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Dutch authorities have seized 800 servers and arrested two individuals suspected of providing 'bulletproof' hosting infrastructure for cyberattacks. The operation targeted a service that knowingly rented servers to criminal groups for phishing, malware distribution, and ransomware attacks, marking a significant disruption for cybercrime operations.
Dutch authorities arrested two co-owners of internet hosting companies and seized 800 servers. The companies allegedly provided infrastructure for Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks, influence operations, and disinformation campaigns targeting the European Union. This action disrupts a significant source of malicious online activity.
A Netlify user is unable to add a custom subdomain to their site, receiving an error that the domain is already in use. Despite being the administrator and creating a verification TXT record, the user requires manual intervention from Netlify's support team to release the domain.
A developer's production site went offline after they deleted their Netlify account without first removing a custom domain. Despite changing nameservers, Netlify's network continued to intercept traffic, serving a 404 error. The issue required manual intervention from Netlify support to purge the DNS zone.
A Netlify user reported their custom domain remains locked by the platform even after being removed from their project. This prevents them from connecting the domain to a new hosting provider, indicating a potential backend issue where domains are not being fully released from Netlify's system.