Operation PowerOFF's latest phase, executed on April 13, 2026, targeted the DDoS-for-hire ecosystem across 21 countries with Europol support. The action resulted in 4 arrests, 53 domains taken offline, 25 search warrants issued, and warning notifications sent to over 75,000 individuals using illegal DDoS platforms. The operation is now entering a prevention phase, including search engine ad campaigns targeting young people seeking DDoS tools, removal of 100+ URLs promoting illegal services, and on-chain warning messages tied to illicit payments. Previous phases had already seized databases containing over 3 million criminal accounts.
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