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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
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 Deep Sentinel ID: td_2025_archetyp Jun 11, 2025 Darknet market BKA International Completed
Operation Duck Hunt ID: td_2023_qakbot Aug 25, 2023 Malware and botnets FBI International Completed
Operation Tourniquet ID: td_2022_raidforums Apr 12, 2022 Fraud and stolen data FBI International Completed

Showing 1 to 3 of 3 takedowns

3 results

June 2025

Operation Deep Sentinel

Archetyp Market Darknet market

Lead
BKA
Result
Server infrastructure seized by Dutch police; marketplace taken offline and replaced with seizure notice; approximately 7.8 million EUR in assets seized.
Accountability
8 apprehended
Return status
Later activity recorded, link to the original not established

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

April 2022

Operation Tourniquet

RaidForums Fraud and stolen data

Lead
FBI
Result
Domains raidforums.com, rf.ws, and raid.lol seized and redirected to a seizure notice; forum infrastructure taken offline.
Accountability
1 charged and 1 apprehended
Return status
Followed by a successor service

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