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](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.

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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[HeartSender takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Fraud and stolen data, January 2025

Primary source

### Organization roles

4 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Operational lead, HeartSender takedown

Primary source
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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Prosecuting, HeartSender takedown

Primary source
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[Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Foreign partner, HeartSender takedown

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Prosecuting, HeartSender takedown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[39 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Domains seized, HeartSender takedown

Primary source
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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/heartsender-takedown)

Server seized, HeartSender takedown

Primary source

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