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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 Derived from the recorded end date. A date in the past reads Completed, no date reads Ongoing. The dataset carries no separate status column.
Silk Road seizure ID: td_2013_silk_road	Oct 1, 2013	Darknet market	FBI	International	Completed

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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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