[Back to the takedown index](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns) [Operation PowerOFF](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff) # Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave December 2022, DDoS for hire Led by [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation) Verified core entry, last reviewed August 21, 2026 What was taken down? 48 domains seized and redirected to seizure notices.[[1]](#source-1)[[2]](#source-2) [See what happened](#what-happened) What happened to the people? Officials reported 6 charged. 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 FBI-led seizure of 48 DDoS-for-hire domains with charges against six US-based defendants, coordinated with UK and Dutch partners.[[1]](#source-1)[[2]](#source-2) Announced December 14, 2022. **Date:** December 13 to December 14, 2022 **Target:** 48 booter and stresser services, booter stresser services **Activity:** DDoS for hire **Operational lead:** FBI **Partners** Europol, USAO-CDCA[[1]](#source-1)[[2]](#source-2) - [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/european-union-agency-for-law-enforcement-cooperation), coordinator - [United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/united-states-attorney-s-office-for-the-central-district-of-california), charging **Jurisdiction:** United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Poland **Outcome:** 48 domains seized and redirected to seizure notices. **Status:** Completed **Legal mechanism:** US seizure warrants and criminal complaints (Central District of California and District of Alaska); Europol coordination **Group accounted for:** Partial ### Infrastructure 48 domains seized. | Identifier | Recorded as | Status | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Not published | 48 domains | Seized, United States | 48 booter and stresser domains seized and redirected to seizure notices.[[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 Six defendants were charged against 48 seized services, so most operators were not publicly accounted for. 48 independent services with separate operators. [See the organizations and roles behind this action](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-poweroff-december-2022-wave/organizations) ## What happened afterward Multiple defendants pleaded guilty in subsequent years.[[1]](#source-1)[[2]](#source-2) Not established in the public record. No later activity is recorded against this entry. Return class E. 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). ## Sources Numbered markers throughout this entry link to the source that supports the claim beside them. ### Official sources 1. [Federal Prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alaska Charge 6 Defendants with Operating Websites that Offer Computer Attack Services](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-department-of-justice-federal-prosecutors-in-los-angeles-and-alask) United States Department of Justice, December 14, 2022, Source grade P1 48 domain seizures and six defendants charged No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher. 2. [Europol statement on the December 2022 Operation PowerOFF wave](https://takedownindex.org/sources/europol-europol-statement-on-the-december-2022-operation-poweroff-wave) Europol, December 14, 2022, Source grade P2 International coordination No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher. Coverage note. Named defendants were published by DOJ but are not carried as person records in this pass. Documented named-person gap. Research context ## How this entry was checked This entry went through a dedicated source verification pass. Publisher, title, publication date, and docket numbers were confirmed against each cited source. Source review: Verified core Sources cited: 2 Research cutoff: August 20, 2026 Last reviewed August 21, 2026 See also [About the Internet Takedown Index](https://takedownindex.org/about) Related entries - [Z-Library domain seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/z-library-domain-seizure) - [ChipMixer takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown) - [BreachForums shutdown following administrator arrest](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/breachforums-shutdown-following-administrator-arrest) Report updates or corrections Help keep this record accurate. [Submit feedback](https://takedownindex.org/about#corrections-and-updates)