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Operation PowerOFF

# Organizations and roles

April 2018, DDoS for hire
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Last reviewed August 21, 2026

The public record puts 3 organizations on this action. Operational lead: Dutch National Police and NCA. The table lists the role the cited record assigns each one, in the record's own wording where it gives any.

## Why this page names organizations only

Roles on this page describe the agencies that took part. Individuals named in the public record appear on the takedown entry itself, under People and accountability.

## Organizations and roles

| Emblem | Organization | Role | What the record says |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | [National Crime Agency](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/national-crime-agency), United Kingdom | Co-lead | Led the UK component. |
| | [Politie (Netherlands National Police)](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/politie-netherlands-national-police), Netherlands | Co-lead | Led the Dutch component and infrastructure seizure. |
| | [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/organizations/european-union-agency-for-law-enforcement-cooperation) | Coordinator | Coordinated the international operation. |

## Accountability

### Legal authority

Dutch and UK judicial process; international arrest warrants; Europol coordination

This page records organizational involvement as the cited sources state it. Where a role carries no description, the record gives none.

Last reviewed August 21, 2026