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International agency release

Unhappy New Year for cybercriminals as VPNLab.net goes offline

Europol, January 18, 2022. Establishes the coordinated seizure of VPNLab.net infrastructure..

Source type
International agency release
Published
January 18, 2022
Research grade
P2
Used in entries
4

Bibliographic record

Publisher
Europol
Published
January 18, 2022
Source type
International agency release
Research grade
Source grade P2
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/unhappy-new-year-for-cybercriminals-vpnlabnet-goes-offline
What it supports
Establishes the coordinated seizure of VPNLab.net infrastructure.
Dataset id
src_europol_vpnlab_2022

How this source is used

Cited 4 times across 4 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

Cited by

Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 15 servers

    Servers seized, VPNLab.net takedown

    Primary source

Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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