Government release # Law Enforcement Seizes 9 DDoS-for-Hire Webpages as Part of Global Crackdown on ‘Booter’ and ‘Stresser’ DDoS Services United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, May 7, 2025. **Source type:** Government release **Published:** May 7, 2025 **Research grade:** P1 **Used in entries:** 8 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California **Published:** May 7, 2025 **Source type:** Government release **Research grade:** Source grade P1 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/law-enforcement-seizes-9-ddos-hire-webpages-part-global-crackdown-booter-and-stresser](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/law-enforcement-seizes-9-ddos-hire-webpages-part-global-crackdown-booter-and-stresser) **What it supports:** Supporting detail not recorded. **Dataset id:** src\_doj\_poweroff\_2025 How this source is used Cited 8 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 May 2025 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) DDoS for hire, May 2025 Primary source ### Organization roles 6 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [Defense Criminal Investigative Service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Operational lead, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Prosecuting, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Supporting, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source - [Polish Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Arresting, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source - [Homeland Security Investigations](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Supporting, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source - [Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Foreign partner, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [9 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-may-2025-wave) Domains seized, Operation PowerOFF May 2025 wave Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)