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April 25, 2018 04:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ZO6yRfgpb2o/europol-shuts-down-worlds-largest-ddos-for-hire-service
Europol Shuts Down World's Largest DDoS-for-Hire Service
In what is being seen as a major hit against cybercriminals, Europol, an international police operation, has taken down the world's biggest provider of potentially crippling Distributed Denial of Service attacks. From a report: Europol officials have shut down WebStresser, a website where users could register and launch DDoS attacks after paying for a monthly plan, with prices starting as low as $18.25. The website, considered the largest DDoS-for-hire service online, had over 136,000 users at the time it was shut down. Europol said it had been responsible for over 4 million DDoS attacks in recent years. Visitors to the web site will now see a notice stating that the site has been seized in conjunction with "Operation Power Off," which is the name of the multi-country operation that took down the site.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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