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Cybercrime takedowns

Law enforcement operations that disrupt criminal online services by seizing domains and infrastructure, arresting operators and charging defendants, usually across several jurisdictions at once.

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FBI seizes NightmareStresser again, three years after the brand's first takedown

The Justice Department seized this service's original domain in December 2022 and arrested six people. The FBI has now taken two more of its domains, and the warrant affidavit counts hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.

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Evidence60
Adoption52
Hype gap+16
Incentives62
Confidence66