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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.

105 takedowns indexed Across 99 jurisdictions
Last reviewed August 23, 2026
Takedown Date Category Lead organization Jurisdiction Status Derived from the recorded end date. A date in the past reads Completed, no date reads Ongoing. The dataset carries no separate status column.
Operation Stream / Kidflix Mar 10, 2025 Child sexual abuse material BLKA International Completed
Operation Trojan Shield Oct 1, 2018 Criminal communications FBI, AFP, Dutch National Police International Completed

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March 2025

Operation Stream / Kidflix

Kidflix Child sexual abuse material

Lead
BLKA
Result
Server seized March 11, 2025; 79 arrests, 1,393 suspects identified, more than 3,000 devices seized, and 39 children protected as of announcement.
Accountability
79 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

October 2018

Operation Trojan Shield

ANOM Criminal communications

Result
Law enforcement operated the platform itself from inception; more than 27 million messages collected from more than 12,000 devices sold to more than 300 criminal syndicates in more than 100 countries; the platform was shut down on 7 June 2021.
Accountability
16 charged, 2 apprehended, 8 convicted, and 3 publicly wanted
Return status
Later activity recorded, link to the original not established

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