Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested After Record IoT Attacks

Jacob Butler, aka ‘Dort,’ arrested for masterminding Kimwolf, a botnet that hijacked millions of IoT devices to launch record DDoS attacks.

Key takeaways

• How the Kimwolf Botnet Redefined the Scale and Speed of IoT Cyberattacks
• Kimwolf didn’t just hijack millions of Internet-of-Things devices—it rewrote the playbook for how fast and far a botnet can spread. Canadian authorities say the botnet...
• What set Kimwolf apart was its ability to compromise devices most botnets ignored: gadgets thought to be insulated from the open internet. By exploiting a widespread, ...
• The botnet’s speed of propagation and its evasion tactics forced a rare, coordinated response from law enforcement and private security teams. By the time the U.S. Dep...

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