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Law Enforcement Targets Infrastructure’s Role in Cybercrime **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The FirstVPN takedown by French and Dutch authorities in May 2026, supported by Europol, marks a strategic shift in cybercrime enforcement: rather than chasing individual hackers, law enforcement is now dismantling the shared infrastructure — VPNs, bulletproof hosts, malware loaders, credential marketplaces — that powers the entire cybercrime supply chain. This mirrors earlier operations like LockBit (2024), Genesis Market (2023), and Operation Endgame. For enterprises, the implication is that malicious infrastructure indicators (VPN exit nodes, wallet addresses, malware hashes) should be treated as investigative leads, not just technical artifacts. The piece also addresses the legal distinction between legitimate privacy tools and crime-as-a-service providers, and warns against overly broad enforcement that could chill legitimate privacy infrastructure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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