Government release

# Federal Prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alaska Charge 6 Defendants with Operating Websites that Offer Computer Attack Services

United States Department of Justice, December 14, 2022. 48 domain seizures and six defendants charged.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** December 14, 2022

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Department of Justice

**Published:** December 14, 2022

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** 48 domain seizures and six defendants charged

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_poweroff\_2022

## Research notes

- URL not re-verified in this pass. Defendant names not captured as person records.

How this source is used

Cited 5 times across 4 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 20, 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 December 2022 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave)

DDoS for hire, December 2022

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave)

Operational lead, Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave)

Charging, Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[48 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave)

Domains seized, Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave

Primary source

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[Replacement booter and stresser services](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown)

Ecosystem successor, Webstresser.org takedown

Primary source

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