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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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Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks – Krebs on Security

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(krebsonsecurity.com)

Previous reporting on Stark Industries:

May 2024: Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/05/stark-industries-solutions-an-iron-hammer-in-the-cloud/

July 2024: The Stark Truth Behind the Resurgence of Russia's Fin7: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/the-stark-truth-behind-the-resurgence-of-russias-fin7/

September 2025: Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/bulletproof-host-stark-industries-evades-eu-sanctions/

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/337c050d-084c-4ca2-a70d-6a4bacc741ae/new-by-meRSS for NodeSat, 30 May 2026 19:37:18 GMTMon, 25 May 2026 13:28:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 17:25:22 GMT]]>@briankrebs While the arrests in the Netherlands are good news, it is disappointing to see the Neculiți brothers once again weasel their way out of accountability.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sig_ug/statuses/116636380187698191https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sig_ug/statuses/116636380187698191Mon, 25 May 2026 17:25:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 16:36:41 GMT]]>@briankrebs Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant did a writeup where your name was mentioned, looking forward to reading your take

(That may sound silly given your most recent linked blog is from late 2025 but haven’t read them yet)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/photovince/statuses/116636188785553826https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/photovince/statuses/116636188785553826Mon, 25 May 2026 16:36:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 16:28:17 GMT]]>@briankrebs A vatnik bonk operation extraordinaire!! 😃👌

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116636155737696617https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116636155737696617Mon, 25 May 2026 16:28:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 14:26:35 GMT]]>@SomeVeganCheeseIsOk Thanks. Yes, although I would not be surprised to see them wriggle out of this effort as well. If that happens, I'm looking forward to writing about it again 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/briankrebs/statuses/116635677193757032https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/briankrebs/statuses/116635677193757032Mon, 25 May 2026 14:26:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 14:21:34 GMT]]>@briankrebs that has to give you such a sense of satisfaction, seeing your work pay off for a better world. Man. That's fantastic.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SomeVeganCheeseIsOk/statuses/116635657480623772https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SomeVeganCheeseIsOk/statuses/116635657480623772Mon, 25 May 2026 14:21:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 13:56:33 GMT]]>@briankrebs

wow so it took the authorities only 2 years to stop foreign agents attacking us (European here) from inside the EU… real professionals?!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lazyb0y/statuses/116635559129965332https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lazyb0y/statuses/116635559129965332Mon, 25 May 2026 13:56:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 13:49:48 GMT]]>@briankrebs Yay on that. Have been getting hack attacks on client sites from them for years. Just have to say, finally!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Alison/statuses/116635532548208763https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Alison/statuses/116635532548208763Mon, 25 May 2026 13:49:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New, by me: on Mon, 25 May 2026 13:34:42 GMT]]>@briankrebs amazing work 👏

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dain/statuses/116635473194134940https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dain/statuses/116635473194134940Mon, 25 May 2026 13:34:42 GMT