Prosecutor release

# Two International Cybercriminal Rings Dismantled and Eight Defendants Indicted for Causing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses in Digital Advertising Fraud

US DOJ / FBI, November 27, 2018. Establishes the 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption and associated indictment..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** November 27, 2018

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 7

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / FBI

**Published:** November 27, 2018

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/two-international-cybercriminal-rings-dismantled-and-eight-defendants-indicted-causing](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/two-international-cybercriminal-rings-dismantled-and-eight-defendants-indicted-causing)

**What it supports:** Establishes the 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption and associated indictment.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_3ve\_2018

How this source is used

Cited 7 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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[3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Malware and botnets, November 2018

Primary source

### Organization roles

3 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Operational lead, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption

Primary source
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[Google](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Technical partner, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption

Primary source
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[White Ops, Inc.](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Technical partner, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption

Primary source

### Infrastructure

3 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[31 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Domains sinkholed, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption

Primary source
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[89 servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Servers searched, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption

Primary source
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[Bank account](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/3ve-ad-fraud-botnet-disruption)

Bank account seized, 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption

Primary source

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