Prosecutor release

# Justice Department Announces Actions to Disrupt Advanced Persistent Threat 28 Botnet of Infected Routers and Network Storage Devices

US DOJ / USAO WDPA, May 23, 2018. Establishes the court-authorized domain seizure and redirection used to disrupt VPNFilter..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** May 23, 2018

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / USAO WDPA

**Published:** May 23, 2018

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-disrupt-advanced-persistent-threat-28-botnet-infected](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-disrupt-advanced-persistent-threat-28-botnet-infected)

**What it supports:** Establishes the court-authorized domain seizure and redirection used to disrupt VPNFilter.

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

How this source is used

Cited 5 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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[VPNFilter botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/vpnfilter-botnet-disruption)

State sponsored, May 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/vpnfilter-botnet-disruption)

Operational lead, VPNFilter botnet disruption

Primary source
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[The Shadowserver Foundation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/vpnfilter-botnet-disruption)

Technical partner, VPNFilter botnet disruption

Primary source
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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/vpnfilter-botnet-disruption)

Prosecuting, VPNFilter botnet disruption

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[toknowall[.]com](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/vpnfilter-botnet-disruption)

Domain seized, VPNFilter botnet disruption

Primary source

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