Aug 17, 2023, 01:44 PM
The web hosting provider Hosted has had its infrastructure seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States. Visitors to the website lolekhosted(.)net are now greeted by a message from the FBI.
The FBI's message on the website banner reveals that the operation to shut down <Lolek>Hosted involved the collaboration of various agencies, including the Criminal Investigations Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Department of Justice, and Poland's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC). However, specific details regarding the whereabouts of the service's infrastructure and potential arrests of suspects remain undisclosed.
Lolek, a prominent player in the darknet, had been operating since 2009. The service offered virtual hosting and dedicated servers from its own data processing center, possibly located in Europe, with some reports suggesting the United Kingdom. It positioned itself as a competitor to the now-defunct CyberBunker service, which was shut down in 2019.
The FBI's message on the website banner reveals that the operation to shut down <Lolek>Hosted involved the collaboration of various agencies, including the Criminal Investigations Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Department of Justice, and Poland's Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC). However, specific details regarding the whereabouts of the service's infrastructure and potential arrests of suspects remain undisclosed.
Lolek, a prominent player in the darknet, had been operating since 2009. The service offered virtual hosting and dedicated servers from its own data processing center, possibly located in Europe, with some reports suggesting the United Kingdom. It positioned itself as a competitor to the now-defunct CyberBunker service, which was shut down in 2019.
