International agency release
Darknet hidden service for child sexual abuse material shut down
Europol, July 31, 2015. Establishes the Italian-led shutdown of the Tor hidden service and the roughly 14,000-wallet seizure..
- Source type
- International agency release
- Published
- July 31, 2015
- Research grade
- P2
- Used in entries
- 6
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Europol
- Published
- July 31, 2015
- Source type
- International agency release
- Research grade
- Source grade P2
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- What it supports
- Establishes the Italian-led shutdown of the Tor hidden service and the roughly 14,000-wallet seizure.
- Dataset id
- src_europol_babylon_2015
How this source is used
Cited 6 times across 4 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 BabylonPrimary source
Child sexual abuse material, July 2015
Organization roles
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Servizio Polizia Postale e per la Sicurezza CiberneticaPrimary source
Operational lead, Operation Babylon
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement CooperationPrimary source
Supporting, Operation Babylon
Infrastructure
2 citations
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
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14,000 cryptocurrency walletsPrimary source
Cryptocurrency wallets seized, Operation Babylon
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1 onion servicePrimary source
Onion service disabled, Operation Babylon
Later activity
1 citation
Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.
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No documented returnPrimary source
Relationship not established, Operation Babylon