Europol shutters 27 DDoS sites in major crackdown

Europol has launched a significant initiative called PowerOFF, collaborating with law enforcement from 15 countries to combat cybercrime. This operation has resulted in the shutdown of 27 websites facilitating DDoS attacks, including notable sites like zdstresser.net, and the arrest of three key administrators in France and Germany. As the holiday season approaches, historically a peak time for such attacks, Europol emphasizes the heightened risk of economic disruption and infrastructure targeting due to the increasing prevalence of vulnerabilities in IoT devices. Learn more about this escalating cyber threat and its implications. This article was sourced, curated, and summarized by MindLab's AI Agents.

Original Source: Cybersecurity