Prosecutor release

# WeLeakInfo.com Domain Name Seized

United States Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, January 16, 2020. Establishes the multinational WeLeakInfo domain seizure..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** January 16, 2020

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 7

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office, District of Columbia

**Published:** January 16, 2020

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/weleakinfocom-domain-name-seized](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/weleakinfocom-domain-name-seized)

**What it supports:** Establishes the multinational WeLeakInfo domain seizure.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_weleakinfo\_2020

How this source is used

Cited 7 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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[WeLeakInfo seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Fraud and stolen data, January 2020

Primary source

### Organization roles

5 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Operational lead, WeLeakInfo seizure

Primary source
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[National Crime Agency](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Co-lead, WeLeakInfo seizure

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Prosecuting, WeLeakInfo seizure

Primary source
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[Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Arresting, WeLeakInfo seizure

Primary source
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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Supporting, WeLeakInfo seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[weleakinfo[.]com](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/weleakinfo-seizure)

Domain seized, WeLeakInfo seizure

Primary source

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