Santrex was a web hosting provider that specializes in bulletproof hosting and hosting many cybercrime forums. The service was registered and based in London, UK and once hosted the Darkode hacking forums as well as the Italian Hacking Team security organisation's control server for the Carabinieri. Present At one point in the top three malicious hosts according to for hosting malware, the site closed 2013 after failing to pay its bills to its London based data centre provider. Following this closure, Hacking Team resorted to BGP hijacking to recover control of its command and control servers.<ref name="ht" /> The site was mini-ISPs offering service closed in October 2013.<ref name=":0" />
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