Government release # 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](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: \; '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. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [VPNLab.net takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/vpnlab-net-takedown) Criminal hosting and proxies, January 2022 Supporting source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [15 servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/vpnlab-net-takedown) Servers seized, VPNLab.net takedown Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)