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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 MEDUSA ID: td_2023_snake May 8, 2023 State sponsored FBI International Completed
Operation Trojan Shield ID: td_2021_anom Oct 1, 2018 Criminal communications FBI and AFP International Completed

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May 2023

Operation MEDUSA

Snake malware network State sponsored

Lead
FBI
Result
Snake implants on victim machines disabled by issuing commands that caused the malware to overwrite its own vital components; peer-to-peer network neutralized.
Accountability
No individual outcomes recorded
Return status
Later activity recorded, link to the original not established

October 2018

Operation Trojan Shield

ANOM Criminal communications

Lead
FBI and AFP
Result
Law enforcement operated the platform itself from inception; more than 27 million messages collected from roughly 12,000 devices across more than 300 criminal syndicates; network shut down at the action week.
Accountability
9 charged
Return status
Later activity recorded, link to the original not established

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