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Qakbot Malware Disrupted in International Cyber Takedown

United States Department of Justice, August 29, 2023. Traffic redirection, uninstaller deployment, server and cryptocurrency seizures, absence of arrests.

Source type
Government release
Published
August 29, 2023
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
6

Bibliographic record

Publisher
United States Department of Justice
Published
August 29, 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
Traffic redirection, uninstaller deployment, server and cryptocurrency seizures, absence of arrests
Dataset id
src_doj_qakbot_2023

Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 6 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 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

Cited by

Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Organization roles

2 citations

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

Infrastructure

3 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.