Prosecutor release

# U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO DISRUPT A VPN SERVICE USED TO FACILITATE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan, December 22, 2020.

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** December 22, 2020

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan

**Published:** December 22, 2020

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/us-law-enforcement-joins-international-partners-disrupt-vpn-service-used-facilitate](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/us-law-enforcement-joins-international-partners-disrupt-vpn-service-used-facilitate)

**What it supports:** Supporting detail not recorded.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_safe\_inet\_2020

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 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Safe-Inet / Insorg VPN takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/safe-inet-insorg-vpn-takedown)

Criminal hosting and proxies, December 2020

Supporting source

### Organization roles

1 citation

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/safe-inet-insorg-vpn-takedown)

Infrastructure seizure, Safe-Inet / Insorg VPN takedown

Supporting source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[safe-inet.com, safe-inet.net, insorg[.]org](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/safe-inet-insorg-vpn-takedown)

Domains seized, Safe-Inet / Insorg VPN takedown

Supporting source

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)
