International agency release

# Europol release on Operation Endgame's 2025 action against initial access malware

Europol, May 23, 2025. Wave 2 infrastructure figures, charges, cryptocurrency seizures.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** May 23, 2025

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** May 23, 2025

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**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:** Wave 2 infrastructure figures, charges, cryptocurrency seizures

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_endgame\_2025

## Research notes

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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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[Operation Endgame wave 2](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Multi threat campaign, May 2025

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Coordinator, Operation Endgame wave 2

Primary source
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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Co-lead, Operation Endgame wave 2

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[approximately 300 servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Servers disabled, Operation Endgame wave 2

Primary source
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[approximately 650 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-2)

Domains seized, Operation Endgame wave 2

Primary source

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