Europol-supported global operation targets over 75,000 users engaged in DDoS attacks

On 13 April 2026, 21 countries joined forces in a coordinated action week that focused on enforcement and prevention measures against over 75,000 criminal users engaging in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire services. With over 75,000 warning emails and letters being sent to identified criminal users and 4 arrests, the action week also led to the takedown of 53 domains and the issuing of 25 search warrants. 

The following countries participated in the joint action: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Leading up to the action week, a series of operational sprints took place gathering experts from national authorities across the globe to carry out actions against high-value target users of DDoS-for-hire platforms and raise awareness about the illegality of these activities.

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