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Takedown Index

The Internet Takedown Index documents law enforcement seizures, sinkholes, takeovers, and shutdowns of criminal internet infrastructure. Every entry traces to a cited source.

104 takedowns indexed Across 37 jurisdictions
Last reviewed August 20, 2026
Takedown Date Category Lead organization Jurisdiction Status Derived from the recorded end date. A date in the past reads Completed, no date reads Ongoing. The dataset carries no separate status column.
PowerOFF eight-domain action (April 2026, USAO Alaska wave) ID: td_2026_poweroff_apr_offsides Apr 16, 2026 DDoS for hire USAO-AK Not established Completed
Operation PowerOFF April 2026 wave ID: td_2026_poweroff_apr Apr 13, 2026 DDoS for hire Not established International Completed
Operation PowerOFF December 2024 wave ID: td_2024_poweroff_dec Dec 1, 2024 DDoS for hire Not established International Completed
Operation PowerOFF December 2022 wave ID: td_2022_poweroff_dec Dec 13, 2022 DDoS for hire FBI International Completed
Webstresser.org takedown ID: td_2018_webstresser Apr 24, 2018 DDoS for hire Dutch National Police and NCA International Completed

Showing 1 to 5 of 5 takedowns

5 results

April 2026

Operation PowerOFF

Eight DDoS-for-hire booter domains DDoS for hire

Lead
USAO-AK
Result
Eight domains seized.
Accountability
No individual outcomes recorded
Return status
Not established in the public record
Operation PowerOFF

53 booter and stresser domains DDoS for hire

Lead
Not established
Result
53 domains seized; more than three million criminal accounts exposed; more than 75,000 warning messages sent to users.
Accountability
4 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

December 2024

Operation PowerOFF

27 booter and stresser platforms DDoS for hire

Lead
Not established
Result
27 platforms taken offline and domains seized.
Accountability
3 apprehended
Return status
Not established in the public record

December 2022

Operation PowerOFF

48 booter and stresser services DDoS for hire

Lead
FBI
Result
48 domains seized and redirected to seizure notices.
Accountability
6 charged
Return status
Not established in the public record

April 2018

Operation PowerOFF

Webstresser.org DDoS for hire

Lead
Dutch National Police and NCA
Result
Service infrastructure seized in the Netherlands, the United States, and Germany; domain taken offline and replaced with a seizure notice.
Accountability
6 apprehended
Return status
Followed by a successor service

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