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There once was an organization called Stark Industries (no, not *that* one! this one is real!). They emerged around the time Russia decided to invade Ukraine. Oddly enough, their ASN real estate was the source of scads of Russian state-sponsored cyber ops. 1/5

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17 Nov 2025

Back in May, the EU decided to wield its mighty¹ fist & drop some sanctions on Stark. Except…they (the EU) suck @ OPSEC & the impending sanctions leaked. 2/5

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17 Nov 2025

As a result, Stark did a series of stunningly adroit "business", organizational, & network infrastructure moves that not only let them completely avoid punishment, but also come back even stronger and more dangerous than they were before. 3/5

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While others look through "legal documents" we got receipts right from the network packets. You can read the whole thing @ "When Bulletproof Hosting Proves Bulletproof: The Stark Industries Shell Game" 👉 www.greynoise.io/blo... 4/5

greynoise.ioThe Stark Industries Shell Game - When Bulletproof Hosting Proves BulletproofEU sanctions hit Stark Industries in May 2025. GreyNoise data shows how the group quietly rebranded to THE.Hosting and kept its malicious infrastructure running.

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17 Nov 2025

¹ I apologize for anyone who ended up with tea on their keyboards after reading that word when associated with the EU. 5/5