ANCHORAGE – A criminal complaint was unsealed in the District of Alaska Thursday charging a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. The U.S. complaint was unsealed following the defendant’s arrest in Canada by Canadian authorities. According to court documents, on April 10, 2026, U.S. […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Justice Department Thursday announced court-authorized actions taken to disrupt some of the world’s leading Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet services. U.S. authorities continue to focus resources on charging DDoS botnet administrators and seizing infrastructure, like websites, that allow paying users to launch powerful DDoS […]
[content id=”79272″] Rapper Bot allegedly administered large-scale DDoS-for-hire attacks averaging 2-3 Terabits in size, targeting victims in over 80 countries ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Oregon man was charged by a federal criminal complaint Tuesday in the District of Alaska on charges related to his alleged development and administration of the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire Botnet that […]
Authorities Target ‘Booter’ or ‘Stresser’ Services that Facilitate Internet Attacks LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department Thursday announced the seizure of 15 internet domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against three defendants who facilitated the computer attack platforms. The sites, which offered what are often called “booter” or “stresser” services, allowed […]