Hosting company executives arrested on suspicion of supporting Russia-linked cyberattacks; Dutch authorities seize more than 800 servers.
Publish Date: 2026-05-27 08:00:00
Source Domain: gigazine.net
May 27, 2026 21:00:00
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has become increasingly vigilant against ‘hybrid attacks,’ including cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and election interference. On May 18, 2026, the Dutch Financial Information and Investigation Office (FIOD) arrested a 57-year-old man from Amsterdam and a 39-year-old man from The Hague on suspicion of providing economic resources to an organization subject to EU sanctions. More than 800 servers, ledgers, laptops, and mobile phones were seized in total.
FIOD houdt twee verdachten aan wegens overtreding sanctiewetgeving | FIOD Fiscale Inlichtingen en OpsporingsDienst
https://www.fiod.nl/fiod-houdt-twee-verdachten-aan-wegens-overtreding-sanctiewetgeving/
Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks – Krebs on Security
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/netherlands-seizes-800-servers-arrests-2-for-aiding-cyberattacks/
According to FIOD, the hosting provider under investigation was established on February 10, 2022. This was approximately two weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and it is believed to have been used subsequently for cyberattacks targeting the EU, disinformation campaigns, and interference activities. A hosting provider is a company that leases space and network connections to run websites and servers on the internet. When misused, it can be used as a stepping stone for DDoS attacks or as a platform to conceal the identity of attackers.
While FIOD has not publicly disclosed the company’s name, KrebsOnSecurity, run by security researcher Brian Krebs, has reported that the company under investigation is Stark Industries Solutions. Stark Industries Solutions was previously sanctioned by the EU Council in May 2025 for ‘enabling information manipulation, interference, and cyberattacks by Russian government-backed or Russian-linked attackers.’
According to KrebsOnSecurity, the two arrested individuals were linked to…
