News report

# Ragnar Locker ransomware's dark web extortion sites seized by police

BleepingComputer, October 19, 2023. The 19 October 2023 seizure of Ragnar Locker's Tor negotiation and data leak sites by a multinational coalition, with the seizure banner in place and Europol confirming the action ahead of its own release..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** October 19, 2023

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** BleepingComputer

**Published:** October 19, 2023

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ragnar-locker-ransomwares-dark-web-extortion-sites-seized-by-police/](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ragnar-locker-ransomwares-dark-web-extortion-sites-seized-by-police/)

**What it supports:** The 19 October 2023 seizure of Ragnar Locker's Tor negotiation and data leak sites by a multinational coalition, with the seizure banner in place and Europol confirming the action ahead of its own release.

**Dataset id:** src\_bleepingcomputer\_ragnar\_locker\_seizure\_2023

## Research notes

- By Lawrence Abrams. JSON-LD datePublished 2023-10-19T10:39:39-04:00; page date line 'October 19, 2023'.
- This same-day article covers the infrastructure seizure only. It does NOT mention the Paris arrest of the suspected developer - do not cite it for that element of the res\_ragnar\_locker\_none continuity text; that needs the Europol release or a later report.
- Seizure banner text: 'This service has been seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement action against the Ragnar Locker group.'

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## Cited by

### Later activity

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Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[No documented return](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/ragnar-locker-disruption)

Relationship not established, Ragnar Locker disruption

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