Law enforcement release

# Bundeskriminalamt statement on the seizure of the Hydra Market server infrastructure

Bundeskriminalamt, April 5, 2022. Server seizure in Germany, Bitcoin seizure, confirmation of no arrests.

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Published:** April 5, 2022

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Bundeskriminalamt

**Published:** April 5, 2022

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** German

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Server seizure in Germany, Bitcoin seizure, confirmation of no arrests

**Dataset id:** src\_bka\_hydra\_2022

## Research notes

- Original German title not captured. Translation required. MATERIAL GAP.

How this source is used

Cited 5 times across 3 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Hydra Market server seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hydra-market-server-seizure)

Darknet market, April 2022

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hydra-market-server-seizure)

Operational lead, Hydra Market server seizure

Primary source
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[Zentralstelle zur Bekämpfung der Internetkriminalität, Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hydra-market-server-seizure)

Prosecuting, Hydra Market server seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hydra-market-server-seizure)

Server seized, Hydra Market server seizure

Primary source
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[approximately 543 cryptocurrency wallets](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/hydra-market-server-seizure)

Cryptocurrency wallets seized, Hydra Market server seizure

Primary source

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