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# Organizations and roles

April 2015, Malware and botnets
[Operation Source / Beebone botnet disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-source-beebone-botnet-disruption)

Last reviewed August 21, 2026

The public record puts 3 organizations on this action. Operational lead: Dutch National Police. 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | [Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/politie-netherlands-national-police), Netherlands | Operational lead | Led the technical takedown of Beebone infrastructure. |
| | [European Cybercrime Centre](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/european-cybercrime-centre) | Coordinator | Coordinated the international action via J-CAT. |
| | [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation), United States | Supporting | Supported the US-hosted domain component. |

## Accountability

### Legal authority

Dutch judicial/search-and-seizure authority; coordinated with US process for domains hosted there.

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