Category

# DDoS for hire takedowns

Actions against booter and stresser services sold as attack infrastructure.

Records 4 2018 to 2026

Infrastructure 5 Items recorded as acted on

People named 6 Distinct people in these records

Sources 6 Cited across the category

## What this category covers

Seized service domains, the charges brought against operators and against customers, and the repeated waves of enforcement aimed at this market.

Every entry below is an action that was carried out, not an announcement of intent. The [counting rules](https://takedownindex.org/about/counting-incidents) and the [inclusion definition](https://takedownindex.org/about/what-counts) apply to this category exactly as they apply to the rest of the index.

What the record does not settle

- 1 of 4 records have a documented successor. Silence in the other rows is not evidence that a service stayed down.
- Reported figures come from the acting authorities. Named figures come from people recorded individually here. The two are never added together.

## Chronology

| Date | Takedown | Target | Led by | Jurisdictions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 24, 2018 | [Webstresser.org takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown) | Webstresser.org | Dutch National Police and NCA | International |
| Dec 13, 2022 | [Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave) | 48 booter and stresser services | FBI | International |
| Dec 1, 2024 | [Operation PowerOFF December 2024 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2024-wave) | 27 booter and stresser platforms | Not established | International |
| Apr 13, 2026 | [Operation PowerOFF April 2026 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-april-2026-wave) | 53 booter and stresser domains | Not established | International |

## Who leads these actions

- [FBI](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation)1 record
- [NCA](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/national-crime-agency)1 record
- [Dutch National Police](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/politie-netherlands-national-police)1 record

## Where they were carried out

- United States4 records
- European Union3 records
- United Kingdom3 records
- Netherlands3 records
- Germany2 records
- Poland2 records
- Canada1 record
- France1 record

A takedown is counted once for every country named in its geographic scope, so these figures sum to more than 4.

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