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

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the seizure of the domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider also operating as Secury, Massgod, Spamhouse, Lanedo and Omegatech. Prosecutors allege the service was marketed to criminals for phishing, carding and spam, knowingly hosted a forum selling sexual images of minors despite repeated notices from law enforcement, and laundered customers' Bitcoin payments through unhosted wallets; the FBI seizure was coordinated with agencies in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and the operator has denied knowingly hosting the prohibited material.