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# Organizations and roles

April 2022, State sponsored
[Cyclops Blink disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/cyclops-blink-disruption)

Last reviewed August 21, 2026

The public record puts 2 organizations 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 | Executed the court-authorized technical operation. |
| | [United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/united-states-department-of-justice), United States | Prosecuting | Sought and obtained court authorization. |

## Accountability

### Legal authority

Court-authorized remote remediation (Rule 41-type warrant).

### Oversight

The record assigns prosecuting or judicial roles to DOJ.

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