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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Margaret Davis

Encryption service ‘linked to cyber attacks’ taken down in international sting

An encryption service used by cyber attackers to remain anonymous online has been shut down in an international operation involving the UK National Crime Agency

Fifteen server infrastructures were shut down on Monday in an operation led by German police to take down LabVPN.

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