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Four arrested in latest 'PowerOFF' DDoS-for-hire takedown

The Record (Recorded Future News), April 17, 2026. The U.S. Justice Department's infrastructure-seizing role in the April 2026 PowerOFF wave: a separate court-authorized seizure of eight sites, including 'Vac Stresser' and 'Mythical Stress', alongside the European action..

Source type
News report
Published
April 17, 2026
Research grade
S1
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Publisher
The Record (Recorded Future News)
Published
April 17, 2026
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S1
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://therecord.media/ddos-hire-europol-doj-crackdown
What it supports
The U.S. Justice Department's infrastructure-seizing role in the April 2026 PowerOFF wave: a separate court-authorized seizure of eight sites, including 'Vac Stresser' and 'Mythical Stress', alongside the European action.
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src_therecord_poweroff_four_arrested_2026

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  • By Jonathan Greig.

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Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

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.

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