July 22, 2024 at 11:54AM
DigitalStress, a DDoS-for-hire service, was dismantled in a coordinated effort led by the UK’s NCA, with the owner arrested. The NCA acquired customer data and plans to work with international law enforcement to target users. This operation, part of Operation PowerOFF, is part of a broader crackdown on DDoS services, including recent actions in the US and Spain involving similar services.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
1. The DDoS-for-hire service DigitalStress was taken down on July 2 in a joint law enforcement operation led by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA).
2. The owner of DigitalStress, known as Skiop, was arrested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland this month.
3. NCA agents infiltrated the communication services used to plan DDoS attacks and collected data on DigitalStress “customers.”
4. The NCA will share the collected data with international law enforcement agencies and will contact UK citizens who have used the platform.
5. The takedown of DigitalStress and the arrest of its owner are part of Operation PowerOFF, a long-running and ongoing law enforcement effort targeted at DDoS-for-hire services.
6. Other recent law enforcement actions include the seizure of Internet domains linked to stresser platforms by the U.S. Department of Justice and the arrest of suspects linked to DDoS attacks in Spain.
These are the key points from the meeting notes. Let me know if you need further details or analysis.