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Europol-backed Operation PowerOFF targets DDoS-for-hire ecosystem, contacts 75,000+ users

FastNetMon, April 16, 2026. Dates and figures for the April 2026 PowerOFF wave: joint action week on 13 April 2026, published 16 April 2026, 21 participating countries, four arrests, 25 search warrants, 53 booter domains taken down and more than 75,000 users identified..

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Cybersecurity report
Published
April 16, 2026
Research grade
T2
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Publisher
FastNetMon
Published
April 16, 2026
Source type
Cybersecurity report
Research grade
Source grade T2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://fastnetmon.com/2026/04/16/europol-backed-operation-poweroff-targets-ddos-for-hire-ecosystem-contacts-75000-users/
What it supports
Dates and figures for the April 2026 PowerOFF wave: joint action week on 13 April 2026, published 16 April 2026, 21 participating countries, four arrests, 25 search warrants, 53 booter domains taken down and more than 75,000 users identified.
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src_fastnetmon_poweroff_2026

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  • Vendor blog post; separates the 13 April action week from the 16 April announcement, which is the distinction the citing finding relies on.

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