Government release

# 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.

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[Operation Duck Hunt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Malware and botnets, August 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-duck-hunt)

Operational lead, Operation Duck Hunt

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Prosecuting, Operation Duck Hunt

Primary source

### Infrastructure

3 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[52 servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Servers seized, Operation Duck Hunt

Primary source
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[approximately 700,000 malware installations](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Malware installations remediated, Operation Duck Hunt

Primary source
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[Cryptocurrency wallet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-duck-hunt)

Cryptocurrency wallet seized, Operation Duck Hunt

Primary source

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