# Operation PowerOFF

Published articles for Operation PowerOFF.

This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles.

## NightmareStresser DDoS Service Disrupted in International Operation

DevFeed: [NightmareStresser DDoS Service Disrupted in International Operation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nightmarestresser-ddos-service-disrupted-in-international-operation-50619.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.securityweek.com/nightmarestresser-ddos-service-disrupted-in-international-operation/>)

Author: Ionut Arghire

Published: 2026-09-18T10:12:33Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [SecurityWeek](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/securityweek.md>)

Topics: [DDoS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ddos.md>), [Cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybercrime.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [2022](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2022.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptocurrency.md>), [cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybercrime.md>), [ddos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ddos.md>), [department-of-justice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/department-of-justice.md>), [disrupted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disrupted.md>), [distributed-denial-of-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-denial-of-service.md>), [fbi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fbi.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [international](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/international.md>), [law-enforcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/law-enforcement.md>), [nightmarestresser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nightmarestresser.md>), [operation-poweroff](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operation-poweroff.md>), [takedown](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/takedown.md>), [tracking-law-enforcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tracking-law-enforcement.md>)

### AI overview

Authorities disrupted NightmareStresser, a DDoS-for-hire service, by seizing its associated internet domains. The operation was part of a broader international effort to dismantle booter services and prosecute their operators and users.

### Source excerpt

Active since at least 2022, NightmareStresser was one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services in the world. The post NightmareStresser DDoS Service Disrupted in International Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

## US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform

DevFeed: [US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/us-takes-down-nightmarestresser-ddos-for-hire-platform-48099.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seizes-nightmarestresser-service-linked-to-thousands-of-ddos-attacks/>)

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

Published: 2026-09-17T11:33:35Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [BleepingComputer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bleepingcomputer.md>)

Topics: [DDoS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ddos.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [computer-help](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-help.md>), [computer-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-security.md>), [computers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computers.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [ddos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ddos.md>), [department-of-justice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/department-of-justice.md>), [distributed-denial-of-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-denial-of-service.md>), [doj](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/doj.md>), [fbi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fbi.md>), [infosec](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infosec.md>), [infosec-computer-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infosec-computer-security.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [mac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mac.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [malware-removal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware-removal.md>), [nightmarestresser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nightmarestresser.md>), [operation-poweroff](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operation-poweroff.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [seizure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/seizure.md>), [spyware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spyware.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>), [tcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tcp.md>), [tech-support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-support.md>), [technical-support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-support.md>), [udp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/udp.md>), [usa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usa.md>), [virus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virus.md>), [virus-removal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virus-removal.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

### AI overview

The FBI seized the domains used by NightmareStresser, a DDoS-for-hire service linked to hundreds of thousands of actual or attempted attacks worldwide. The action was part of Operation PowerOFF, an international effort targeting DDoS-for-hire infrastructure.

### Source excerpt

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized the domains used by NightmareStresser, one of the world's longest-running distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platforms. [...]