U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested #JacobButler, a 23-year-old Canadian man, for operating the #KimWolf #DDoS #botnet. Butler, also known as “#Dort,” sold access to a network of compromised devices used in over 25,000 attacks, causing significant financial losses. His arrest follows a previous operation that seized infrastructure used by KimWolf and related botnets. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-and-canada-arrest-and-charge-suspected-kimwolf-botnet-admin/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
US and Canada arrest and charge suspected Kimwolf botnet admin

U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet, which infected nearly two million devices worldwide.

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Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada – Krebs on Security

Jacob Butler, known as 'Dort,' the alleged mastermind behind the record-breaking Kimwolf IoT botnet, has been arrested in a joint US-Canadian operation. While this is a significant takedown, the article argues it barely scratches the surface of the pervasive insecurity in consumer IoT. Millions of devices, from webcams to smart TVs, remain vulnerable, forming the backbone of future cyberattacks.…

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