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Government release

Justice Department Announces Seizure of Cybercrime Websites Selling Hacking Tools to Transnational Organized Crime Groups

US DOJ, January 30, 2025. Establishes the 39-domain seizure targeting HeartSender..

Source type
Government release
Published
January 30, 2025
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
7

Bibliographic record

Publisher
US DOJ
Published
January 30, 2025
Source type
Government release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-seizure-cybercrime-websites-selling-hacking-tools-transnational
What it supports
Establishes the 39-domain seizure targeting HeartSender.
Dataset id
src_doj_heartsender_2025

How this source is used

Cited 7 times across 3 record types.

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Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Organization roles

4 citations

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

Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 39 domains

    Domains seized, HeartSender takedown

    Primary source
  • Server

    Server seized, HeartSender takedown

    Primary source
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