U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks
The U.S. DoJ seized NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire domains, disrupting a booter service linked to hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a court-authorized seizure of nightmare-stresser[.]com and nightmarestresser[.]org, conducted with the FBI Anchorage Field Office and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as part of Operation PowerOFF. Searchlight Cyber reported in 2023 that NightmareStresser had over 566,000 registered users and 52 servers, offering Layer 4 amplification and Layer 7 floods against education, government, and gaming victims. The seizure follows earlier actions, including 48 domains seized in December 2022 and 53 domains plus four arrests this April, bringing totals to twelve charged defendants and more than 100 seized domains.