Prosecutor release
Radar/Dispossessor ransomware infrastructure disabled
US DOJ / FBI Cleveland, August 12, 2024. Establishes the disabling of Radar/Dispossessor infrastructure across the US, UK, and Germany, and the 'Brain' alias for the alleged operator..
- Source type
- Prosecutor release
- Published
- August 12, 2024
- Research grade
- S2
- Used in entries
- 4
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- US DOJ / FBI Cleveland
- Published
- August 12, 2024
- Source type
- Prosecutor 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 disabling of Radar/Dispossessor infrastructure across the US, UK, and Germany, and the 'Brain' alias for the alleged operator.
- Dataset id
- src_doj_radar_dispossessor_2024
Research notes
- Not independently re-verified in this pass.
How this source is used
Cited 4 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
3 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
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Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrimary source
Operational lead, Radar/Dispossessor ransomware disruption
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National Crime AgencyPrimary source
Supporting, Radar/Dispossessor ransomware disruption
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BundeskriminalamtPrimary source
Supporting, Radar/Dispossessor ransomware disruption
Legal actions against people
1 citation
Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.
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Unidentified individual known as "Brain"Primary source
Publicly wanted, Radar/Dispossessor ransomware disruption