U.S. authorities conduct cyber operations as part of global crackdown on DDoS-for-hire services

The U.S. Justice Department announced coordinated, court-authorized actions under Operation PowerOFF to disrupt global DDoS-for-hire IoT botnet services—seizing domains (e.g., Vac Stresser, Mythical Stress), searching backend servers, and partnering with international law enforcement and private companies to deter and dismantle booter operations while launching an education campaign.