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US Sanctions First VPN Cybercriminal Service
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">2026 hasn’t been a good year for First VPN, <a href="https://decipher.sc/2026/05/22/authorities-disrupt-first-vpn-cybercriminal-service/">a VPN service</a> that’s been used widely by ransomware actors and other cybercriminals for more than a decade.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On Monday, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on the VPN provider, as well
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- https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2026/260521.pdfurl
- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0559url
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-eu-strike-russian-cyber-networks-with-new-sanctionsurl