# US seizure of Virtualine hosting domain > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/us-seizure-of-virtualine-hosting-domain > Updated: 2026-10-31T06:00:00.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. The U.S. Department of Justice, in coordination with law enforcement agencies from Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, has seized the domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider. Investigators allege that Virtualine facilitated various criminal activities, including the distribution of child sexual abuse material, nonconsensual intimate imagery, and international money laundering. According to court documents and blockchain analysis from Chainalysis, the provider reportedly marketed services on cybercrime forums for activities such as phishing, carding, and spam. To evade law enforcement, the service allegedly offered an “additional protection plan” to move criminal infrastructure to shell companies upon receiving official requests. The provider also reportedly utilized a payment method labeled “BTC [NO-AML]”, using unhosted Bitcoin addresses to bypass anti-money laundering controls. While the operator issued a letter refuting the allegations and claiming they terminate offending customers, investigators allege the service knowingly hosted criminal forums despite numerous notifications from law enforcement and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-31: U.S. Department of Justice seizes Virtualine bulletproof hosting domain U.S. authorities and international partners have seized Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting service accused of facilitating cybercrime, money laundering, and the distribution of child sexual abuse material. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-department-of-justice-seizes-virtualine-bulletproof-hosting-domain ### 2026-10-28: US Department of Justice seizes Virtualine domain The U.S. Department of Justice seized the domain of Virtualine, a hosting provider accused of facilitating child abuse material, nonconsensual imagery, and international money laundering. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-department-of-justice-seizes-virtualine-domain --- Cite as: US seizure of Virtualine hosting domain. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/us-seizure-of-virtualine-hosting-domain