U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested Jacob Butler for allegedly running the KimWolf DDoS botnet, a service that infected nearly two million devices and powered attacks at massive scale. The botnet targeted computers and servers worldwide, while parallel seizures disrupted 45 DDoS-for-hire platforms and related infrastructure. #KimWolf #JacobButler #Dort #Synthient #Aisuru #JackSkid #Mossad
Keypoints
- Jacob Butler was arrested in Ottawa and charged over the KimWolf botnet.
- KimWolf infected nearly two million devices worldwide.
- The botnet was sold as a DDoS-for-hire service.
- KimWolf enabled more than 25,000 attacks, including against DoD network IPs.
- Authorities also seized 45 DDoS-for-hire platforms and related domains.