Suspected KimWolf botnet admin arrested over DDoS-for-hire operation (opens in new tab)

U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf DDoS botnet, a service linked to attacks that infected more than one million devices worldwide. Jacob Butler, 23, of Ottawa, Canada, also known online as “Dort,” was arrested in Canada under an extradition warrant after U.S. prosecutors charged him with offenses related to the alleged development and operation of the KimWolf botnet. According to court documents, KimWolf targeted internet-connect...