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Authorities arrest 23-year

Securityaffairs.Co •Pierluigi Paganini • May 22, 2026

Canadian authorities arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man accused of running the Kimwolf DDoS botnet. The US is now seeking extradition. US authorities have charged 23-year-old Jacob Butler (aka “Dort”), an Ottawa resident, for allegedly operating the recently disrupted Kimwolf botnet. Authorities arrested the suspect in Canada, he could face up to 10 years in prison […]

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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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