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Operation PowerOFF Seizes 53 DDoS Domains, Exposes 3 Million Criminal Accounts

The Hacker News, April 17, 2026. The April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave: 53 domains seized across 21 participating countries; the U.S. Department of Justice separately seizing eight DDoS-for-hire domains including Vac Stresser and Mythical Stress; 25 search warrants; and access obtained to databases holding over 3 million criminal user accounts covering more than 75,000 cybercriminals..

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News report
Published
April 17, 2026
Research grade
S2
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Publisher
The Hacker News
Published
April 17, 2026
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/operation-poweroff-seizes-53-ddos.html
What it supports
The April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave: 53 domains seized across 21 participating countries; the U.S. Department of Justice separately seizing eight DDoS-for-hire domains including Vac Stresser and Mythical Stress; 25 search warrants; and access obtained to databases holding over 3 million criminal user accounts covering more than 75,000 cybercriminals.
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src_thehackernews_poweroff_apr2026

Research notes

  • Byline: Ravie Lakshmanan.
  • The article states 21 participating countries but the enumerated list on the page names 20; the discrepancy is on the page, not introduced here.

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