Besides putting ZServers on the blacklist, the law enforcement agencies also imposed travel banks and financial sanctions on five Russians - Aleksandr Bolshakov, the alleged owner of ZServers, Aleksandr Mishin and Ilya Sidorov, senior employees, and Dimitriy Bolshakov and Igor Odintsov, regular employees.
Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider (BPH) ZServers has been sanctioned by the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom for its alleged involvement with the LockBit ransomware group.
These services ignore law enforcement requests, DMCA notices, and abuse complaints, making them attractive to cybercriminals for hosting malware, phishing sites, botnets, and other malicious operations.
In a press release, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said ZServers was providing services to threat actors responsible for the Medibank Private breach that happened in October 2022.
“Bulletproof hosting” is a form of web hosting services highly resistant to takedowns, often catering to clients engaged in questionable or illegal activities.
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