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FBI Seizes Virtualine Domain Over Alleged Criminal Hosting and Bitcoin Money Laundering

The Hacker News
· October 28, 2026

AI summary

The US Department of Justice has seized a domain linked to Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider, due to its alleged involvement in various criminal activities. The service was reportedly used for advertising sexually explicit images of minors and distributing nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. Additionally, the domain was allegedly used for bitcoin money laundering. The seizure is part of a crackdown on the service's prolific criminal activity. The action was taken by the FBI. The move aims to disrupt the criminal operations facilitated by Virtualine.

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