Megaupload Piracy and IP
- Lead
- DOJ
- Result
- 18 domains were seized; servers in multiple countries were taken offline or frozen pending the case.
- Accountability
- 1 charged and 4 apprehended
- Return status
- Not established in the public record
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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.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaupload seizure ID: td_2012_megaupload | Jan 19, 2012 | Piracy and IP | DOJ | Not established | Completed |
| Operation Ghost Click ID: td_2011_dnschanger | Nov 8, 2011 | Malware and botnets | FBI | Not established | Completed |
| Coreflood botnet disruption ID: td_2011_coreflood | Apr 13, 2011 | Malware and botnets | DOJ and FBI | Not established | Completed |
| Operation In Our Sites (initial phase) ID: td_2010_operation_in_our_sites | Jun 30, 2010 | Piracy and IP | ICE-HSI and IPR Center | Not established | Completed |
Showing 101 to 104 of 104 takedowns
104 results
January 2012
November 2011
DNSChanger Malware and botnets
- Lead
- FBI
- Result
- FBI seized rogue DNS servers and, with court authorization, substituted clean DNS servers to keep previously infected machines online during remediation.
- Accountability
- 6 charged and 1 apprehended
- Return status
- Not established in the public record
April 2011
Coreflood Malware and botnets
- Lead
- DOJ and FBI
- Result
- US authorities seized Coreflood's command-and-control servers and a set of associated domains, then used civil/criminal process to substitute law-enforcement-controlled servers that instructed infected machines to stop the malware.
- Accountability
- No individual outcomes recorded
- Return status
- Not established in the public record
June 2010
Nine domains offering pirated first-run films Piracy and IP
- Lead
- ICE-HSI and IPR Center
- Result
- Domains seized and replaced with law-enforcement notices; program continued with additional waves.
- Accountability
- No individual outcomes recorded
- Return status
- Not established in the public record
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