Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains
Brief
Authorities seized the primary domain and other websites linked to NightmareStresser , one of the longest-running and most popular distributed denial-of-service operations used by cybercriminals globally, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Cybercriminals of various motivations used the DDoS-for-hire service to launch hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks or attempted attacks since at least 2022, officials said.
The takedown, part of an ongoing globally coordinated effort dubbed “ Operation PowerOFF ,” marks law enforcement’s continued targeting of IP stressers or DDoS booters that inundate websites, servers and networks with junk traffic, rendering legitimate sites inaccessible. The seizures were executed by the FBI Anchorage field office and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.