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

**Address:** [https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/qakbot-botnet-infrastructure-shattered-after-international-operation](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/qakbot-botnet-infrastructure-shattered-after-international-operation)

**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 Hunt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Malware and botnets, August 2023

Supporting source

### Organization roles

3 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-duck-hunt)

Coordinator, Operation Duck Hunt

Supporting source
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[Gendarmerie nationale](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Supporting, Operation Duck Hunt

Supporting source
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[European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Judicial cooperation, Operation Duck Hunt

Supporting source

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