International agency release
VPNLab.net shut down after Europol coordinated action
Europol, January 18, 2022. Establishes the coordinated seizure of VPNLab.net infrastructure..
- Source type
- International agency release
- Published
- January 18, 2022
- Research grade
- P2
- Used in entries
- 2
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Europol
- Published
- January 18, 2022
- 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 coordinated seizure of VPNLab.net infrastructure.
- Dataset id
- src_europol_vpnlab_2022
Research notes
- Not independently re-verified in this pass.
How this source is used
Cited 2 times 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
2 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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BundeskriminalamtPrimary source
Operational lead, VPNLab.net takedown
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement CooperationPrimary source
Coordinator, VPNLab.net takedown