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RaidForums domain seizure
SEIZED

RaidForums domain seizure

raidforums.com · raid.lol · rf.ws

hacking forum

Last reviewed: 26 July 2026

Summary

U.S. authorities obtained judicial authorization to seize three RaidForums domains during Operation Tourniquet. The banner was observed in February 2022, and the Department of Justice publicly confirmed the domain seizures in April.

Current assessment: ONLINE → SEIZED. Supporting sources appear below.

Before and after

BEFORE

Archived RaidForums homepage three days before the seizure banner was observed
Captured: 23 February 2022Status: ONLINE Source: Internet Archive Wayback Machine Resolution: 1920×1080SHA-256: 296d98cf7fcb50902ef3702dd57c809d070dda6615de63b94816c2f2d69a036a

AFTER

Operation Tourniquet seizure notice displayed on RaidForums domains
Captured: 26 February 2022Status: SEIZED Source: seized.fyi seizure-banner archive

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Status history

  1. ONLINE → SEIZED

    A seizure notice was observed on RaidForums domains.

  2. SEIZED

    The Department of Justice publicly confirmed the seizure of raidforums.com, Rf.ws, and Raid.lol.

Record details

Domain
raidforums.com, raid.lol, rf.ws
Category
hacking forum
Current status
SEIZED
Previous status
ONLINE
First seen
Not confirmed
Last seen
Not confirmed
Changed at
26 February 2022
Action type
forum domain seizure
Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, United Kingdom National Crime Agency, Europol
Registrar
Not confirmed
Hosting provider
Not confirmed
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Portugal, Romania
Related operation
Operation Tourniquet

What happened?

U.S. authorities obtained judicial authorization to seize three RaidForums domains during Operation Tourniquet. The banner was observed in February 2022, and the Department of Justice publicly confirmed the domain seizures in April.

No replacement domain or mirror has been confirmed.

Visual similarity alone is not treated as evidence of common ownership. Websites can copy each other. This remains one of the internet’s more dependable features.

Sources

  1. United States Leads Seizure of One of the World's Largest Hacker Forums and Arrests Administrator

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Type: official law-enforcement announcement · Published: 12 April 2022 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  2. RaidForums seizure banner

    seized.fyi

    Type: seizure-banner archive · Published: 26 February 2022 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  3. raidforums.com pre-seizure capture

    Internet Archive

    Type: web archive capture · Published: 23 February 2022 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

Record quality

Before snapshot
Available
After snapshot
Available
Official confirmation
Not confirmed
Exact takedown time
Not confirmed
Last reviewed
26 July 2026

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