International agency release
Massive blow to criminal dark web activities after globally coordinated operation
Europol, July 20, 2017. Joint AlphaBay and Hansa operation structure and coordination roles.
- Source type
- International agency release
- Published
- July 20, 2017
- Research grade
- P2
- Used in entries
- 6
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Europol
- Published
- July 20, 2017
- 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
- Joint AlphaBay and Hansa operation structure and coordination roles
- Dataset id
- src_europol_bayonet_2017
Research notes
- URL not re-verified in this pass.
How this source is used
Cited 6 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
3 citations
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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AlphaBay seizureSupporting source
Darknet market, July 2017
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Hansa covert takeover and shutdownPrimary source
Darknet market, June 2017
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Operation BayonetPrimary source
Darknet market, June 2017
Organization roles
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement CooperationSupporting source
Coordinator, AlphaBay seizure
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement CooperationSupporting source
Coordinator, Hansa covert takeover and shutdown
Later activity
1 citation
Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.
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Post-AlphaBay market ecosystemSupporting source
Ecosystem successor, AlphaBay seizure