NightmareStresser group responsible for thousands of DDOS attacks has domains seized in major operation

Date:
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Description:
Two domains seized by the DoJ but the infrastructure remains intact.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter US law enforcement seized Nightmare Stresser domains, a longrunning DDoSforhire platform Service
enabled hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022; FBI banner now replaces sites Part of Operation PowerOFF, which has seized 100+ domains and charged
12 people so far US law enforcement agencies disrupted yet another
Distributed Denial of Service for hire (DDoS-for-hire) platform. In a press release published earlier this week on the District of Alaskas Attorney Generals Office website, it was said that two internet domains associated
with the Nightmare Stresser service were seized.

Describing it as one of the worlds longest running Distributed Denial of Service for hire services, the DoJ says Nightmare Stresser was used in hundreds of thousands of actual or attempted DDoS attacks targeting victims worldwide since 2022. Services such as this one are called booters or stressers, and are often advertised as legitimate, allowing users to stress-test their websites against possible DDoS attacks. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: No arrests However, researchers have warned on multiple occasions that this is merely a cover for whats essentially illegal activity. These platforms rent their services to anyone, including cybercriminals, and have been used to disrupt and take businesses, public organizations, and individuals offline, causing reputational and financial harm.

Nightmare Stressers two domains were seized - nightmare-stresser[.]com and nightmarestresser[.]org. Visiting these sites now shows the usual FBI defacement banner saying, This website has been seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against illegal DDoS-for-hire services. You may like Nearly 400 illegal World Cup 2026 streaming sites
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To run DDoS attacks , threat actors need infrastructure - hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices infected with malware that forces
them to direct their traffic towards a single point. The DoJs announcement says nothing about the infrastructure being dismantled, or the malware used
to create Nightmare Stresser being discovered or sinkholed. It also does not mention any arrests being made, so it is safe to assume Nightmare Stresser will be back to its usual shenanigans sooner, rather than later.

Still, the press release says that the takedown is part of Operation
PowerOFF, an ongoing campaign aimed at dismantling DDoS-for-hire infrastructure worldwide, as well as holding accountable the administrators and users of these illegal services. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me
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So far, more than 100 domains were seized as part of the effort, and 12
people were charged.

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