European Police Coordinate Across 15 Countries to Take Down 27 DDoS Service Providers
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In a recent press release, Europol announced a coordinated crackdown by law enforcement agencies from 15 countries on 27 platforms known for offering Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The operation led to the arrest of three key criminals and identified about 300 users involved in launching DDoS attacks.
Such platforms are prevalent across the internet, with some brazenly advertising DDoS services, while others promote themselves as conduits for program guidance or stress testing.
The administrators behind these platforms control a vast network of botnets. Upon receiving a DDoS request and payment from their clients, they launch massive volumes of illicit traffic at the targeted websites or services, causing significant disruption or complete service paralysis.
Europol has uncovered over 300 users exploiting these platforms for DDoS attacks, which, in some cases, were motivated not by profit but by ideological or other related purposes.
Countries involved in this law enforcement operation include Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Romania, the UK, and France.
France and Germany have arrested three main administrators linked to these platforms, revealing around 300 users who have used these platforms to launch DDoS attacks against various websites or services.
Dutch authorities have charged four suspects, aged between 22 and 26, accused of launching hundreds of DDoS attacks on businesses and websites, causing significant financial losses.
A month prior, German authorities announced the dismantling of the dstat.cc platform, a major provider of paid DDoS attacks, seizing its administrators and servers.
These law enforcement actions have significantly impacted cybercriminal groups, though it's acknowledged that many more platforms offering similar services still exist, necessitating ongoing cooperation among agencies to combat these cyber threats.
