Users of illegal websites targeted in joint law-enforcement activity


The National Crime Agency, working with law enforcement partners from 14 countries, has taken action against a number of cyber criminals website users linked to four million attacks across the globe.

This latest action is part of Operation Power Off, which pursues those individuals and services responsible for committing or facilitating DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks.

Webstresser.org was the most popular DDoS-for-hire service on the market, with 136,000 international users of the service, until it was shut down in April 2018 by the Dutch police with assistance from Germany and the United States.

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Source: NCA