Government release

# Coreflood botnet disruption case history

US DOJ, April 13, 2011. Establishes the civil/criminal seizure of Coreflood command infrastructure and use of a TRO/injunction to disable the botnet..

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** April 13, 2011

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ

**Published:** April 13, 2011

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**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:** Establishes the civil/criminal seizure of Coreflood command infrastructure and use of a TRO/injunction to disable the botnet.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_coreflood\_2011

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified; pulled from aggregation-pass reporting. Retrieve and cite the underlying D. Conn. docket before publication.

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 2 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

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/coreflood-botnet-disruption)

Operational lead, Coreflood botnet disruption

Primary source
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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/coreflood-botnet-disruption)

Co-lead, Coreflood botnet disruption

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[approximately 29 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/coreflood-botnet-disruption)

Domains seized, Coreflood botnet disruption

Primary source

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