18/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 18 January, the European police cooperation agency, Europol, announced the dismantling of a global virtual private network (VPN) used by criminals to carry out ‘ransomware’ attacks, putting more than 100 companies at risk of cyberattacks. “On 17 January, coordinated disruptive actions took place in Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Latvia, Ukraine, the USA and the UK. The authorities have now seized or disrupted the 15 servers hosting the VPNLab.net service, rendering it unavailable”, according to Europol. “The VPN provider (...) was used to support serious criminal acts, such as the deployment of ransomware and other cybercriminal activities. The platform was “a popular choice for hackers” willing to pay a $60 (€52) subscription fee to use its services. (SP)