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They seize it at the root level. If the register was outside of the US a court order may or may not be honoured.
by wolco 8y ago
They seize it at the root level. If the register was outside of the US a court order may or may not be honoured.
- ceejayoz 8y agoNo reason you can't check which registrar they're using first. For example: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/fbi-seizes-server-russia-allegedly-used-to-infect-500000-consumer-routers/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/05/fbi-s... > The takedown stems from an investigation that started no later than last August and culminated in a court order issued Wednesday directing domain registrar Verisign to turn over control of ToKnowAll.com.
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- dylz 8y agoVerisign owns the entire .com space
- krageon 8y agoA US court order definitely won't be, but they could get a local one. It would of course take a bit longer.
- stef25 8y agoEven in Russia, Indonesia, ... ?