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The Internet Takedown Index is built from law enforcement releases, prosecutor and court records, government and agency publications, company reports, and news coverage. Every entry in the index traces back to one of the documents listed here.

152 sources indexed Cited 575 times across the index
137 official documents Government, prosecutor, court, and agency records
Research cutoff August 20, 2026

4 of the 152 sources carry a recorded web address. The rest give publisher, title, and date so the document can be retrieved from the publisher.

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One of the world's biggest hacker forums taken down
International agency release Operation Tourniquet coordination, participating countries, UK arrest Europol P2 4
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Seizure of RaidForums Website
Government release Domain seizures, indictment of Diogo Santos Coelho, forum scale United States Department of Justice P1 9
Court-authorized disruption of Cyclops Blink
Prosecutor release Establishes the court-authorized removal of GRU-linked malware from compromised C2 devices. US DOJ P1 2
Justice Department Investigation Leads to Shutdown of Largest Online Darknet Marketplace
Government release US charges against Dmitry Pavlov, marketplace scale, parallel sanctions United States Department of Justice P1 6
Bundeskriminalamt statement on the seizure of the Hydra Market server infrastructure
Law enforcement release Server seizure in Germany, Bitcoin seizure, confirmation of no arrests Bundeskriminalamt P1 5
VPNLab.net shut down after Europol coordinated action
International agency release Establishes the coordinated seizure of VPNLab.net infrastructure. Europol P2 2
VPN service seized in coordinated international law enforcement action
International agency release Establishes the Dutch-led seizure of DoubleVPN infrastructure. Europol P2 3
17 defendants named in ANOM superseding indictment
Prosecutor release Establishes the 17-defendant ANOM distributor roster including Ayik, Catanzariti, Hosseini, Ayub, Ngakuru, Nikitovic, Kumar, Zakhimi, and Dmitrienko. USAO Southern District of California P1 9
800 criminals arrested in biggest ever law enforcement operation against encrypted communication
International agency release Global arrest aggregate and European coordination roles Europol P2 3
FBI's Encrypted Phone Platform Infiltrated Hundreds of Criminal Syndicates; Result is Massive Worldwide Takedown
Government release Covert operation of ANOM, 17-defendant indictment, message and device scale United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of California P1 7
One of the world's largest dark web child sexual abuse platforms taken down
International agency release Corroborates the German-led operation and reports the approximately 400,000-user figure. Europol P2 2
Boystown darknet CSAM platform dismantled
Law enforcement release Establishes the German-led seizure of Boystown and the four arrests. Bundeskriminalamt / Frankfurt prosecutors P1 1
New major interventions to block encrypted communications of criminal networks
International agency release Sky ECC monitoring, user and message scale, Belgian action day Europol P2 7
Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office statement on the Sky ECC action day
Prosecutor release Belgian searches, arrests, and judicial authorization Federal Public Prosecutor's Office of Belgium P1 2
Europol statement on the NetWalker action
International agency release Bulgarian role and international coordination Europol P2 1
Department of Justice Launches Global Action Against NetWalker Ransomware
Government release Seizure of dark-web resources with Bulgarian assistance, charges against Vachon-Desjardins, cryptocurrency seizure United States Department of Justice P1 8
World's most dangerous malware EMOTET disrupted through global action
International agency release Infrastructure takeover, participating authorities, Ukrainian arrests, infection scale Europol P2 8
DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down
International agency release Establishes the DarkMarket server seizure, operator arrest, and user/seller scale. Europol P2 2
Popular VPN used by ransomware gangs taken down
International agency release Establishes the multinational takedown of Safe-Inet/Insorg VPN infrastructure. Europol P2 1
NCA statement on Operation Venetic
Law enforcement release UK arrest and seizure figures National Crime Agency P2 2
Dismantling of an encrypted network sends shockwaves through organised crime groups across Europe
International agency release Joint investigation team structure, technical implant on France-hosted servers, user and message scale Europol P2 8
CityXGuide seized; owner Wilhan Martono charged
Prosecutor release Establishes the CityXGuide seizure and the 28-count indictment against owner Wilhan Martono. USAO Northern District of Texas / FBI S2 2
WeLeakInfo domain seizure announcement
Prosecutor release Establishes the multinational WeLeakInfo domain seizure. US DOJ S2 4
Coordinated action against Islamic State online propaganda infrastructure
International agency release Establishes the renewed 2019 EU-coordinated action against Islamic State web infrastructure. Europol P2 2
NCA statement on the Welcome to Video investigation
Law enforcement release UK participation and arrests National Crime Agency P2 2

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