Law enforcement shut down 53 domains in a coordinated crackdown on distributed denial-of-service infrastructure across 21 countries on April 13, 2026.
Operation PowerOFF's latest enforcement action disrupted a significant portion of the DDoS ecosystem by identifying 75,000 users engaged in attack activities. The multi-national operation targeted infrastructure supporting botnet operations and DDoS-for-hire services.
The 53 seized domains hosted command-and-control servers, marketing pages, and payment systems used to coordinate and monetize attacks. Investigators worked across 21 jurisdictions to execute the takedown simultaneously.
DDoS attacks remain a persistent threat to critical infrastructure and online services. These coordinated attacks overwhelm target systems by flooding them with traffic from compromised devices. The operation represents an escalation in enforcement efforts against the DDoS ecosystem, moving beyond individual arrests to dismantling the underlying infrastructure.
Authorities did not immediately disclose details on arrests or charges resulting from the operation, though the identification of 75,000 users suggests potential for further action against individual perpetrators.
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