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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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South Korean National and Hundreds of Others Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin
Government release Server seizure in South Korea, Son's arrest and US indictment, 337 arrests, 23 children rescued, site scale United States Department of Justice P1 11
BestMixer.io taken down in first action of its kind against crypto mixing service
International agency release Establishes the Dutch FIOD-led seizure of BestMixer, described as the first such action. Europol P2 2
DeepDotWeb administrators charged; domain seized
Prosecutor release Establishes the domain seizure and the arrest of two alleged administrators. US DOJ / USAO WDPA P1 4
Wall Street Market takedown coordination
International agency release Corroborates the coordinated international nature of the action. Europol P2 1
Wall Street Market and Silkkitie takedown announcement
Prosecutor release Establishes the coordinated German/Finnish darknet-market shutdowns and the US moderator charge. US DOJ P1 3
Nine charged in $36 million digital advertising fraud scheme (3ve/Methbot)
Prosecutor release Establishes the 3ve ad-fraud botnet disruption and associated indictment. US DOJ / FBI P1 2
VPNFilter botnet C2 domain seizure
Prosecutor release Establishes the court-authorized domain seizure and redirection used to disrupt VPNFilter. US DOJ / USAO WDPA P1 3
Islamic State Amaq propaganda infrastructure disrupted
International agency release Establishes the Belgian/EU coalition action against Amaq propaganda infrastructure. Europol P2 2
NCA statement on the Webstresser takedown
Law enforcement release UK role and follow-on action against users National Crime Agency P2 2
World's biggest marketplace selling internet paralysing DDoS attacks taken down
International agency release Infrastructure seizure locations, administrator arrests, service scale Europol P2 6
Justice Department leads seizure of Backpage.com, indicts founders
Prosecutor release Establishes the Backpage.com seizure and the indictment of its founders and executives. US DOJ / FBI P1 6
BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange dismantled; operator Alexander Vinnik arrested
Prosecutor release Establishes the BTC-e disruption and Vinnik's arrest in Greece. US DOJ / FBI / IRS-CI S2 5
Dutch National Police statement on the takeover and shutdown of Hansa Market
Law enforcement release Covert takeover of Hansa, duration of covert operation, server seizures, administrator arrests Politie (Netherlands) P1 5
Massive blow to criminal dark web activities after globally coordinated operation
International agency release Joint AlphaBay and Hansa operation structure and coordination roles Europol P2 6
AlphaBay, the Largest Online 'Dark Market,' Shut Down
Government release AlphaBay seizure, Cazes arrest and death, charges, scale figures United States Department of Justice P1 11
US Department of Justice statement on the Avalanche network takedown
Government release US participation in the disruption United States Department of Justice P2 2
'Avalanche' network dismantled in international cyber operation
International agency release Domain, server, arrest, and search figures; participating organizations and roles Europol P2 7
Artem Vaulin, administrator of Kickass Torrents website, arrested in Poland
Prosecutor release Establishes the Kickass Torrents domain seizure and Vaulin's arrest in Poland. US DOJ P1 5
Dridex botnet disrupted; administrator Andrey Ghinkul charged
Prosecutor release Establishes the Dridex disruption and the charge/arrest of Andrey Ghinkul in Cyprus. US DOJ / FBI / UK NCA S2 4
Darkode forum takedown announcement
Prosecutor release Establishes the international Darkode forum seizure and coordinated arrests. US DOJ / USAO WDPA S2 3
Operation Babylon: Italian-led Tor hidden-service takedown
International agency release Establishes the Italian-led shutdown of the Tor hidden service and the roughly 14,000-wallet seizure. Europol P2 2
United States v. Ross William Ulbricht, judgment and sentencing record
Judgment Conviction, sentence, and appellate history United States District Court for the Southern District of New York P0 4
Operation Source: Beebone botnet disruption
International agency release Establishes the Dutch-led, Europol-supported Beebone domain seizure and sinkholing operation. Europol P2 3
Simda botnet disruption announcement
International agency release Establishes the INTERPOL-coordinated Simda C2 disruption. INTERPOL P2 2
Operation Pacifier / Playpen case history
Law enforcement release Establishes the Playpen server seizure, the FBI's covert operation of the site under an NIT warrant, and the resulting prosecutions. FBI / US DOJ S2 3

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