Cybersecurity report

# 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..

**Source type:** Cybersecurity report

**Published:** April 16, 2026

**Research grade:** T2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**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/](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.

**Dataset id:** src\_fastnetmon\_poweroff\_2026

## Research notes

- 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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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.

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[Operation PowerOFF April 2026 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-april-2026-wave)

DDoS for hire, April 2026

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