International agency release

# Monopoly Market infrastructure seizure

Europol, May 2, 2023. Establishes the covert 2021 German seizure of Monopoly Market infrastructure later disclosed alongside Operation SpecTor..

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** May 2, 2023

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** May 2, 2023

**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:** Establishes the covert 2021 German seizure of Monopoly Market infrastructure later disclosed alongside Operation SpecTor.

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_monopoly\_2021

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass. Disclosure date used where operational date not separately public.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

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

### Organization roles

1 citation

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

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

Operational lead, Monopoly Market seizure

Primary source

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