Tag: Takedowns
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The DDoS-for-Hire Paradox: Why Police Crackdowns Aren’t A Quick Fix
By the close of 2023, it had become evident that the largest coordinated crackdown to date on DDoS-for-Hire services produced a paradoxical outcome. Researchers, presenting their findings at USENIX Security 2025, traced the market’s trajectory following two major enforcement waves — one in December 2022 and another in May 2023. Roughly sixty domains were seized,…
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Google Removes 11,000+ Accounts in Q2 2025 Crackdown on Coordinated Influence Operations
Google has released the findings of its investigations into coordinated influence operations conducted across its platforms during the second quarter of 2025. In total, more than 11,000 accounts and assets were removed, including 10,910 YouTube channels, along with advertising accounts, blogs, and domains that violated platform policies. The largest share of takedowns was linked to…