International agency release
Qakbot botnet infrastructure shattered after international operation – The malware victimised more than 700 000 computers, with at least EUR 54 million paid in ransoms since 2007
Europol, August 30, 2023. European participation and coordination roles.
- Source type
- International agency release
- Published
- August 30, 2023
- Research grade
- P2
- Used in entries
- 4
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Europol
- Published
- August 30, 2023
- Source type
- International agency release
- Research grade
- Source grade P2
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- What it supports
- European participation and coordination roles
- Dataset id
- src_europol_qakbot_2023
How this source is used
Cited 4 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 Duck HuntSupporting source
Malware and botnets, August 2023
Organization roles
3 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement CooperationSupporting source
Coordinator, Operation Duck Hunt
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Gendarmerie nationaleSupporting source
Supporting, Operation Duck Hunt
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European Union Agency for Criminal Justice CooperationSupporting source
Judicial cooperation, Operation Duck Hunt