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Krebs on Security
threat-intel
May 21, 2026 at 21:50 UTC
Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada
By BrianKrebs
AI Summary
Canadian authorities arrested Jacob Butler, a 23-year-old from Ottawa operating under the alias 'Dort,' on suspicion of building and operating Kimwolf, an IoT botnet that enslaved millions of devices for large-scale DDoS attacks over the past six months. Butler was previously publicly named by KrebsOnSecurity in February 2026 after he launched DDoS, doxing, and swatting campaigns against the author. He awaits extradition to the United States and faces up to 10 years in prison.
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