"The four botnets launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting victims around the world. Some of these attacks measured approximately 30 Terabits per second, which were record-breaking attacks."
"Cloudflare attributed AISURU/Kimwolf to a massive 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack that occurred in November 2025 and lasted only 35 seconds. The botnet is also assessed to have engaged in hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks."
"Independent security journalist Brian Krebs traced the administrator of Kimwolf to a 23-year-old Jacob Butler from Ottawa, Canada. Butler claimed someone is impersonating him after compromising his old account."
"The botnet has conscripted more than 2 million Android devices into its network, most of which are compromised, off-brand Android TVs."
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the disruption of command-and-control infrastructure for several IoT botnets, including AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad. This operation involved collaboration with authorities from Canada and Germany, as well as private sector firms like Akamai and Google. The botnets were responsible for record-breaking DDoS attacks, with one attack reaching 31.4 Tbps. The investigation identified a 23-year-old and a 15-year-old as prime suspects, with no arrests made yet. The botnets have compromised over 2 million Android devices, primarily off-brand Android TVs.
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