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operation poweroff wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 aftermath 3 ongoing activity 4 references toggle the table of contents operation poweroff add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia joint operation to close ddos websites seizure message placed on ddos websites after raid operation poweroff is an ongoing joint operation by the fbi europol the dutch national police corps german federal criminal police office poland cybercrime police and the uk national crime agency to close booter stresser services offering ddos attack services for hire 1 beginning in 2018 the operation shut down 48 websites offering ddos services and six people were arrested in the united states 2 multiple companies including cloudflare paypal and digitalocean provided information to the fbi to assist in the seizure citation needed history edit in 2018 the fbi closed down 15 ddos websites with the dutch national police corps 3 on december 14 2022 resuming this collaboration the fbi and department of justice announced that they had closed multiple websites offering ddos for hire services 4 the fbi claimed that these websites offered services designed to slow down websites relating to gaming 5 the fbi also noted that these services had heavy use claiming that quantum one of the seized services was used to launch 50 000 attacks after the shutdown multiple law enforcement agencies collaborating with the fbi declared they would place advertisements on search engines such as google that would educate the public on the legality of ddos services 6 aftermath edit six us citizens were indicted by fbi offices in california and alaska three of the people arrested were from florida one from texas one from hawaii and one from new york 7 the fbi asks that users with information related to the attacks contact their offices for tips and information related to the seized sites 8 ongoing activity edit as of may 2025 update operation poweroff activities are still ongoing with further websites being seized prosecutions continuing and 21 countries joining the operation 9 10 11 references edit federal prosecutors in los angeles and alaska charge 6 defendants with operating websites that offered computer attack services www justice gov december 14 2022 paganini pierluigi december 15 2022 fbi seized 48 domains linked to ddos for hire service platforms security affairs criminal charges filed in los angeles and alaska in conjunction with seizures of 15 websites offering ddos for hire services www justice gov december 20 2018 muncaster phil december 15 2022 feds hit ddos for hire services with 48 domain seizures infosecurity magazine six charged in mass takedown of ddos for hire sites krebs on security 14 december 2022 us seizes 48 websites used for ddos attacks my broad band bloomberg 15 december 2022 jessica lyons 7 december 2022 microsoft cyber winter is coming as ddos attack disrupts russian bank msn retrieved 15 december 2022 the fbi and international law enforcement partners intensify efforts to combat illegal ddos attacks federal bureau of investigation muncaster phil 2023 05 09 operation power off 13 more booter sites seized infosecurity magazine retrieved 2023 05 12 zurier steve december 12 2024 law enforcement takes down ddos for hire sites in operation 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