- Dutch police seized 250 servers and took CrazyRDP’s bulletproof hosting offline
- CrazyRDP enabled anonymous VPS/RDP accounts without KYC or logs, helping cybercriminals
- No arrests yet; authorities will analyze servers to identify operators and users
CrazyRDP, a “bulletproof” hosting service mainly used by cybercriminals and hackers, has been taken offline after police in the Netherlands seized much of its hardware.
In a press release, the Dutch police said it went against an unnamed bulletproof hosting service, active since 2022, which has been cited in more than 80 different investigations, both local and international. During the operation, which took place on November 12, the police seized about 250 servers found in data centers in The Hague and Zoetermeer, the police explained.
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“Due to the seizure of these physical servers, thousands of virtual servers were also taken offline,” the announcement reads.
Bulletproof hosting is a type of web hosting service that deliberately ignores or resists takedown requests, abuse reports and legal complaints.
As such, it is incredibly popular with cybercriminals as they can use it to host malicious infrastructure (info-stealing landing pages, malware) without fear of breaking the service provider’s ToS. Furthermore, the service provider does not enforce Know Your Customer (KYC), offering full anonymity to miscreatives from all walks of life.
While Dutch police did not name the company whose infrastructure was dismantled, Bleeping Computer reports that it was CrazyRPD, a company that offered both VPS and RDP services, allowed people to open accounts without KYC, kept no logs, and only required a username and password to create an account.
In fact, the company’s website is now offline and cannot be accessed. On Reddit, some users praise law enforcement, saying “nothing is bulletproof,” while others advocate using VPS services in jurisdictions that appear more friendly to such practices.
Since no arrests were made, it’s safe to assume that CrazyRDP (or a rebrand) will be back sooner or later. The police will now analyze the seized servers to try to doxx both the operators and the users.
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