International agency release

# World's biggest marketplace selling internet paralysing DDoS attacks taken down

Europol, April 25, 2018. Infrastructure seizure locations, administrator arrests, service scale.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** April 25, 2018

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** April 25, 2018

**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:** Infrastructure seizure locations, administrator arrests, service scale

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_webstresser\_2018

## Research notes

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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.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

2 citations

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Webstresser.org takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown)

DDoS for hire, April 2018

Primary source
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[Operation PowerOFF](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff)

DDoS for hire, April 2018

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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[Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown)

Co-lead, Webstresser.org takedown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown)

Coordinator, Webstresser.org takedown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[webstresser[.]org](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown)

Domain seized, Webstresser.org takedown

Primary source
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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown)

Server seized, Webstresser.org takedown

Primary source

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