The Cyber Police Department has uncovered the organizer of a VPN service that provided access to banned Russian resources. It turns out that such activities can lead to a sentence of up to 15 years.
On its official website and social media, the Cyber Police reports that the department branch in the Khmelnytskyi region, in collaboration with the National Police and the SBU, has shut down a service that granted access to Russian websites banned by NSDC restrictions. A 28-year-old resident of Khmelnytskyi, referred to as a hacker for some reason, was responsible for organizing the "illegal operation of the VPN service."
The “startup” allowed users to bypass NSDC sanctions to access over 48 million IP addresses from the Russian internet segment. According to the investigation, the daily volume of network traffic exceeded 100 gigabytes.
The Cyber Police notes that searches were conducted at the suspect's and his potential accomplices' locations in Khmelnytskyi and Zhytomyr. Police seized servers, computers, and phones containing evidence of illegal activities. There is an investigation into the possibility of the suspect's collaboration with the Russian Federation.
“Investigators have announced suspicion against the individual under part 5 of article 361 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He faces up to 15 years in prison, along with a ban on holding certain positions or engaging in specified activities for up to three years.”
In light of this “grand revelation,” one wonders whether the Cyber Police is aware of the numerous VPN services available online, most of which can easily provide access to any Russian and other resources by definition? It is also interesting to consider whether VPNs are banned in Ukraine if their organizers are being arrested?
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