As part of an ongoing international crackdown known as Operation PowerOFF, international law enforcement has seized over two dozen platforms used to carry out Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. These “booter” (aka “stresser”) sites were used by both cybercriminals and hacktivists to overwhelm target websites and web-based services with traffic and render them inaccesible. Operation PowerOFF: Taking down DDoS platforms, arresting admins Coordinated by Europol and involving law enforcement agencies from Australia, the US, the UK, … More →

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