Another bulletproof hosting service has been locked down by global law forces

• US, UK, and Australia sanctioned Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider Media Land
• Leaders Volosovik, Zatolokin, and Pankova linked to ransomware groups like Evil Corp and LockBit
• Media Land aided phishing, malware, and DDoS attacks; allied nations also targeted Aeza and Hypercore

Mere days after police seized infrastructure belonging to the CrazyRDP bulletproof hosting provider, news emerged of a similar organization also being locked down.

This time, the target is Media Land - a Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider which, according to government agencies in the US, UK, and Australia, facilitated ransomware attacks and supported other, various cybercriminal activities.

The US Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning the organization, as well as its key leaders - Aleksandr Volosovik (Media Land’s general director, and the person who advertised the organization on the dark web), Kirill Zatolokin (who collected payments and coordinated with other cybercriminals), and Yulia Pankova ...