Prosecutor release

# Cracked and Nulled Marketplaces Disrupted in International Cyber Operation

US DOJ, January 30, 2025. Establishes the multinational seizure of the Cracked and Nulled forums..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** January 30, 2025

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 11

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ

**Published:** January 30, 2025

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cracked-and-nulled-marketplaces-disrupted-international-cyber-operation](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cracked-and-nulled-marketplaces-disrupted-international-cyber-operation)

**What it supports:** Establishes the multinational seizure of the Cracked and Nulled forums.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_cracked\_nulled\_2025

How this source is used

Cited 11 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 23, 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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[Cracked and Nulled forums takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Fraud and stolen data, January 2025

Primary source

### Organization roles

5 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Operational lead, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Coordinator, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Foreign partner, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Prosecuting, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Prosecuting, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Lucas Sohn](https://takedownindex.org/people/lucas-sohn)

Charged, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

4 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[8 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Domains seized, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[1 domain](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Domain seized, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Server seized, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source
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[Domain](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cracked-and-nulled-forums-takedown)

Domain seized, Cracked and Nulled forums takedown

Primary source

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