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Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung des Niedersächsischen Ministeriums für Inneres und Sport, des Niedersächsischen Justizministeriums, der Staatsanwaltschaft Verden und der Polizeidirektion Hannover:

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport, January 18, 2022. VPNLab.net takedown: the German lead by the Polizeidirektion Hannover and the Staatsanwaltschaft Verden rather than the BKA, the operation date of Monday 17 January 2022, the press release date of 18 January 2022, and the servers taken offline.

Source type
Government release
Published
January 18, 2022
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
2

Bibliographic record

Publisher
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport
Published
January 18, 2022
Source type
Government release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
German
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.mi.niedersachsen.de/startseite/aktuelles/presseinformationen/gemeinsame-pressemitteilung-des-niedersachsischen-ministeriums-fur-inneres-und-sport-des-niedersachsischen-justizministeriums-der-staatsanwaltschaft-verden-und-der-polizeidirektion-hannover-207735.html
What it supports
VPNLab.net takedown: the German lead by the Polizeidirektion Hannover and the Staatsanwaltschaft Verden rather than the BKA, the operation date of Monday 17 January 2022, the press release date of 18 January 2022, and the servers taken offline
Dataset id
src_niedersachsen_mi_vpnlab_2022

Research notes

  • The page H1 is the joint-release header ending in a colon; the subject line printed immediately below it is '„This domain has been seized“ – Erfolgreicher Schlag gegen internationale Cyberkriminalität'. The H1 is recorded here as the verbatim headline.
  • Page metadata: <meta name="date" content="2022-01-18T11:30:00+01:00">; 'Artikel-Informationen / erstellt am: 18.01.2022'.
  • The action itself took place 'Am gestrigen Montag (17.01.2022)' — the day before publication.

How this source is used

Cited 2 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.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

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Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 15 servers

    Servers seized, VPNLab.net takedown

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