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#6 The Hacker News general May 22, 2026 at 08:50 UTC

Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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The U.S. Department of Justice arrested Jacob Butler, 23, of Ottawa, Canada, for allegedly operating the Kimwolf DDoS-for-hire botnet — assessed as a variant of AISURU — which infected nearly two million devices worldwide. Butler faces up to 10 years in prison and awaits extradition to the United States on computer hacking charges.

Read full article → https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/kimwolf-ddos-bot…

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