US and Canadian authorities arrest 23-year-old Jacob Butler, known online as “Dort”, for allegedly operating the Kimwolf DDoS botnet, which infected ~2M devices
BleepingComputer Sergiu Gatlan
Related Coverage
- Canadian man arrested by international authorities, charged with administrating KimWolf DDoS botnet US Department of Justice
- Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada Krebs on Security · Brian Krebs
- 23-Year-Old Genius Behind KimWolf Botnet Arrested iPhone in Canada · Usman Qureshi
- 23-Year-Old Canadian Charged in KimWolf Botnet Operation DeviceSecurity.io · Chris Riotta
- Canadian man arrested, charged for running KimWolf DDos botnet The Record · Jonathan Greig
- Canadian Man Arrested for Operating KimWolf DDoS Botnet Hacking 2 Million Devices Cyber Security News · Guru Baran
- Authorities arrest 23-year-old accused of running the Kimwolf botnet Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini
- Canadian arrested for operating KimWolf botnet tied to record DDoS attack CyberInsider · Alex Lekander
- Canadian Man Arrested For Operating Kimwolf Botnet SecurityWeek · Eduard Kovacs
- Suspected KimWolf botnet admin arrested over DDoS-for-hire operation Help Net Security · Sinisa Markovic
- Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks The Hacker News
- Alleged leader of Kimwolf, a sweeping botnet for cybercriminals, arrested in Canada CyberScoop · Matt Kapko
Discussion
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Jason Lancaster
Jason Lancaster
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Yesterday, Canadian authorities arrested the alleged administrator of the KimWolf DDoS-for-hire botnet — a service that infected over a million IoT devices …
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Phil Fuster
Phil Fuster
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Proud to see SpyCloud recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice for our assistance in the investigation and operation related to the KimWolf DDoS IoT botnet. …
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Matthew Ellwood
Matthew Ellwood
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Proud to see the recent media release from the DOJ highlighting the results of an international cybercrime investigation that our team was involved …