DOJ Seizes 13 Domains Used by Hezbollah and Affiliates

DOJ seized 13 web domains used by Specially Designated Nationals and Global Terrorists and their members linked with Lebanese Hezbollah. The department received court authorization to seize five domains registered to the Public Interest Registry and eight domains registered to Verisign, DOJ said May 11. It said sanctioned parties cannot "obtain services, including website and domain services," without a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

“Today’s web domain seizures deny terrorist organizations and affiliates significant sources of support and makes clear we will not allow these groups to use U.S. infrastructure to threaten the American people,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen said. “The Justice Department will continue to enforce economic sanctions as part of our commitment to deploy all available tools against threats from hostile nation-states and terrorist actors alike.”