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Organizations and roles

December 2013, Malware and botnets
ZeroAccess botnet disruption

Last reviewed August 21, 2026

The public record puts 3 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 United States , United States Co-lead Participated in the coordinated technical operation.
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation Coordinator Coordinated the European law-enforcement side.
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit United States , United States Technical partner Contributed sinkholing and technical takedown support.

Accountability

Legal authority

Coordinated law-enforcement/civil technical action; exact statutory basis by jurisdiction not fully public.

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