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Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada

Feeds.Feedburner •BrianKrebs • May 21, 2026

Canadian authorities on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man on suspicion of building and operating Kimwolf, a fast spreading Internet-of-Things botnet that enslaved millions of devices for use in a series of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the past six months. KrebsOnSecurity publicly named the suspect in February 2026 after the accused launched a volley of DDoS, doxing and swatting campaigns against this author and a security researcher. He now faces criminal hacking charges in both Canada and the United States.

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Jacob Butler Arrested for Operating KimWolf DDoS Botnet Jacob Butler, a 23-year-old from Ottawa, Canada, was arrested for operating the KimWolf DDoS botnet, which infected over 2 million devices worldwide. The botnet utilized a DDoS-for-hire model, launching more than 25,000 attacks that caused financial losses exceeding $1 million for some victims. U.S. authorities unsealed a criminal complaint charging Butler with aiding and abetting computer intrusion, carrying a potential 10-year prison sentence. The KimWolf botnet targeted IoT devices, including digital cameras and Android TV boxes, leveraging vulnerabilities in residential proxy networks. The arrest followed a coordinated international law enforcement operation that seized infrastructure supporting multiple botnets. Butler's extradition to the U.S. is pending as he faces charges in both Canada and the United States. 17 sources 68

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