Sipulitie Market was used for criminal activities, such as anonymous drug trafficking. Finnish Customs seized its servers and obtained all data, and investigators claimed to have identified webmasters, moderators, suppliers and consumers.

Law enforcement has taken action against the criminal misuse of VPN services. A large number of cybercriminals used VPN services provided by VPNLab.net, which police recently shut down. VPN providers' services, designed to provide shielded communications and Internet access, were used to support serious crimes such as ransomware deployments and other cybercriminal activities.