and military personnel globally – not by cracking encryption, but by simply tricking people into handing over the keys.…
Dutch prosecutors suspect three teens of aiding a foreign power, with one allegedly linked to a Russian-affiliated hacker group
Telegram Used to Lure Teen Recon RecruitsThe late September arrest of two teenagers in the Netherlands on suspicion of capturing Wi-Fi signals for pro-Russian hackers has sparked warnings from security analysts over a digital drive for low-skill reconnaissance tasks by nation-state spymasters.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof described the incident as part of a broader pattern of Russian hybrid attacks against Europe.
PLUS: Interpol recoups $439M from crims; CISA criticizes Feds security; FIFA World Cup nets dodgy domain deluge Infosec In Brief Police in the Netherlands arrested two 17-year-olds last week over claims that Russian intelligence recruited them to spy on the headquarters of European law enforcement agencies.…
Two Dutch teenage boys aged 17, reportedly used hacking devices to spy for Russia, have been arrested by the Politie on Monday. [...]
NCSC-NL Says Hack of Citrix NetScaler Flaw Also Targeted Critical InfrastructureA preliminary assessment by the Dutch NCSC into a suspected Russian hacking campaign has concluded that more than one group likely carried out the May breach of the country’s law enforcement network. Investigators say hacks of Citrix NetScaler flaw also targeted critical infrastructure.
NCSC-NL Says Hack of Citrix NetScaler Flaw Also Targeted Critical InfrastructureA preliminary assessment by the Dutch NCSC into a suspected Russian hacking campaign has concluded that more than one group likely carried out the May breach of the country’s law enforcement network. Investigators say hacks of Citrix NetScaler flaw also targeted critical infrastructure.
Dutch Servers Restored Following Moscow Led AttackThe Dutch Public Prosecution Service on Monday began phased restoration of its networks after a cyberattack last month forced the agency to take down its services offline. The agency confirmed that hackers exploited a vulnerability in a Citrix device.
'Whether those files were allowed to go to Russia? I didn't ask' A former ASML and NXP semiconductor engineer will spend three years in a Dutch prison after stealing secret chip technology from his employers and sharing it with Russia.…
'Laundry Bear' Has Been Active Since 2024Dutch intelligence agencies and Microsoft say a novel Russian state intelligence hacking group is likely buying stolen credentials from criminal marketplaces to gain entry to North American and European networks. It has "a specific interest in European Union and NATO member states."
Dutch intel services, Microsoft go big-game hunting A previously unknown Kremlin-linked group has conducted cyber-espionage operations against Dutch police, NATO member states, Western tech companies, and other organizations of interest to the Russian government since at least April 2024, according to Dutch intelligence services and Microsoft.…
A previously unknown Russian-backed cyberespionage group now tracked as Void Blizzard has been linked to a September 2024 Dutch police security breach. [...]