Europol sent an email to 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

A coalition of global law enforcement agencies sent emails to more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals who paid for a service to launch cyber attacks that can take down websites.

Europol on Thursday Announce the coordinated operation Against multiple distributed denial of service (DDoS) services for rent, which allow criminals to launch cyberattacks without having to have any hacking skills, nor having to operate their own infrastructure.

Part of the enforcement action – dubbed Operation PowerOFF – involved Europol sending emails and warning letters to more than 75,000 people suspected of using DDoS-for-hire services.

Europol said it obtained information about alleged cybercriminals by raiding and seizing servers linked to these services, allowing police to identify their registered users.

The action also led to the arrest of four people, the removal of 53 scopes, and the execution of 24 search warrants by police.

DDoS attacks remain relatively common for their ability to cause disruption while being relatively easy to execute, thanks in part to services for hire. last year, Cloudflare said it has mitigated What it called the largest DDoS attack to date, which recorded a peak of 29.7 terabytes per second. In the past few years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). numerous Operations Against DDoS services for hire.