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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday October 01 2019, @06:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the bunker-down dept.

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Police raid "bulletproof" hosting company run out of former NATO bunker

German officials have shut down a criminal web hosting service that was operating out of a former NATO bunker, according to a report from The Associated Press.

According to the report, investigators tracked down a Dutch man who bought the bunker, based in western Germany, in 2013. The man had allegedly converted the bunker into a so-called "bulletproof" web hosting service, which was then used by illicit marketplaces for weed, synthetic drugs, and hacking tools. Investigators also reportedly linked the hosting service to a botnet attack on Deutsche Telekom.

The AP reports that seven people were arrested at a restaurant near Frankfurt in connection with the investigation, which also included raids that stretched across the Netherlands, Poland, and Luxembourg. Another six people are under investigation, according to the report, and authorities believe all of them are accessories to crimes related to drug distribution and counterfeiting money.


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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday October 01 2019, @09:04AM (2 children)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 01 2019, @09:32AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 01 2019, @09:32AM (#901209)

    already linked in the summary

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday October 01 2019, @01:33PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 01 2019, @01:33PM (#901266) Journal

      It's already difficulter enough to read the headline. You expect me to read the article summary too? Next you'll think I should read articles. What's the world coming two?

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