International agency release

# Malware targeting millions of people taken down by international coalition

Eurojust, October 29, 2024. Operation Magnus: the coalition of the Netherlands, United States, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom and Australia, three servers taken down in the Netherlands, two domains seized, charges unsealed in the United States and two people taken into custody in Belgium.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** October 29, 2024

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Eurojust

**Published:** October 29, 2024

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/malware-targeting-millions-people-taken-down-international-coalition](https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/malware-targeting-millions-people-taken-down-international-coalition)

**What it supports:** Operation Magnus: the coalition of the Netherlands, United States, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom and Australia, three servers taken down in the Netherlands, two domains seized, charges unsealed in the United States and two people taken into custody in Belgium

**Dataset id:** src\_eurojust\_magnus\_2024

## Research notes

- Issued by the Eurojust Press Team.

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 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 23, 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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[Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-magnus-redline-and-meta-infostealers)

Malware and botnets, October 2024

Supporting source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-magnus-redline-and-meta-infostealers)

Server seized, Operation Magnus (RedLine and META infostealers)

Primary source

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