Government release

# U.S. Government Disrupts Botnet People's Republic of China Used to Conceal Hacking of Critical Infrastructure

United States Department of Justice, January 31, 2024. Court-authorized malware deletion from routers, Rule 41 warrants in WDPA, reinfection caveat.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** January 31, 2024

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Department of Justice

**Published:** January 31, 2024

**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:** Court-authorized malware deletion from routers, Rule 41 warrants in WDPA, reinfection caveat

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_kv\_botnet\_2024

## Research notes

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How this source is used

Cited 5 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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[KV Botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kv-botnet-disruption)

State sponsored, December 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/kv-botnet-disruption)

Operational lead, KV Botnet disruption

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kv-botnet-disruption)

Prosecuting, KV Botnet disruption

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Malware installation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kv-botnet-disruption)

Malware installation remediated, KV Botnet disruption

Primary source
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[Command and control server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kv-botnet-disruption)

Command and control server disabled, KV Botnet disruption

Primary source

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