A 23-year-old man from Ottawa, Jacob Butler, also known online as “Dort,” was arrested for operating the Kimwolf DDoS botnet. US charges allege he administered the botnet and aided and abetted computer intrusion. The US seeks extradition after his arrest in Canada. Evidence cited by the Justice Department includes IP address links, online account information, transaction records, and messaging application records obtained through legal process. Kimwolf was an Android-focused successor to the Aisuru botnet and expanded using residential proxy networks, reaching about 2 million devices. Both botnets were tied to a record DDoS attack peaking at 31.4 Tbps. Additional unsealed seizure warrants targeted online services supporting 45 DDoS-for-hire platforms, broadly disrupting them.
"Law enforcement allegedly connected Butler to the administration of the KimWolf botnet through IP address, online account information, transaction records, and online messaging application records obtained through the issuance of legal process, the DoJ said."
"Kimwolf made headlines for abusing residential proxy networks to expand and for ensnaring approximately 2 million devices. Aisuru and Kimwolf were both linked to a record-breaking DDoS attack that peaked at 31.4 Tbps."
"In addition to Butler's arrest, the Central District of California unsealed seizure warrants which targeted online services supporting 45 DDoS-for-hire platforms. These seizures broadly disrupted the DDoS platforms, including at least one that collaborated with Butler's KimWolf botnet, the DoJ said on Thursday."
"The suspect, 23-year-old Jacob Butler of Ottawa, known online as 'Dort', is accused of administering the botnet and has been charged in the US on one count of aiding and abetting computer intrusion. Butler has been arrested in Canada and the US is seeking his extradition. If found guilty, he faces up to 10 years in prison."
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