An operation conducted by Dutch authorities last week has shut down 15 DDoS-for-hire services (aka DDoS booters or DDoS stressor), states a press release published by Dutch police. The operation was conducted with the support of Europol, Interpol, and the FBI along with web hosting providers and domain registrars.
The DDoS-for-hire services allowed users to sign up and launch DDoS attacks against any system exposed online.
“The cybercrime team in the Central Netherlands uses innovative methods to detect such booters. Last week, 15 booters were blacked out at the request of the police.” reads the press release published by the Dutch Police. “We work together with external parties such as hosters, registrars for international police forces, Europol, Interpol and the FBI.”
