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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.

Showing 126 to 150 of 152 sources

Source Type Description Publisher Quality Used in entries
Shadowserver Foundation account of the Avalanche sinkhole operation
Participating company report Sinkhole operation and long-running victim notification The Shadowserver Foundation T1 2
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
Ramnit botnet disruption announcement
International agency release Establishes the Europol-coordinated Ramnit infrastructure disruption and the 3.2 million infection estimate. Europol P2 1
Contemporaneous reporting on Operation Onymous
News report Discrepancies in the reported number of seized hidden services Major independent news organizations S1 1
Global action against dark markets on Tor network
International agency release European component of Operation Onymous, arrest and server figures Europol P2 5
Operator Of Silk Road 2.0 Website Charged In Manhattan Federal Court
Prosecutor release Silk Road 2.0 seizure, Benthall arrest and charges, seizure of additional dark markets United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York P1 7
Secureworks analysis of the Gameover Zeus peer-to-peer network and its disruption
Participating company report Technical mechanics of the sinkhole and the subsequent variant resurgence Secureworks T1 4
NCA statement on Operation Tovar
Law enforcement release UK role and victim notification window National Crime Agency P2 3
U.S. Leads Multi-National Action Against 'Gameover Zeus' Botnet and 'Cryptolocker' Ransomware, Charges Botnet Administrator
Government release Disruption technique, Bogachev indictment, infection and loss estimates, partner roster United States Department of Justice P1 9
ZeroAccess botnet disruption announcement
International agency release Establishes the Europol/FBI/Microsoft coalition action against ZeroAccess. Europol P2 3
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of Silk Road Website
Prosecutor release Silk Road seizure, Ulbricht arrest and charges, Bitcoin seizure United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York P1 10
Citadel botnet disruption announcement
Law enforcement release Establishes FBI coordination with Microsoft's civil action against Citadel infrastructure. FBI Cyber Division S2 3
Megaupload indictment and seizure announcement
Prosecutor release Establishes the 18-domain seizure, the seven-defendant indictment, and coordinated New Zealand arrests. US DOJ / USAO EDVA S2 9
Operation Ghost Click / DNSChanger case announcement
Law enforcement release Establishes the DNSChanger seizure, substitute-DNS remediation, and the six-defendant indictment. FBI / USAO SDNY S2 3
Coreflood botnet disruption case history
Government release Establishes the civil/criminal seizure of Coreflood command infrastructure and use of a TRO/injunction to disable the botnet. US DOJ S2 3
Operation In Our Sites launched against piracy websites
Law enforcement release Establishes the initial nine-domain seizure and the program's growth to 761 domains by 2012. US ICE HSI / National IPR Center S2 2

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