Subj : The world's biggest hub for DDoS attacks has been shut down
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Jul 23 2024 16:30:04

The world's biggest hub for DDoS attacks has been shut down

Date:
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:19:49 +0000

Description:
Digitalstress has been seized, and its administrator apparently arrested.

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The entity suspected of being the world's largest Distributed Denial of 
Service ( DDoS )-service provider (also known as a booter) has been shut 
down, and its administrator arrested, law enforcement sources have said. 

The shutdown of Digitalstress.su, as well as the arrest, were made by the UKs 
National Crime Agency (NCA), together with the Police Service of Northern 
Ireland (PSNI), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 

"This is an old Soviet Union domain which many criminal services use in the 
belief that it presents a barrier for law enforcement agencies to carry out 
effective investigations," the NCA said. "The NCA's activity however has 
shown that such domains are vulnerable and can be exploited to stop criminal 
activity and identify those responsible." Seizing comms channels 

Digitalstress was responsible for thousands of DDoS attacks every week, The 
Register reports. The administrator, who hasnt been named just yet (possibly 
because theyre underaged) was arrested on July 2. 

Following the takedown (codenamed Operation PowerOff), the website was 
defaced, and replaced with a message from the authorities. 

The National Crime Agency has collected substantial data from those who have 
accessed this domain. We will share this data with International Law 
Enforcement for action. Individuals in the UK who engaged with this site will 
be contacted by Law Enforcement, the message reads. 

Besides taking down the site and arresting the person in charge, the police 
have also seized all communications channels of the booter and are currently 
analyzing the data found there, it was said. This could lead to further 
investigations, apparently. 

"Booter services are an attractive entry-level cyber crime, allowing 
individuals with little technical ability to commit cyber offenses with 
ease," Paul Foster, head of the NCA's National Cyber Crime Unit, told The 
Register . 

"Anyone using these services while our mirror site was in place has now made 
themselves known to law enforcement agencies around the world. Although 
traditional site takedowns and arrests are key elements of law enforcement's 
response to this threat, we are at the forefront of developing innovative 
tools and techniques which can be used as part of a sustained program of 
activity to disrupt and undermine cybercriminal services and protect people 
in the UK. 

"Our operations continue to demonstrate that criminals online can have no 
assurance of anonymity or impunity." 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-worlds-biggest-hub-for-ddos-attacks
-has-been-shut-down


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