Europol Targets 75,000 DDoS-for-Hire Users Across 21 Countries in April 2026

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According to Europol, on April 2026, 21 countries coordinated in Operation PowerOFF, a global enforcement effort targeting over 75,000 users of DDoS-for-hire services. The operation reflected growing recognition that the low barrier to entry for launching distributed denial-of-service attacks demands multi-jurisdictional response.

Meanwhile, the largest tracked DDoS botnet grew to 13.5 million infected devices in early 2026, a tenfold increase from the previous year, according to Hackread. Devices are spread across the United States, Brazil, and India, making geographic blocking largely ineffective. FinTech platforms absorbed 44.2 percent of all DDoS incidents in Q1 2026.

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