Law enforcement release
NCA statement on the Webstresser takedown
National Crime Agency, April 25, 2018. UK role and follow-on action against users.
- Source type
- Law enforcement release
- Published
- April 25, 2018
- Research grade
- P2
- Used in entries
- 2
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- National Crime Agency
- Published
- April 25, 2018
- Source type
- Law enforcement 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
- UK role and follow-on action against users
- Dataset id
- src_nca_webstresser_2018
Research notes
- URL not re-verified in this pass.
How this source is used
Cited 2 times across 2 record types.
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Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
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Webstresser.org takedownSupporting source
DDoS for hire, April 2018
Organization roles
1 citation
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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National Crime AgencySupporting source
Co-lead, Webstresser.org takedown