FBI seizes 13 more domains for offering DDoS-for-hire services


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What just happened? The United States Justice Department has seized 13 additional internet domains linked to DDoS-for-hire services as part of a long-running law enforcement operation in collaboration with international law enforcement agencies. Known as Operation PowerOFF, the action is meant to disrupt the businesses of several online platforms that allow cybercriminals to pay in cryptocurrencies to launch DDoS attacks against any target. In a press release announcing the operation's success, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California confirmed that it had seized 13 internet domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services as part of an ongoing initiative targeting...