International agency release
International police operation targets polymorphic Beebone botnet
Europol, April 9, 2015. Establishes the Dutch-led, Europol-supported Beebone domain seizure and sinkholing operation..
- Source type
- International agency release
- Published
- April 9, 2015
- Research grade
- P2
- Used in entries
- 7
Bibliographic record
- Publisher
- Europol
- Published
- April 9, 2015
- Source type
- International agency release
- Research grade
- Source grade P2
- Language
- English
- Official record
- Official publication
- What it supports
- Establishes the Dutch-led, Europol-supported Beebone domain seizure and sinkholing operation.
- Dataset id
- src_europol_beebone_2015
How this source is used
Cited 7 times across 4 record types.
The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.
Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.
Cited by
Takedown records
1 citation
Cited on the takedown record itself.
-
Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruptionPrimary source
Malware and botnets, April 2015
Organization roles
4 citations
Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.
-
Politie (Netherlands National Police)Primary source
Operational lead, Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption
-
European Cybercrime CentrePrimary source
Coordinator, Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption
-
Federal Bureau of InvestigationPrimary source
Supporting, Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption
-
KasperskyPrimary source
Technical partner, Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption
Infrastructure
1 citation
Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.
-
approximately 100 domainsPrimary source
Domains sinkholed, Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption
Later activity
1 citation
Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.
-
No documented returnPrimary source
Relationship not established, Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption