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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.
Operation Duck Hunt ID: td_2023_qakbot	Aug 25, 2023	Malware and botnets	FBI	International	Completed

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August 2023

Operation Duck Hunt

Qakbot Malware and botnets

Lead: FBI
Result: Botnet traffic redirected to FBI infrastructure; uninstaller delivered to approximately 700,000 infected computers; 52 servers seized; approximately 8.6 million USD in cryptocurrency seized.
Accountability: No individual outcomes recorded
Return status: Returned under the same operators

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