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Operation Saffron: Bitdefender Joins “First VPN” Takedown

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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Executive Summary

Bitdefender reports: An international law enforcement operation led by France and the Netherlands dismantled First VPN, a cybercriminal anonymization service used by ransomware actors, fraudsters, and data thieves across every major cybercrime investigation Europol has supported in recent years. Bitdefender supported the investigation through Europol, helping generate intelligence that exposed hun

Analysis

Bitdefender reports: An international law enforcement operation led by France and the Netherlands dismantled First VPN, a cybercriminal anonymization service used by ransomware actors, fraudsters, and data thieves across every major cybercrime investigation Europol has supported in recent years. Bitdefender supported the investigation through Europol, helping generate intelligence that exposed hundreds of individuals linked to cybercrime.... Source
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Originally published by DataBreaches.net on May 21, 2026.

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