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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.
EncroChat interception and shutdown ID: td_2020_encrochat	Apr 1, 2020	Criminal communications	French Gendarmerie and Dutch National Police	International	Completed

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April 2020

EncroChat interception and shutdown

EncroChat Criminal communications

Lead: French Gendarmerie and Dutch National Police
Result: Server infrastructure in France compromised by a law-enforcement implant; more than 100 million messages intercepted; network shut down and users warned by the operator.
Accountability: No individual outcomes recorded
Return status: Later activity recorded, link to the original not established

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