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Policy & Regulation
Justice Department Charges Ottawa Man With Operating Kimwolf DDoS Botnet
Federal prosecutors say Jacob Butler, 23, developed and rented out a variant of the AISURU botnet for paid denial-of-service attacks.
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Threat Intelligence
The Firewall Guard Was Holding a Crowbar: Brazilian DDoS-Protection Firm Caught Powering the Attacks
Exposed archive ties Huge Networks infrastructure and its CEO's SSH keys to a long-running Mirai botnet hammering Brazilian ISPs. The CEO blames a competitor.
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Threat Intelligence
Ottawa 23-Year-Old Charged as 'Dort,' Alleged Operator of the 30 Tbps Kimwolf IoT Botnet
Jacob Butler is in OPP custody on a U.S. extradition warrant. Prosecutors say his botnet pushed nearly 30 terabits per second. The questions I sent his lawyer remain unanswered.
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