International agency release # Law enforcement shuts down 27 DDoS booters ahead of annual Christmas attacks Europol, December 11, 2024. 27 platforms taken down, three arrests. **Source type:** International agency release **Published:** December 11, 2024 **Research grade:** P2 **Used in entries:** 3 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** Europol **Published:** December 11, 2024 **Source type:** International agency release **Research grade:** Source grade P2 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-shuts-down-27-ddos-booters-ahead-of-annual-christmas-attacks](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-shuts-down-27-ddos-booters-ahead-of-annual-christmas-attacks) **What it supports:** 27 platforms taken down, three arrests **Dataset id:** src\_europol\_poweroff\_2024 How this source is used Cited 3 times across 3 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Operation PowerOFF December 2024 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2024-wave) DDoS for hire, Date not established Primary source ### Organization roles 1 citation Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2024-wave) Coordinator, Operation PowerOFF December 2024 wave Primary source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [27 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2024-wave) Domains seized, Operation PowerOFF December 2024 wave Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)