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Takedown Index

The Internet Takedown Index documents law enforcement seizures, sinkholes, takeovers, and shutdowns of criminal internet infrastructure. Every entry traces to a cited source.

104 takedowns indexed Across 37 jurisdictions
Last reviewed August 20, 2026
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Takedown Date Category Lead organization Jurisdiction Status
Operation Deep Sentinel ID: td_2025_archetyp Jun 11, 2025 Darknet market BKA International Completed
Nemesis Market seizure ID: td_2024_nemesis Mar 21, 2024 Darknet market BKA Not established Completed
Kingdom Market seizure ID: td_2023_kingdom_market Dec 1, 2023 Darknet market FBI and HSI Not established Completed
Operation SpecTor ID: td_2023_operation_spector May 2, 2023 Darknet market Not established Not established Completed
Hydra Market server seizure ID: td_2022_hydra Apr 5, 2022 Darknet market BKA International Completed
Monopoly Market seizure ID: td_2021_monopoly_market Dec 1, 2021 Darknet market BKA Not established Completed
DarkMarket shutdown ID: td_2021_darkmarket Jan 12, 2021 Darknet market BKA Not established Completed
Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown ID: td_2019_wall_street_market May 3, 2019 Darknet market BKA and Tulli Not established Completed
AlphaBay seizure ID: td_2017_alphabay Jul 4, 2017 Darknet market FBI and DEA International Completed
Hansa covert takeover and shutdown ID: td_2017_hansa Jun 20, 2017 Darknet market Dutch National Police International Completed
Operation Onymous ID: td_2014_operation_onymous Nov 5, 2014 Darknet market FBI International Completed
Silk Road seizure ID: td_2013_silk_road Oct 1, 2013 Darknet market FBI International Completed

Showing 1 to 12 of 12 takedowns

12 results

June 2025

Operation Deep Sentinel

Archetyp Market Darknet market

Lead
BKA
Result
Server infrastructure seized by Dutch police; marketplace taken offline and replaced with seizure notice; approximately 7.8 million EUR in assets seized.
Accountability
8 apprehended
Return status
Later activity recorded, link to the original not established

March 2024

Nemesis Market seizure

Nemesis Market Darknet market

Lead
BKA
Result
Server infrastructure seized; site taken offline.
Accountability
No individual outcomes recorded
Return status
Not established in the public record

December 2023

Kingdom Market seizure

Kingdom Market Darknet market

Lead
FBI and HSI
Result
Online infrastructure shut down.
Accountability
1 charged and 1 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

May 2023

Operation SpecTor

Multiple darknet-market vendors and buyers (Monopoly Market intelligence) Darknet market

Lead
Not established
Result
No new infrastructure seizure; operation used previously seized Monopoly Market data/evidence to support arrests.
Accountability
288 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

April 2022

Hydra Market server seizure

Hydra Market Darknet market

Lead
BKA
Result
Server infrastructure in Germany seized; approximately 543.3 BTC seized in 88 transactions; marketplace taken offline.
Accountability
1 charged and 1 publicly wanted
Return status
Followed by a successor service

December 2021

Monopoly Market seizure

Monopoly Market Darknet market

Lead
BKA
Result
Server infrastructure covertly seized and monitored before public disclosure.
Accountability
No individual outcomes recorded
Return status
Returned under the same operators

January 2021

DarkMarket shutdown

DarkMarket Darknet market

Lead
BKA
Result
Servers seized; site taken offline.
Accountability
1 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

May 2019

Wall Street Market / Silkkitie (Valhalla) shutdown

Wall Street Market and Silkkitie/Valhalla Darknet market

Lead
BKA and Tulli
Result
Wall Street Market infrastructure was seized; Silkkitie/Valhalla infrastructure was separately taken down by Finnish Customs.
Accountability
3 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

July 2017

Operation Bayonet

AlphaBay Darknet market

Lead
FBI and DEA
Result
Marketplace servers and hidden service seized; site taken offline; assets and cryptocurrency frozen in multiple jurisdictions.
Accountability
1 charged and 1 apprehended
Return status
Followed by a successor service

June 2017

Operation Bayonet

Hansa Market Darknet market

Lead
Dutch National Police
Result
Full covert takeover of the marketplace; servers seized in the Netherlands, Germany, and Lithuania; user credentials and transaction data collected; site replaced with seizure notice.
Accountability
2 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

November 2014

Operation Onymous

Silk Road 2.0 and additional Tor marketplaces Darknet market

Lead
FBI
Result
Silk Road 2.0 hidden service seized; dozens of additional onion services seized or disabled; servers seized across multiple countries.
Accountability
1 charged and 1 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

October 2013

Silk Road seizure

Silk Road Darknet market

Lead
FBI
Result
Hidden service and servers seized; site replaced with seizure banner; approximately 173,991 BTC ultimately seized across 2013 and later actions.
Accountability
1 charged, 1 apprehended, and 1 convicted
Return status
Returned under a new name

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