U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the court-authorized seizure of internet domains associated with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire service known as NightmareStresser. The domains in question are: nightmare-stresser[.]com and nightmarestresser[.]org. Visitors to the site are now greeted by a seizure banner that states - "This domain has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with a seizure warrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(A) and (b), 982(b)(1), and 1030(i) (1)(A); and 21 U.S.C. § 853 issued by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska as part of a joint international law enforcement operation and action by: United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Anchorage Field Office, [and] Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)." These so-called booter services are usually advertised as stress testing utilities but have been used ...
Sep 17, 2026