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Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks

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BLUF

Netherlands dismantles Russian cyber infrastructure hosting network linked to EU influence operations.

NEWS

Dutch law enforcement arrested the co-owners of two Internet hosting firms for providing technical infrastructure to Russian intelligence agencies. Authorities seized 800 servers previously used for cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns targeting the European Union, following a prior investigation into their takeover of sanctioned ISP Stark Industries Solutions.

Why I Care

This disrupts critical command-and-control nodes for state-sponsored attacks and highlights the ongoing risk of third-party hosting providers being weaponized against democratic institutions.

Next Steps

Hosting providers should audit client infrastructure for suspicious activity immediately, while EU organizations must monitor for potential service disruptions from seized assets.

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.
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