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# Organizations and roles

May 2024, Fraud and stolen data
[BreachForums domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-domain-seizure)

Last reviewed August 21, 2026

The public record puts 1 organization on this action. Operational lead: FBI. The table lists the role the cited record assigns each one, in the record's own wording where it gives any.

## Why this page names organizations only

Roles on this page describe the agencies that took part. Individuals named in the public record appear on the takedown entry itself, under People and accountability.

## Organizations and roles

| Emblem | Organization | Role | What the record says |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation), United States | Operational lead | Seized the clearnet domain and associated communication channels. |

## Accountability

### Legal authority

US seizure warrant with international partner support

### Ongoing investigation

Group accounted for: Members remain at large. No arrests were announced with this action and the operators publicly resumed activity, explicitly demonstrating remaining active members.

This page records organizational involvement as the cited sources state it. Where a role carries no description, the record gives none.

Last reviewed August 21, 2026