Operation PowerOFF: 75K Users of DDoS-for-Hire Services Identified and Warned

Operation PowerOFF, a coordinated action involving law enforcement from 21 countries on 13 April 2026, targeted DDoS-for-hire services (booters/stressers), leading to four arrests, seizure of 53 domains, and discovery of details for over 3 million user accounts; authorities issued over 75,000 warnings and used measures such as blockchain payment tracking and Google ads to deter misuse, while acknowledging that seizing infrastructure makes attacks harder but cannot completely stop DDoS activity.