Law enforcement release

# Citadel botnet disruption announcement

FBI Cyber Division, June 5, 2013. Establishes FBI coordination with Microsoft's civil action against Citadel infrastructure..

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Published:** June 5, 2013

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** FBI Cyber Division

**Published:** June 5, 2013

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**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 FBI coordination with Microsoft's civil action against Citadel infrastructure.

**Dataset id:** src\_fbi\_citadel\_2013

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 3 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.

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## Cited by

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption)

Operational lead, Citadel botnet disruption

Primary source
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[Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption)

Technical partner, Citadel botnet disruption

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Domain](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption)

Domain seized, Citadel botnet disruption

Primary source

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