Z-Library eBook site domains seized by U.S. Dept of Justice
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nternet domains for the popular Z-Library online eBook repository were seized early this morning by the U.S. Department of Justice, preventing easy access to the service.
Z-Library is ranked in the top 10k most visited websites on the Internet, offering over 11 million books and 84 million articles for free via its website.
Yesterday, the websites hosted at z-lib.org, b-ok.org, and 3lib.net began displaying a message stating that the service was seized by the US DOJ and the Postal Inspection Service, as shown below.
BleepingComputer reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice to learn about the seizures but has yet to hear back. However, the U.S. Postal Inspector’s office told BleepingComputer they were credited in the seizure notice by mistake.
Friday afternoon, the seizure notice on 3lib.net was updated to indicate the domains were seized by the FBI and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.