[Back to the takedown index](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns) [Operation PowerOFF](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff) # Operation PowerOFF April 2026 wave April 2026, DDoS for hire Corrected and source linked. Verified August 21, 2026. What was taken down? 53 domains seized; more than three million criminal accounts exposed; more than 75,000 warning messages sent to users.[[1]](#source-1) [See what happened](#what-happened) What happened to the people? Officials reported 4 apprehended. Group accounted for: Partial [See people and accountability](#people) Did it stay down? Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry. [See what happened afterward](#afterward) ## What happened Multinational wave seizing 53 DDoS-for-hire domains across 21 countries, accompanied by arrests and a large-scale user-warning campaign.[[1]](#source-1) Announced April 16, 2026. **Date:** April 13 to April 16, 2026 **Target:** 53 booter and stresser domains, booter stresser services **Activity:** DDoS for hire **Operational lead:** Not established **Partners** Europol[[1]](#source-1) - [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/european-union-agency-for-law-enforcement-cooperation), coordinator **Jurisdiction:** European Union, United States, and United Kingdom **Outcome:** 53 domains seized; more than three million criminal accounts exposed; more than 75,000 warning messages sent to users. **Status:** Completed **Legal mechanism:** National judicial process across participating states; Europol coordination **Group accounted for:** Partial ### Infrastructure 53 domains seized. | Identifier | Recorded as | Status | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Not published | 53 domains | Seized | 53 booter and stresser domains seized across 21 countries.[[1]](#source-1) | Domains and onion addresses are shown defanged. Where the record gives a count but no identifier, the count is shown in place of one. This list carries only what appears in the cited sources. ## People and accountability No individual is named against this entry in the cited record. That is a gap in what has been published rather than a finding that nobody was involved. Group accounted for: Partial Four arrests across 53 seized domains leaves most operators unaccounted for. 53 independent services with separate operators. [See the organizations and roles behind this action](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-april-2026-wave/organizations) ## What happened afterward Prosecutions ongoing as of the cutoff.[[1]](#source-1) Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry. Return class G. The class is a research grading carried in the source dataset and its scale is not published, so this page relies on the relationship and confidence values instead. [How this index handles it](https://takedownindex.org/about). ## Corrections to this record The re-verification pass changed 3 values on this record. What was there before is kept below so the change can be checked. | Field | Was | Now | Why it changed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Announcement date | 2026-04-17 | 2026-04-16 | Europol release publication date. [Europol statement on the April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-april-2026-operation-poweroff-wave) | | Start date | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-13 | Corrected to match the cited source. [Europol statement on the April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-april-2026-operation-poweroff-wave) | | End date | 2026-04-17 | 2026-04-16 | Corrected to match the cited source. [Europol statement on the April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-april-2026-operation-poweroff-wave) | The value that was there before is kept so the change can be checked. [See these corrections in the full log](https://takedownindex.org/corrections?takedown=operation-poweroff-april-2026-wave). ## Sources Numbered markers throughout this entry link to the source that supports the claim beside them. ### What each part of this entry rests on The audit recorded which sources carry which part of the record. These are those sources. - Identity, dates and counts, [[1]](#source-1) [Europol statement on the April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-april-2026-operation-poweroff-wave) - Agencies and roles, [[1]](#source-1) [Europol statement on the April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-april-2026-operation-poweroff-wave) ### Official sources 1. [Europol statement on the April 2026 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-april-2026-operation-poweroff-wave) Europol, April 17, 2026, Source grade P2 53 domains seized, four arrests, 21 participating countries [Open source](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-supported-global-operation-targets-over-75-000-users-engaged-in-ddos-attacks) Research context ## How this entry was checked Corrected and source linked Every claim traces to a source the audit opened and read, and the audit changed something on this record. Each edit is listed with the reason for it. Verified: August 21, 2026 Sources cited: 1 Research cutoff: August 21, 2026 The audit changed 3 fields on this entry. [See what changed](https://takedownindex.org/corrections?takedown=operation-poweroff-april-2026-wave) See also [About the Internet Takedown Index](https://takedownindex.org/about) Related entries - [Operation PowerOFF December 2024 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2024-wave) - [Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave) - [Webstresser.org takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/webstresser-org-takedown) Report updates or corrections Help keep this record accurate. [Submit feedback](https://takedownindex.org/about/corrections-and-updates)