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Prosecutor release

Websites Seized in Multi-national, Ransomware Takedown

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio (U.S. Department of Justice), August 12, 2024. Establishes the disabling of Radar/Dispossessor infrastructure across the US, UK, and Germany, and the 'Brain' alias for the alleged operator..

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
August 12, 2024
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
7

Bibliographic record

Publisher
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio (U.S. Department of Justice)
Published
August 12, 2024
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/websites-seized-multi-national-ransomware-takedown
What it supports
Establishes the disabling of Radar/Dispossessor infrastructure across the US, UK, and Germany, and the 'Brain' alias for the alleged operator.
Dataset id
src_doj_radar_dispossessor_2024

How this source is used

Cited 7 times across 4 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.

Organization roles

3 citations

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

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 24 servers

    Servers disabled, Radar/Dispossessor ransomware disruption

    Primary source
  • 9 domains

    Domains seized, Radar/Dispossessor ransomware disruption

    Primary source
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