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Operation Pacifier / Playpen case history

FBI / US DOJ, March 4, 2015. Establishes the Playpen server seizure, the FBI's covert operation of the site under an NIT warrant, and the resulting prosecutions..

Source type
Law enforcement release
Published
March 4, 2015
Research grade
S2
Used in entries
3

Bibliographic record

Publisher
FBI / US DOJ
Published
March 4, 2015
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 the Playpen server seizure, the FBI's covert operation of the site under an NIT warrant, and the resulting prosecutions.
Dataset id
src_fbi_playpen_2015

Research notes

  • Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 3 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 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

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Organization roles

1 citation

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

Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 1 server

    Server taken over, Operation Pacifier / Playpen

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