Government release

# Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service

United States Department of Justice, May 9, 2023. PERSEUS tool, Rule 41 warrant in EDNY, self-overwrite mechanism, FSB Center 16 attribution.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** May 9, 2023

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Department of Justice

**Published:** May 9, 2023

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** PERSEUS tool, Rule 41 warrant in EDNY, self-overwrite mechanism, FSB Center 16 attribution

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_snake\_2023

## Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 6 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 20, 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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[Operation MEDUSA](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-medusa)

State sponsored, May 2023

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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

Operational lead, Operation MEDUSA

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-medusa)

Prosecuting, Operation MEDUSA

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Malware installation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-medusa)

Malware installation remediated, Operation MEDUSA

Primary source
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[Command and control server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-medusa)

Command and control server disabled, Operation MEDUSA

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[No documented return](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-medusa)

Relationship not established, Operation MEDUSA

Primary source

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