Government release

# Department of Justice Takes Action to Disable International Botnet

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:** P1

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ

**Published:** April 13, 2011

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/department-justice-takes-action-disable-international-botnet](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/department-justice-takes-action-disable-international-botnet)

**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

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.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Coreflood botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/coreflood-botnet-disruption)

Malware and botnets, April 2011

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 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
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[United States Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/coreflood-botnet-disruption)

Prosecuting, Coreflood botnet disruption

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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

Domains seized, Coreflood botnet disruption

Primary source
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[5 command and control servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/coreflood-botnet-disruption)

Command and control servers seized, Coreflood botnet disruption

Primary source

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