Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks
Summary: Dutch financial crime agency FIOD arrested Andrey Nesterenko, 39, and Youssef Zinad, 57, on May 18, charging them with violating sanctions law by making economic resources available to EU-sanctioned entities through hosting companies WorkTitans BV and MIRhosting. Authorities searched three businesses and two data centers and seized laptops, telephones and more than 800 servers tied to infrastructure used by Russia for cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation in the EU.
Key Takeaway: De Volkskrant reported that WorkTitans and MIRhosting were the most-used networks in pro-Russian attacks on Danish government bodies during the week of Denmark's municipal elections, and the seizure of 800 servers left customers told their data was lost and unrecoverable.
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