US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform

Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains

Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and RCMP, seized domains for NightmareStresser, a prolific DDoS-for-hire operation linked to hundreds of thousands of attacks.

US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform

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. [...]

FBI takes down one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services

The FBI has seized the domains behind NightmareStresser, a DDoS-for-hire service officials call one of the longest running “booter” operations in existence. The domain seizure notice (Source: US Department of Justice) “Booter services such as those named in this action allegedly facilitate attacks on a wide array of victims in the United States and abroad, including educational institutions, government agencies, gaming platforms and millions of …