A researcher discovered the Dutch Politie was operating Cyberzap, a fake DDoS-for-hire website honeypot for Operation PowerOFF (an international law enforcement effort with FBI, UK NCA, and Europol). By analyzing DNS records and registrar patterns, they exposed the operation, leading law enforcement to panic and shut it down within hours.
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I accidentally made law enforcement shut down their fake honeypot
A researcher's DNS analysis exposed Cyberzap, the Dutch Politie's DDoS honeypot for Operation PowerOFF (FBI/UK NCA/Europol), forcing law enforcement to shut down the entire multi-agency operation within hours.
Thursday, April 30, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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