Law enforcement release # Taking Down Botnets FBI Cyber Division, July 15, 2014. Establishes FBI coordination with Microsoft's civil action against Citadel infrastructure.. **Source type:** Law enforcement release **Published:** July 15, 2014 **Research grade:** P1 **Used in entries:** 5 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** FBI Cyber Division **Published:** July 15, 2014 **Source type:** Law enforcement release **Research grade:** Source grade P1 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/taking-down-botnets](https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/taking-down-botnets) **What it supports:** Establishes FBI coordination with Microsoft's civil action against Citadel infrastructure. **Dataset id:** src\_fbi\_citadel\_2013 How this source is used Cited 5 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. 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. - [Citadel botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption) Malware and botnets, June 2013 Primary source ### Organization roles 2 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption) Operational lead, Citadel botnet disruption Background - [Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption) Co-lead, Citadel botnet disruption Background ### Infrastructure 2 citations Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [more than 1,000 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption) Domains seized, Citadel botnet disruption Background - [more than 1,000 command and control servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/citadel-botnet-disruption) Command and control servers disabled, Citadel botnet disruption Background [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)